Ellen Kessler

Ellen Kessler

Birthday: 1936-08-20

Place of birth: Nerchau, Germany

Also known as: The Keller Sisters, Kessler Twins

imdb_id: nm0450326

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.

Played in movies:

Complexes

Score: 7.0

The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina

Score: 7.0

Der Bettelstudent

Score: 7.0

Scherben bringen Glück

Score: 7.0

The Thursday

Score: 7.0

The Magician

Score: 6.5

Erik the Conqueror

Score: 6.4

Rocco e le sorelle

Score: 6.0

Countess Mariza

Score: 6.0

Songs, Bullies and Chicks

Score: 5.7

Vier Mädels aus der Wachau

Score: 5.7

Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt

Score: 5.5

Sodom and Gomorrah

Score: 5.4

Dead Woman from Beverly Hills

Score: 5.4

Playgirl

Score: 5.2

Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal

Score: 5.0

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies

Score: 5.0

The Count of Luxemburg

Score: 5.0

Love and the Frenchwoman

Score: 4.9

Der Vogelhändler

Score: 4.7

Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol

Score: 4.3

Tabarin

Score: 4.0

Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an

Score: 4.0

Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald

Score: 4.0

Die lachende Dritte

Score: 0.0

Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten

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Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100

Score: 0.0

Ein Leben wie im Flug

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Treffpunkt Herz

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Maskenball bei Scotland Yard

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Played in tv shows:

Mini Playback Show

Score: 10.0

Bambi-Verleihung

Score: 9.0

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Score: 8.0

Dalli Dalli

Score: 8.0

Dalli Dalli

Score: 8.0

Inas Nacht

Score: 7.8

Wer weiß denn sowas?

Score: 7.6

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Score: 7.0

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

NDR Talk Show

Score: 6.5

Lukas

Score: 6.5

Klimbim

Score: 6.5

Am laufenden Band

Score: 6.5

Menschen bei Maischberger

Score: 6.3

The Danny Kaye Show

Score: 6.3

Zimmer frei!

Score: 6.3

Scene of the Crime

Score: 6.1

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

Score: 6.0

Boulevard Bio

Score: 6.0

Menschen der Woche

Score: 6.0

Kölner Treff

Score: 6.0

Numéro un

Score: 6.0

Zum blauen Bock

Score: 6.0

Die Pyramide

Score: 6.0

Alles Nichts Oder?!

Score: 6.0

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee

Score: 5.8

Balko

Score: 5.8

Markus Lanz

Score: 5.5

Stars in the Ring

Score: 5.3

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

Score: 5.0

Nachtcafé

Score: 4.7

DAS!

Score: 4.2

Riverboat

Score: 4.0

Menschen

Score: 4.0

Auf eigene Gefahr

Score: 3.0

Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!

Score: 2.0

Die Caterina-Valente-Show

Score: 1.5

Heut' abend

Score: 0.0

Pssst ...

Score: 0.0

Night-Club

Score: 0.0

Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala

Score: 0.0

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

Score: 0.0

Wünsch dir was

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8 x 1 in Noten

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Hotel Victoria

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Wortwechsel

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Aeschbacher

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Music & Guests

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Lebens-Künstler

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Alpha Forum

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Versteckte Kamera

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Die verflixte 7

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Discorama

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Auf los geht's los

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Ringlstetter

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Starparade

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Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

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Die diebischen Zwillinge

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Bio’s Bahnhof

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Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

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Die Montagsmaler

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Heimat - Deine Filme

Score: 0.0

Continental Showcase

Score: 0.0

Showgeschichten

Score: 0.0

Lieben Sie Show ?

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Domenica In

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Ein roter Teppich für....

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