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The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (2002) -- The Inspector chases the man known as "X" around the world.
De quoi tu te mêles Daniela! (1961) -- Adult content
"The Hollywood Squares" (1965): : -- Featuring Betty Grable, Charlie Weaver, Cricket Ruthstrom, Elke Sommer, Frank Gershwin, Glenn Ford, Joey Bishop, Karen Valentine, Nole Roper, Paul Lynde, Peter Marshall, and William Conrad.
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (2002) -- The Inspector is given Private Bowser, a very energetic dog in his efforts to track down a thief.
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (2002) -- Deux Deux drinks a flask of something and keeps changing into a big green monster who beats up and shoots the Inspector.

Overview

Date of Birth:
5 November 1940, Berlin, Germany more
Mini Biography:
This gorgeous Teutonic temptress was one of Hollywood's most captivating... more
Trivia:
Currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and works as a painter, mostly... more
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Up 37% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Birthday Suits: Tilda's Frontal & Sam's Moon
 (From FilmExperience. 5 November 2009, 9:30 AM, PST)
Bad Movie Alert! TCM Presents "The Oscar" (1966)
 (From CinemaRetro. 29 December 2008, 8:38 PM, PST)

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Ewig rauschen die Gelder (2005) (TV) Frau von Korff 2005 - -
- 2. Reblaus (2005) (TV) Maria Rüppel 2005 - -
- 3. Flashback - Mörderische Ferien (2000) Frau Lust 2000 - 5.3 (444)
- 4. Nicht mit uns (2000) (TV) Andrea Paretti 2000 - -
- 5. Doppeltes Spiel mit Anne (1999) Frau Lorenz 1999 - -
- 6. "Gisbert" (1999)   (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - -
- 7. Alles nur Tarnung (1996) Die Bösen: Jutta 1996 - 3.6 (36)
- 8. "Florian III" (1994) Sonja Carpenter 1994 - -
- 9. "Destiny Ridge" (1993) Anna (unknown episodes) 1993 - 5.4 (7)
- 10. "Happy Holiday" (1993)   Isabella Scattini (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - -
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Counterstrike" (1990)   Anita Duvalier (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 6.7 (54)
AKAs:
  • Force de frappe (France)
- 12. Severed Ties (1992) Helena Harrison 1992 - 3.6 (158)
- 13. Himmelsheim (1989)   Helga Muenzel 1989 - -
AKAs:
  • Himmelsheim/F13
- 14. Der Stein des Todes (1987)   Kris Patterson 1987 - 2.8 (29)
AKAs:
  • Death Stone
  • Kiss of the Cobra (USA: TV title)
- 15. Adventures Beyond Belief (1987) (TV)   Headmistress Bruno 1987 - 5.6 (27)
AKAs:
  • Neat and Tidy
- 16. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) (TV) Isabel Von Hohenstauffen 1986 - 6.8 (421)
- 17. "St. Elsewhere" (1982)   Natasha (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 7.9 (673)
- 18. "Peter the Great" (1986) Charlotte 1986 - 8.1 (245)
- 19. Jenny's War (1985) (TV) Eva Gruenberg 1985 - 7.2 (77)
- 20. Niemand weint für immer (1984)   Lou Parker 1984 - 2.7 (23)
AKAs:
  • Cathy
  • Death Threat
  • No One Cries Forever
- 21. Lily in Love (1984)   Alicia Braun 1984 - 5.5 (61)
AKAs:
  • Játszani kell (Hungary)
  • Playing for Keeps
- 22. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Benita James / Inga Van Damme (4 episodes, 1981-1984) 1984 - 5.6 (1,089)
- 23. "Heut' abend" (1980)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - -
- 24. Inside the Third Reich (1982) (TV) Magda Goebbels 1982 - 7.5 (247)
- 25. Der Mann im Pyjama (1981) Frau Lachmann 1981 - 5.5 (19)
- 26. "Fantasy Island" (1978)   (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 6.3 (625)
- 27. Top of the Hill (1980) (TV) Eva Heggener 1980 - 4.4 (14)
- 28. Exit Sunset Boulevard (1980) 1980 - -
- 29. The Double McGuffin (1979) Prime Minister Kura 1979 - 5.7 (169)
- 30. The Fantastic Seven (1979) (TV)   Rebecca Wayne 1979 - 4.8 (33)
AKAs:
  • Steel Glory (USA: video title)
  • Stunt Seven
- 31. The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) The Countess 1979 - 4.5 (372)
- 32. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)   Miss Pelham 1979 - 6.0 (132)
