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Elke Sommer
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| Known for: | A Shot in the Dark, The Prize, Carry on Behind |
| Birth name: | Elke Schletz |
| Birthday: | 5 November 1940, Berlin, Germany |
| Height: | 5' 7" (1.70 m) |
| Available Photos | 155 |
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Trivia
Measurements: 36-22-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
In the 1960s, while living in Beverly Hills, she and her then-husband Joe Hyams believed their house to be haunted.
Has been Miss Viareggio
Cousin of Gudy Somer.
Hosted the 1981 Miss Universe pageant along with Bob Barker.
When she appeared in Carry on Behind, she received £30,000. She became only one of two actors in the films (with Phil Silvers) that received the highest ever Carry On salary. Kenneth Williams only received £5,000, six times less than her.
After becoming "Miss Viareggio" during a holiday in Italy, she was discovered by director Vittorio De Sica (1958).
Performed as a singer and released some records.
Currently lives in Los Angeles, California and works as a painter, mostly influenced by Marc Chagall.
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