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Elke Sommer is a German actor, singer, model, and painter. Born Elke Schletz on November 5, 1940, in Berlin, she began her work period in 1959. She is a citizen of Germany and speaks German. Her religious worldview is Lutheranism.
Sommer has received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress and the Bavarian Order of Merit. She is married to Joe Hyams. In addition to acting, she performs using her voice as an instrument.
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Film & TV
Berlin, Germany
Elke Sommer, born Elke von Schletz, is a German actress, entertainer and artist, who has starred in many Hollywood films. She was spotted by film director Vittorio De Sica while on holiday in Italy, and began appearing in films there in 1958. Also that year, she changed her surname from Schletz to Sommer, which was easier to pronounce for a non-German audience. She quickly became a noted sex…
Known for
- Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2021
- Wer weiß denn sowas? — Self2015
- Elke Sommer erzählt... — Self2010
- Life Is Too Long — Alfis Mutter2010
- Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! — Self2006
- Filmlegenden. Deutsch — Self2006
- Ewig rauschen die Gelder — Mrs. von Korff2005
- Reblaus — Maria Rüppel2005
- Mario Bava: Operazione paura — Self2004
- Wir in Bayern — Self2003
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 557
- Total plays
- 3,016
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Key facts
- Born
- Elke Schletz , ( 1940-11-05 ) 5 November 1940 (age 85) , Berlin , Nazi Germany
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1959–present
- Spouses
- Joe Hyams , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1981 ) Wolf Walther , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elke
- Family name
- Sommer
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Spouse
- Joe Hyams
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Elke Sommer 1965.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1940-11-05
- Commons category
- Elke Sommer
- name in native language
- Elke Sommer
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- birth name
- Elke Schletz
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Encyclopedic overview
Elke Sommer ( German: [ˈɛl.kə ˈzɔ.mɐ] ; née Schletz, born 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in The Pink Panther sequel A Shot in the Dark (1964), the Bob Hope comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966), Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (1974), and the British Carry On series in Carry On Behind (1975).
Early life
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