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Wiesbaden, Germany
Karin Dor (born February 22, 1938, Wiesbaden, Germany) was a German actress who became popular in the 1960s playing heroines in Edgar Wallace and Karl May movies. She starred in the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice and the Alfred Hitchcock movie Topaz. Dor was born as Kätherose Derr. She was married to George Robotham, a U.S. stunt-director, from 1988 until his death in 2007. The couple…
Known for
- The Misplaced World — Rosa2015
- German Grusel — Self2012
- Im Leben von … — Self2012
- Rosamunde Pilcher: Herzensfragen — Lady Claire Sherberton2011
- I Am the Other Woman — Frau Winter2006
- Inga Lindström — Elinor Frödin2004
- Rosamunde Pilcher: Ruf der Vergangenheit — Emily Stockton2000
- Inside 'You Only Live Twice' — Self2000
- Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' — Self2000
- Menschen der Woche — Self2000
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Key facts
- Born
- Kätherose Derr , ( 1938-02-22 ) 22 February 1938, Wiesbaden , Nazi Germany
- Died
- 6 November 2017 (2017-11-06) (aged 79), Munich , Germany
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1953–2017
- Spouses
- Harald Reinl ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1968 ) Günther Schmucker ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1974 ) George Robotham ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 ; died 2007 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Wiesbaden
- Place of death
- Munich
- Spouse
- George Robotham
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- Karin Dor Topaz 1969 (cropped).png
- Number of children
- 1
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- name in native language
- Karin Dor
- date of birth
- 1938-02-22
- date of death
- 2017-11-06
- Commons category
- Karin Dor
- birth name
- Kätherose Derr
- cause of death
- disease
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Karin Dor ( pronounced [ˈkaːʁiːn ˈdoːɐ̯] ; born Kätherose Derr; 22 February 1938 – 6 November 2017) was a German actress. She was famous to international audiences for her role as Bond girl Helga Brandt in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967) and her appearance in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Topaz (1969).
Biography
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