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.
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
(Kessler-Zwillinge)
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
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The Thursday
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Treffpunkt Herz
(Gast)
Erik the Conqueror
(Daya)
Countess Mariza
(Rosika)
Playgirl
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Ein Leben wie im Flug
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Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
(Lo)
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
(Hanni)
Der Bettelstudent
(Katja)
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
(Cilli)
The Count of Luxemburg
(Franzi)
Scherben bringen Glück
(Flora Fleuron)
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
(Milli)
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
(Lotte)
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
(Ellen)
Der Vogelhändler
(Tänzerin)
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
(Tiddy Sister Nr. 1)
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
(Tänzerin)
Canzoni, bulli e pupe
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The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
(Tänzerin)
Love and the Frenchwoman
(L'autre jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (L'Adultère))
The Magician
Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
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Sodom and Gomorrah
(Dancer)
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
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Complexes
(Self (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone"))
Die lachende Dritte
(Ellen)
Rocco e le sorelle
Tabarin
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Ein roter Teppich für....
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Domenica In
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Lieben Sie Show ?
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Showgeschichten
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Continental Showcase
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Wer weiß denn sowas?
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Heimat - Deine Filme
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Scene of the Crime
(Mutter Bemering)
Dalli Dalli
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Am laufenden Band
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Stars in der Manege
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
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Balko
(Ira Adomeit)
Auf eigene Gefahr
(Lucie Grindel)
Dalli Dalli
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Inas Nacht
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Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
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Klimbim
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Lukas
(Ellen Kessler)
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
(Erika Strassberg)
Markus Lanz
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Die Montagsmaler
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Alles Nichts Oder?!
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
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Bio’s Bahnhof
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Die diebischen Zwillinge
(Kathy)
Mini Playback Show
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Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
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Starparade
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Die Pyramide
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Bambi Awards
(Self - Laudation)
Ringlstetter
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Zum blauen Bock
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Auf los geht's los
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Zimmer frei!
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Discorama
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Numéro un
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Menschen bei Maischberger
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Filmlegenden. Deutsch
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alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
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Kölner Treff
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Menschen der Woche
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Boulevard Bio
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Die verflixte 7
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Versteckte Kamera
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Alpha Forum
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Lebens-Künstler
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DAS!
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NDR Talk Show
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Musik & Gäste
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Aeschbacher
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Wortwechsel
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Hotel Victoria
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Menschen
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8 x 1 in Noten
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Riverboat
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Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
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Die Caterina-Valente-Show
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Wünsch dir was
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Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
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Nachtcafé
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Night-Club
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The Danny Kaye Show
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Pssst ...
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Heut' abend
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