Elke Sommer
Acting
Born November 5, 1940 · Berlin, Germany
Biography
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 symbol and moved to Hollywood in the early 1960s. She also became one of the most popular pin-up girls of the time, and posed for several pictorials in Playboy magazine, including the September 1964 a…
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Love Boat
Die Harald Schmidt Show
The Bob Hope Show
NDR Talk Show
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Nachtcafé
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
St. Elsewhere
The Dick Cavett Show
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Bambi
Menschen der Woche
The Six Million Dollar Man
Tietjen und Bommes
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The Oscars
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Heut' abend
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Miss Universe
Cinépanorama
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Der große Preis
Die Pyramide
The Muppet Show
The Danny Kaye Show
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Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
Musik aus Studio B
Stars in the Ring
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Reflets de Cannes
Krimistunde
Je später der Abend
Schmidteinander
Bio’s Bahnhof
Die WIB-Schaukel
Wünsch dir was
Hallmark Hall of Fame