AKAs:
  • The Big Scam
  • The Biggest Bank Robbery
  • The Mayfair Bank Caper
- 33. The Treasure Seekers (1979)   Ursula 1979 - 4.6 (46)
AKAs:
  • Contraband
  • Forty Million Bucks (UK: alternative title)
  • Jamaican Gold (USA)
  • On a Dead Man's Chest
- 34. I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)   Magdalene Kruschen 1978 - 3.6 (39)
AKAs:
  • Drop Dead, Dearest (UK)
  • Left for Dead
- 35. "Forever Fernwood" (1977) Elke Sommer 1977 - 6.4 (20)
- 36. Nicht von gestern (1977) (TV) Billie Dawn 1977 - -
- 37. "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)   Dr. Ilse Martin (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.3 (819)
- 38. Pronto ad uccidere (1976)   Perrone's Secretary 1976 - 5.5 (40)
AKAs:
  • Meet Him and Die (USA)
  • Risking (USA)
- 39. The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)   Rita Jensen 1976 - 4.9 (132)
AKAs:
  • Per Saldo Mord (West Germany)
- 40. One Away (1976) 1976 - 4.1 (9)
- 41. Invisible Strangler (1976)   Chris Hartman 1976 - 4.0 (218)
AKAs:
  • The Astral Fiend (USA: alternative title)
- 42. Carry on Behind (1975) Professor Anna Vooshka 1975 - 3.8 (843)
- 43. Das Netz (1975)   Christa Sonntag 1975 - 3.7 (13)
AKAs:
  • The Net (International: English title)
- 44. Ein unbekannter rechnet ab (1974)   Vera Clyde 1974 - 5.3 (564)
AKAs:
  • ...e poi non ne rimase nessuno (Italy)
  • And Then There Were None (UK)
  • Diez negritos (Spain)
  • Dix petits nègres (France)
  • Ten Little Indians (USA)
  • Zehn kleine Negerlein (West Germany: TV title)
- 45. Percy's Progress (1974)   Clarissa 1974 - 3.7 (86)
AKAs:
  • It's Not the Size That Counts (USA)
- 46. Einer von uns beiden (1974)   Miezi 1974 - 7.1 (96)
AKAs:
  • One or the Other (International: English title)
  • One or the Other of Us
- 47. Lisa e il diavolo (1974)   Lisa Reiner 1974 - 6.1 (927)
AKAs:
  • Der Teuflische (West Germany)
  • El diablo se lleva a los muertos (Spain)
  • Lisa and the Devil (USA)
  • The Devil and the Dead
- 48. Die Reise nach Wien (1973) Toni Simon 1973 - 6.3 (5)
- 49. "Lodynski's Flohmarkt Company" (1971)   (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - -
- 50. Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972)   Eva Arnold 1972 - 5.9 (876)
AKAs:
  • The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood (USA: long title)
  • Baron Blood (USA)
  • Chamber of Tortures
  • The Blood Baron
  • The Thirst of Baron Blood
- 51. Probe (1972) (TV)   Heideline 'Uli' Ullman 1972 - 7.4 (92)
AKAs:
  • Search (USA: rerun title)
- 52. Perlico - Perlaco (1971) (TV) 1971 - -
- 53. Zeppelin (1971) Erika Altschul 1971 - 5.9 (443)
- 54. Percy (1971) Helga 1971 - 4.2 (126)
- 55. "The Dean Martin Show" (1965)   (2 episodes, 1970) 1970 - 8.4 (138)
AKAs:
  • The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- 56. The Invincible Six (1970)   Zari 1970 - 6.9 (29)
AKAs:
  • The Heroes
- 57. The Wrecking Crew (1969) Linka Karensky 1969 - 5.6 (822)
- 58. Las Vegas, 500 millones (1968)   Ann Bennett 1968 - 6.2 (125)
AKAs:
  • An einem Freitag in Las Vegas (West Germany)
  • Les hommes de Las Vegas (France)
  • Our Man in Las Vegas (USA: TV title)
  • Radiografia di un colpo d'oro (Italy)
  • They Came to Rob Las Vegas (USA)
- 59. The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) Paula Schultz 1968 - 4.1 (86)
- 60. Deadlier Than the Male (1967) Irma Eckman 1967 - 6.3 (371)
- 61. Die Hölle von Macao (1967)   Lilly Mancini 1967 - 5.9 (40)
AKAs:
  • Hell to Macao
  • Il sigillo di Pechino (Italy)
  • Les corrompus (France)
  • The Corrupt Ones (USA)
  • The Peking Medallion (UK)
- 62. The Venetian Affair (1967) Sandra Fane 1967 - 5.0 (122)
- 63. Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) Didi 1966 - 5.0 (302)
- 64. The Oscar (1966) Kay Bergdahl 1966 - 5.2 (380)
- 65. Tausend Takte Übermut (1965) 1965 - 4.4 (7)
- 66. The Money Trap (1965) Lisa Baron 1965 - 6.5 (219)
- 67. The Art of Love (1965) Nikki 1965 - 6.2 (217)
- 68. Hotel der toten Gäste (1965)   Elke Sommer 1965 - 5.6 (11)
AKAs:
  • El enigma de los Cornell (Spain)
  • El extraño caso de Lucy Cornell (Spain)
