Acting
Ellen Kessler
Biography
Alice and Ellen Kessler (born 20 August 1936 in Nerchau, Saxony, Germany) are twin entertainers known in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, from the 1950s and 1960s for their singing, dancing, and acting. They are usually credited as the Kessler Twins (Die Kessler-Zwillinge in Germany and Le Gemelle Kessler in Italy), where they remain popular. The Kessler sisters enjoyed a significant degree of popularity in the US, appearing on national television programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show. The Kesslers made their American television debut on the CBS variety show, The Red Skelton Hour. They also appeared in the 1963 film Sodom and Gomorrah as dancers and were featured on the cover of Life Magazine that same year. Their parents, Paul and Elsa, sent them to ballet classes at the age of six, and they joined the Leipzig Opera's child ballet program at age 11. When they were 18, their parents used a visitor's visa to escape to West Germany, where they performed at the Palladium in Düsseldorf. They performed at The Lido in Paris between 1955 and 1960, where they met Elvis Presley, on leave from the Army on June 17, 1959, and represented West Germany in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in 8th place with Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n (Tonight we want to go dancing). They moved to Italy in 1960 and gradually moved to more serious roles. They became very popular thanks to the RAI television variety show Studio Uno (1961–1966). At the age of 40, they agreed to pose on the cover of the Italian edition of Playboy. That issue became the fastest-selling Italian Playboy to that date. They moved back to Germany in 1986 and live in Grünwald. They have received two awards from both the German and Italian governments for promoting German-Italian cooperation through their work in show business. Source: Article "Kessler Twins" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movies with Ellen Kessler
Sodom and Gomorrah
1962
Complexes
1965
The Magician
1960
Just a Gigolo
1978
Countess Mariza
1958
Der Vogelhändler
1962
Erik the Conqueror
1961
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
1964
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
The Thursday
1964
Festival der Stars
1969
Scherben bringen Glück
1957
Treffpunkt Herz
1975
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1962
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
1967
Paris nach Noten
1968
Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007
Perpetuum Musicale - Eine Revue ohne Aufenthalt
1963
Show - Charme - Chansons
1965
Playgirl
1966
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
1958
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
1957
Rocco e le sorelle
1961
Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
2003
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
1957
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
1957
Tabarin
1958
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
1958
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
Der Bettelstudent
1958
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
1958
Alice und Ellen
1971
The Count of Luxemburg
1957
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
1955
Die lachende Dritte
1961
TV Shows with Ellen Kessler
Scene of the Crime
1970
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
Markus Lanz
2008
DAS!
1991
NDR Talk Show
1979
Kölner Treff
1976
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Riverboat
1992
Alpha Forum
1998
Bambi
1948
Zimmer frei!
1996
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Nachtcafé
1987
Inas Nacht
2007
Numéro un
1975
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
Dalli Dalli
1971
Aeschbacher
2001
Wortwechsel
1982
Menschen der Woche
2000
Zum blauen Bock
1957
Menschen
1982
Die Montagsmaler
1974
Discorama
1959
Ringlstetter
2016
Boulevard Bio
1991
Balko
1995
Die Pyramide
1979
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
1994
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
2006
Heut' abend
1980
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Domenica In
1976
Stars in the Ring
1959
Versteckte Kamera
1995
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990
Mini Playback Show
1990
Auf los geht's los
1977
Pssst ...
1990
Auf eigene Gefahr
1993
Showgeschichten
1986
Lukas
1996
Alles Nichts Oder?!
1988
Lebens-Künstler
1995
Music & Guests
1976
Am laufenden Band
1974
Klimbim
1973
Starparade
1968
Alles Liebe V.I.P.
2000
Ein roter Teppich für....
2002
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
Night-Club
1968
Wünsch dir was
1969
8 x 1 in Noten
1973
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
1972
Die verflixte 7
1984
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971
Hotel Victoria
1961
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
1966
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006
Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
2005
Heimat - Deine Filme
2008
Continental Showcase
1966
Wieder zurück: Siegfried Arno - Eine Musik-Show aus Studio 3
1962
Die diebischen Zwillinge
1971
Lieben Sie Show ?
1962