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Elke Sommer, born Elke von Schletz, rose to prominence as a sex symbol in the 1960s after Italian director Vittorio De Sica spotted her in 1958. Renaming herself Sommer for easier pronunciation, she starred in over 90 films and television appearances, including "A Shot in the Dark" and "The Oscar," alongside Hollywood legends. Her career flourished with a Golden Globe for "The Prize" and frequent appearances on "The Dean Martin Show" and "The Tonight Show." In the 1970s, she transitioned to European cinema, starring in horror classics like "Lisa and the Devil" and British comedies like "Carry On Behind." Her later years saw her focus shift to art and voice acting, including the German version of "The Emperor's New Groove.
The roles that explain the career.
51 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Life Is Too Long | Alfis Mutter | Film |
| 2005 | Ewig rauschen die Gelder | Mrs. von Korff | Film |
| 2000 | Flashback | Frau Lust | Film |
| 1997 | Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika | Self - Actress | Film |
| 1996 | Alles nur Tarnung | Jutta | Film |
| 1992 | Severed Ties | Helena Harrison | Film |
| 1987 | Death Stone | Kris Patterson | Film |
| 1984 | Lily in Love | Alicia Braun | Film |
| 1980 | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Miss Pelham | Film |
| 1979 | The Fantastic Seven | Rebecca Wayne | Film |
| 1979 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Countess Montparnasse | Film |
| 1979 | The Double McGuffin | Prime Minister Kura | Film |
| 1978 | The Astral Factor | Chris Hartman | Film |
| 1978 | I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses | Magdalene Kruschen | Film |
| 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy | Rita Jensen | Film |
| 1976 | Meet Him and Die | Perrone's Secretary | Film |
| 1975 | Carry On Behind | Professor Anna Vooshka | Film |
| 1975 | The Net | Christa Sonntag | Film |
| 1974 | One or the Other of Us | Miezi | Film |
| 1974 | And Then There Were None | Vera Clyde | Film |
| 1974 | Percy's Progress | Clarissa | Film |
| 1973 | Lisa and the Devil | Lisa Reiner | Film |
| 1972 | Baron Blood | Eva Arnold | Film |
| 1972 | Probe | Heideline 'Uli' Ullman | Film |
| 1971 | Zeppelin | Erika Altschul | Film |
| 1971 | Percy | Helga | Film |
| 1968 | They Came to Rob Las Vegas | Ann Bennett | Film |
| 1968 | The Wrecking Crew | Linka Karensky | Film |
| 1967 | Deadlier Than the Male | Irma Eckman | Film |
| 1966 | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! | Didi | Film |
| 1966 | The Oscar | Kay Bergdahl | Film |
| 1966 | The Venetian Affair | Sandra Fane | Film |
| 1965 | Hotel der toten Gäste | Herself | Film |
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Lisa Baron | Film |
| 1965 | The Dolls | Ulla (segment "Il Trattato di Eugenetica") | Film |
| 1965 | The Jack Benny Hour | Elke Sommer / Maria Poppenini | Film |
| 1965 | The Art of Love | Nikki Dunnay | Film |
| 1964 | Frontier Hellcat | Annie Dillman | Film |
| 1964 | A Shot in the Dark | Maria Gambrelli | Film |
| 1963 | The Victors | Helga | Film |
| 1963 | The Prize | Inger Lisa Andersson | Film |
| 1963 | … denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol | Singer | Film |
| 1963 | Who Stole the Body? | Brigitte | Film |
| 1962 | Bahía de Palma | Olga | Film |
| 1962 | Sweet Ecstasy | Elke | Film |
| 1961 | Daniella by Night | Daniella | Film |
| 1960 | Howlers of the Dock | Giulia Giommarelli | Film |
| 1960 | Lampenfieber | Evelyne | Film |
| 1959 | La Pica sul Pacifico | Rossana | Film |
| 1959 | Ship of the Dead | Mylène Loureau | Film |
| 1959 | The Jukebox Kids | Giulia Cesari | Film |
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