- 69. Le bambole (1965)   Ulla (segment "Trattato di Eugenetica, Il") 1965 - 6.1 (88)
AKAs:
  • Four Kinds of Love (UK)
  • Les poupées (France)
  • The Doll that Took the Town (USA: DVD box title)
  • The Dolls (USA)
- 70. Unter Geiern (1964)   Annie Dillman 1964 - 5.7 (406)
AKAs:
  • Among Vultures (International: English title: literal English title)
  • Frontier Hellcat (USA)
  • Là dove scende il sole (Italy)
  • Medju jastrebovima (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
  • Parmi les vautours (France)
- 71. A Shot in the Dark (1964) Maria Gambrelli 1964 - 7.6 (9,228)
- 72. "Juke Box Jury" (1959)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.4 (5)
- 73. Seven Tons of Gunfire (1964) 1964 - -
- 74. The Prize (1963) Inger Lisa Andersson 1963 - 6.7 (1,394)
- 75. ...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963) 1963 - 2.8 (9)
- 76. The Victors (1963) Helga 1963 - 7.3 (472)
- 77. Verführung am Meer (1963)   Eva 1963 - -
AKAs:
  • Ostrva
  • Seduction by the Sea
- 78. Les bricoleurs (1963)   Brigitte 1963 - 4.3 (11)
AKAs:
  • Who Stole the Body? (USA)
- 79. Bahía de Palma (1962) 1962 - 4.1 (10)
- 80. Un chien dans un jeu de quilles (1962)   Ariane 1962 - -
AKAs:
  • Uno sconosciuto nel mio letto (Italy)
- 81. Le chien (1962) (TV) 1962 - 8.3 (11)
- 82. Das Mädchen und der Staatsanwalt (1962) Renate Hecker 1962 - 7.3 (10)
- 83. Douce violence (1962)   Elke 1962 - 4.5 (45)
AKAs:
  • Sweet Ecstasy (USA)
  • Sweet Violence
  • Violent Ecstasy
- 84. Café Oriental (1962) Sylvia 1962 - 4.8 (15)
- 85. Nachts ging das Telefon (1962)   1962 - -
AKAs:
  • The Phone Rings Every Night (USA)
- 86. Auf Wiedersehen (1961) Suzy Dalton 1961 - -
- 87. Geliebte Hochstaplerin (1961)   Barbara Shadwell 1961 - 5.8 (16)
AKAs:
  • ...und wer küsst mich? (West Germany)
- 88. Don't Bother to Knock (1961)   Ingrid 1961 - 6.0 (17)
AKAs:
  • Why Bother to Knock (USA)
- 89. De quoi tu te mêles Daniela! (1961)   Daniella 1961 - 5.2 (41)
AKAs:
  • Daniela, Criminal Strip-Tease
  • Daniella by Night (USA)
  • Zarte Haut in schwarzer Seide (West Germany)
- 90. Und sowas nennt sich Leben (1961) Britta 1961 - -
- 91. Femmine di lusso (1960)   Greta 1960 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Intrigo a Taormina (Italy: alternative title)
  • Love, the Italian Way (USA)
- 92. Saffo, venere di Lesbo (1960)   1960 - 5.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Sapho (France)
  • Sapho, Vénus de Lesbos (France)
  • The Warrior Empress (USA)
- 93. Himmel, Amor und Zwirn (1960) Eva 1960 - -
- 94. Urlatori alla sbarra (1960)   Giulia Giommarelli 1960 - 5.9 (23)
AKAs:
  • Howlers of the Dock (USA)
  • Metti, Celentano e Mina... (Italy: alternative title)
- 95. Lampenfieber (1960)   Evelyne 1960 - 8.8 (12)
AKAs:
  • Lamp Fever (USA: literal title)
  • Stage Fright (USA: informal English title)
- 96. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   The Princess (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
- 97. Am Tag, als der Regen kam (1959)   Ellen 1959 - 7.2 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Day It Rained (USA)
  • The Day the Rains Came
- 98. Das Totenschiff (1959)   Mylene, ein Französisches Mädchen 1959 - 7.0 (66)
AKAs:
  • Ship of the Dead (International: English title)
  • The Naked and the Brave (USA: reissue title)
- 99. Ragazzi del Juke-Box (1959)   Giulia Cesari 1959 - 5.0 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Jukebox Kids
- 100. L'amico del giaguaro (1959)   Grete 1959 - 6.4 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Friend of the Jaguar (International: English title: literal title)
- 101. La pica sul Pacifico (1959) Rossana 1959 - 5.4 (6)
- 102. Uomini e nobiluomini (1959)   Caterina 1959 - -
AKAs:
  • Men and Noblemen (International: English title)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Café Oriental (1962) (performer: "Some of these days") 1962 - 4.8 (15)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999) (special thanks) 1999 - 6.4 (93)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2005) (TV) Herself 2005 - -
- 2. Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004) (TV) Herself 2004 - 5.2 (30)
