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Ellen Kessler‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1936-08-20

Popularity

star1.9

Ellen Kessler

Nerchau, Germany

Ellen Kessler

Nerchau, Germany

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1936-08-20

Popularity

star1.9

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.

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Maskenball bei Scotland Yard

Maskenball bei Scotland Yard‌
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calendar 1963

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch‌
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calendar 2005

The Thursday

The Thursday‌
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calendar 1964

Treffpunkt Herz

Treffpunkt Herz‌
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calendar 1975

Erik the Conqueror

Erik the Conqueror‌
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calendar 1961

Countess Mariza

Countess Mariza‌
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calendar 1958

Playgirl

Playgirl‌
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calendar 1966

Ein Leben wie im Flug

Ein Leben wie im Flug‌
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calendar 2007

Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol

Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol‌
star4.3
calendar 1958

Vier Mädels aus der Wachau

Vier Mädels aus der Wachau‌
star4.5
calendar 1957

Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald

Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald‌
star4.0
calendar 1958

Scherben bringen Glück

Scherben bringen Glück‌
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calendar 1957

The Count of Luxemburg

The Count of Luxemburg‌
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calendar 1957

Der Bettelstudent

Der Bettelstudent‌
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calendar 1958

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies‌
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calendar 1962

Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an

Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an‌
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calendar 1957

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Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt‌
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calendar 1955

Der Vogelhändler

Der Vogelhändler‌
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calendar 1962

Dead Woman from Beverly Hills

Dead Woman from Beverly Hills‌
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calendar 1964

Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal

Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal‌
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calendar 1957

Canzoni, bulli e pupe

Canzoni, bulli e pupe‌
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calendar 1964

The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina

The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina‌
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calendar 1958

Love and the Frenchwoman

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calendar 1960

The Magician

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calendar 1960

Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100

Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100‌
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calendar 2003

Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah‌
star5.3
calendar 1962

Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten

Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten‌
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calendar 1967

Complexes

Complexes‌
star7.0
calendar 1965

Die lachende Dritte

Die lachende Dritte‌
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calendar 1961

Rocco e le sorelle

Rocco e le sorelle‌
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calendar 1961

Tabarin

Tabarin‌
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calendar 1958

Tv Credits

Ein roter Teppich für....

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calendar 2002

Domenica In

Domenica In‌
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calendar 1976

Lieben Sie Show ?

Lieben Sie Show ?‌
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calendar 1962

Showgeschichten

Showgeschichten‌
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calendar 1986

Continental Showcase

Continental Showcase‌
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calendar 1966

Wer weiß denn sowas?

Wer weiß denn sowas?‌
star7.6
calendar 2015

Heimat - Deine Filme

Heimat - Deine Filme‌
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calendar 2008

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime‌
star6.2
calendar 1970

Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli‌
star8.0
calendar 1971

Am laufenden Band

Am laufenden Band‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

Stars in der Manege

Stars in der Manege‌
star5.3
calendar 1959

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1995

Balko

Balko‌
star5.8
calendar 1995

Auf eigene Gefahr

Auf eigene Gefahr‌
star3.0
calendar 1993

Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli‌
star8.0
calendar 1971

Inas Nacht

Inas Nacht‌
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calendar 2007

Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!

Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!‌
star2.0
calendar 2006

Klimbim

Klimbim‌
star6.5
calendar 1973

Lukas

Lukas‌
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calendar 1996

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee

Ein Schloß am Wörthersee‌
star4.3
calendar 1990

Markus Lanz

Markus Lanz‌
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calendar 2008

Die Montagsmaler

Die Montagsmaler‌
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calendar 1974

Alles Nichts Oder?!

Alles Nichts Oder?!‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?‌
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calendar 1972

Bio’s Bahnhof

Bio’s Bahnhof‌
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calendar 1978

Die diebischen Zwillinge

Die diebischen Zwillinge‌
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calendar 1971

Mini Playback Show

Mini Playback Show‌
star10.0
calendar 1990

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten‌
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calendar 1969

Starparade

Starparade‌
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calendar 1968

Die Pyramide

Die Pyramide‌
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calendar 1979

Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards‌
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calendar 1948

Ringlstetter

Ringlstetter‌
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calendar 2016

Zum blauen Bock

Zum blauen Bock‌
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calendar 1957

Auf los geht's los

Auf los geht's los‌
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calendar 1977

Zimmer frei!

Zimmer frei!‌
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calendar 1996

Discorama

Discorama‌
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calendar 1959

Numéro un

Numéro un‌
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calendar 1975

Menschen bei Maischberger

Menschen bei Maischberger‌
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calendar 2003

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch‌
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calendar 2006

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

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calendar 1994

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff‌
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calendar 1976

Menschen der Woche

Menschen der Woche‌
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calendar 2000

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio‌
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calendar 1991

Die verflixte 7

Die verflixte 7‌
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calendar 1984

Versteckte Kamera

Versteckte Kamera‌
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calendar 1995

Alpha Forum

Alpha Forum‌
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calendar 1998

Lebens-Künstler

Lebens-Künstler‌
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calendar 1995

DAS!

DAS!‌
star4.8
calendar 1991

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1979

Musik & Gäste

Musik & Gäste‌
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calendar 1976

Aeschbacher

Aeschbacher‌
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calendar 2001

Wortwechsel

Wortwechsel‌
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calendar 1982

Hotel Victoria

Hotel Victoria‌
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calendar 1961

Menschen

Menschen‌
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calendar 1982

8 x 1 in Noten

8 x 1 in Noten‌
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calendar 1973

Riverboat

Riverboat‌
star5.5
calendar 1992

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Die Caterina-Valente-Show

Die Caterina-Valente-Show‌
star1.5
calendar 1966

Wünsch dir was

Wünsch dir was‌
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calendar 1969

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen‌
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calendar 1994

Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala

Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala‌
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calendar 2005

Nachtcafé

Nachtcafé‌
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calendar 1987

Night-Club

Night-Club‌
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calendar 1968

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show‌
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calendar 1963

Pssst ...

Pssst ...‌
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calendar 1990

Heut' abend

Heut' abend‌
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calendar 1980