Ellen Kessler
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.
Fotos
Películas (36)
Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007 · Self
Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
2003 · Self
Just a Gigolo
1978 · Dancer (uncredited)
Treffpunkt Herz
1975 · Gast
Alice und Ellen
1971 · Self
Festival der Stars
1969 · Self
Paris nach Noten
1968 · Self
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
1967 · Self
Playgirl
1966 · Self
Complexes
1965 · Self (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone")
Show - Charme - Chansons
1965 · Self
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964 · Self
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
1964 · Tiddy Sister Nr. 1
The Thursday
1964 · Self
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963 · Kessler-Zwillinge
Perpetuum Musicale - Eine Revue ohne Aufenthalt
1963 · Self
Sodom and Gomorrah
1962 · Dancer
Der Vogelhändler
1962 · Tänzerin
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1962 · Milli
Erik the Conqueror
1961 · Daya
Die lachende Dritte
1961 · Ellen
Rocco e le sorelle
1961
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960 · L'autre jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")
The Magician
1960 · Hildegarde
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
1958 · Lo
Countess Mariza
1958 · Rosika
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
1958 · Tänzerin
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
1958 · Cilli
Tabarin
1958 · Self
Der Bettelstudent
1958 · Katja
The Count of Luxemburg
1957 · Franzi
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
1957 · Lotte
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
1957 · Tänzerin
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
1957 · Hanni
Scherben bringen Glück
1957 · Flora Fleuron
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
1955 · Ellen
Series (70)
Ringlstetter
2016 · self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015 · Self
Heimat - Deine Filme
2008 · Self
Markus Lanz
2008 · Self
Inas Nacht
2007 · Self
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
2006 · Self
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006 · Self
Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
2005 · Self
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003 · Self
Ein roter Teppich für....
2002 · Self
Aeschbacher
2001 · Self
Menschen der Woche
2000 · Self
Alles Liebe V.I.P.
2000 · Self
Alpha Forum
1998 · Self
Zimmer frei!
1996 · Self
Lukas
1996 · Ellen Kessler
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self
Lebens-Künstler
1995 · Self
Versteckte Kamera
1995 · Self
Balko
1995 · Ira Adomeit
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994 · Self
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
1994 · Self
Auf eigene Gefahr
1993 · Lucie Grindel
Riverboat
1992 · Self
Boulevard Bio
1991 · Self
DAS!
1991 · Self
Mini Playback Show
1990 · Self
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990 · Erika Strassberg
Pssst ...
1990 · Self
Alles Nichts Oder?!
1988 · Self
Nachtcafé
1987 · Self
Showgeschichten
1986 · Self
Die verflixte 7
1984 · Self
Menschen
1982 · Self
Wortwechsel
1982 · Self
Heut' abend
1980 · Self
Die Pyramide
1979 · Self
NDR Talk Show
1979 · Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978 · Self
Auf los geht's los
1977 · Self
Music & Guests
1976 · Self
Domenica In
1976 · Self
Kölner Treff
1976 · Self
Numéro un
1975 · Self
Am laufenden Band
1974 · Self - Guest
Die Montagsmaler
1974 · Self
Klimbim
1973 · Self
8 x 1 in Noten
1973 · Self
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
1972 · Self
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971 · Self
Dalli Dalli
1971 · Self - Contestant, Self
Die diebischen Zwillinge
1971 · Kathy
Scene of the Crime
1970 · Mutter Bemering
Wünsch dir was
1969 · Self
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969 · Self
Night-Club
1968 · Self
Starparade
1968 · Self
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
1966 · Self
Continental Showcase
1966 · Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
Lieben Sie Show ?
1962 · Self - Host
Raise Your Glasses
1962
Wieder zurück: Siegfried Arno - Eine Musik-Show aus Studio 3
1962 · Self
Hotel Victoria
1961 · Self
Stars in der Manege
1959 · Self
Discorama
1959 · Self
Zum blauen Bock
1957 · Self
Eurovision Song Contest
1956 · Self -Germany Contestant
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Bambi
1948 · Self - Laudation