- 3. "Die WIB-Schaukel" (2001)   (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - -
- 4. The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (2002) (TV) Herself 2002 - 6.6 (5)
- 5. "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996)   Herself (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - -
- 6. "Verstehen Sie Spaß?" (1980)   Herself (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 4.5 (43)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "The New Hollywood Squares" (1986)   Guest Appearance (3 episodes, 1987-1989) 1989 - 5.5 (26)
- 8. "Wetten, dass..?" (1981)   Herself (2 episodes, 1983-1987) 1987 - 6.3 (290)
- 9. Hollywood Ghost Stories (1986) Herself 1986 - 6.7 (24)
- 10. Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982) (TV)   Herself 1982 - 6.7 (8)
AKAs:
  • Bob Hope's Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (USA: complete title)
- 11. Circus of the Stars #4 (1979) (TV) 1979 - 7.2 (16)
- 12. "Dalli Dalli" (1971)   Herself - Kandidatin (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 7.7 (20)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The Muppet Show" (1976)   Herself (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 8.9 (2,186)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "America 2-Night" (1978)   Herself (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 8.2 (136)
- 15. Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 2 (1977) (TV) Herself 1977 - -
- 16. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Herself (2 episodes, 1973-1977) 1977 - 7.3 (95)
- 17. US Against the World (1977) (TV) Herself 1977 - -
- 18. "The Hollywood Squares" (1965)   Guest Appearance (7 episodes, 1973-1977) 1977 - 6.6 (116)
- 19. "Break the Bank" (1976)   Herself (2 episodes, 1976-1977) 1977 - -
- 20. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Herself (9 episodes, 1970-1976) 1976 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- 21. "The Irv Kupcinet Show" (1953)   Herself (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 8.5 (6)
- 22. "Dinah!" (1974)   Herself (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 6.5 (37)
AKAs:
  • Dinah! & Friends
1 TV episode:
- 23. The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Film Language 1973 - 5.0 (60)
- 24. Sommer-Sprossen (1972) (TV) Herself - Host 1972 - -
- 25. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Co-host (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.6 (80)
- 26. Ver-r-r-ry Interesting (1971) (TV) Herself 1971 - -
- 27. "The Bob Hope Show" (1952)   Herself / Himself (4 episodes, 1966-1970) 1970 - 7.3 (8)
- 28. "It Takes Two" (1969)   Herself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
1 TV episode:
- 29. "The Engelbert Humperdinck Show" (1969)   Herself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.3 (7)
- 30. "The Dean Martin Show" (1965)   Herself (2 episodes, 1968-1969) 1969 - 8.4 (138)
AKAs:
  • The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- 31. "Der goldene Schuß" (1964)   Herself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 3.9 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 32. "The Woody Woodbury Show" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
- 33. "The Andy Williams Show" (1962)   Herself (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.3 (37)
- 34. The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) Herself - Co-Presenter: Short Subject, Cartoon & Live Action 1966 - 5.9 (52)
- 35. The Jack Benny Hour (1965) (TV) Herself/Maria Poppenini 1965 - 7.7 (14)
- 36. "Cinépanorama" (1956)   Herself (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 6.2 (13)
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007) (TV) Herself
- 2. Carry on Quizzing (2006) (VG) (uncredited) Prof. Anna Vooshka
- 3. What's a Carry On? (1998) (TV) (uncredited) Professor Anna Vooshka
- 4. "Carry on Laughing"  
5 TV episodes:
- 5. That's Carry On (1977) Professor Anna Vooshka

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Other Works:
Doing paintings since the early 70s. more
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