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Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer was a German-American actress celebrated for her work in classic films from the 1960s and 1970s. Elke Sommer was born on 5 November 1940.

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Elke Sommer is best known for German-American actress known for roles in 1960s and 1970s films including 'A Shot in the Dark' and 'Carry On Behind'. Elke Sommer is a German public figure. Elke Sommer was born on 5 November 1940, which places Elke Sommer among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1940s. On Dead or Alive, Elke Sommer is listed in the Screen Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Elke Sommer is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: German-American actress known for roles in 1960s and 1970s films including 'A Shot in the Dark' and 'Carry On Behind'.
Nationality: German
Born: 5 November 1940
Listed under: Screen Icons

About Elke Sommer

(1966), Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (1974), and the British Carry On series in Carry On Behind (1975). In 1942, during the Second World War, the family was evacuated to Niederndorf, near Erlangen in Franconia. Beginning in 1950, she attended a gymnasium (university-preparatory secondary school). She was good at languages but struggled with mathematics and science, and left school in 1957 with her mother's permission. Later that year, she moved to London, where she worked as an au pair for the family of the future actress Vicki Michelle while attending an English-language institute. Sommer was spotted by the film director Vittorio De Sica while on holiday in Italy...

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Elke Sommer is known for German-American actress known for roles in 1960s and 1970s films including 'A Shot in the Dark' and 'Carry On Behind'.

When was Elke Sommer born?

Elke Sommer was born on 5 November 1940.

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Elke Sommer's nationality is German.

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