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- Born
- 1940-11-05
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Irma La Douce
- Painting with Elke Sommer
- "Unter uns Pfarrerstöchtern"--oder?
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Film & TV
Acting · 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
Article
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