Elke Sommer
Biography
Elke Sommer is a German actress whom Vittorio De Sica discovered while she was vacationing in Italy, which led to her first film work there in 1958, the year she took the surname Sommer. She moved to Hollywood in the early 1960s and became one of the decade's top actresses, playing the leading lady opposite Paul Newman in The Prize (1963), a role that brought her a 1964 Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer Actress, and with Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark (1964). Other credits include Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966), Deadlier Than the Male (1967), The Wrecking Crew (1968), Zeppelin (1971), and Mario Bava's Baron Blood (1972) and Lisa and the Devil (1973). In Carry On Behind (1975) she played a Russian professor, and she later turned to painting.
85years old
Turns 86 on November 5in 23 days
- Born Berlin
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Elke Schletz (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 16 years1963 to 1979
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About the name
While vacationing in Italy, Sommer caught the eye of director Vittorio De Sica, and by 1958 she was appearing in films there. That same year, she swapped her surname Schletz for Sommer.
Languages
Sommer has worked as an actress in six countries, and while doing so she learned the languages there. She speaks seven languages.
Elke Sommer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Mario Bava directed two of these films. Thirteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Mario Bava
Also two films together7 more actors
- Nigel GreenThe Wrecking Crew (1968) and Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
- Senta BergerThe Swiss Conspiracy (1976) and The Victors (1963)
- Anton DiffringThe Swiss Conspiracy (1976) and Zeppelin (1971)
- Sylva KoscinaLisa and the Devil (1973) and Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
- Cesare DanovaThe Astral Factor (1978) and Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
- James MitchumThe Money Trap (1965) and The Victors (1963)
- Wilhelm von HomburgThe Swiss Conspiracy (1976) and The Wrecking Crew (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1964 | New Star of the Year – Actress | The Prize | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Bavarian Order of Merit | Won | ||
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