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.
105 acting credits
Acting · 105
Scene of the Crime
1970
DAS!
1991
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
Markus Lanz
2008
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
NDR Talk Show
1979
Kölner Treff
1976
Riverboat
1992
Bambi
1948
Nachtcafé
1987
Zimmer frei!
1996
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
Alpha Forum
1998
Numéro un
1975
Dalli Dalli
1971
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Menschen der Woche
2000
Aeschbacher
2001
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
Zum blauen Bock
1957
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
Die Montagsmaler
1974
Discorama
1959
Inas Nacht
2007
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
2006
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
1994
Ringlstetter
2016
Balko
1995
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Boulevard Bio
1991
Die Pyramide
1979
Wortwechsel
1982
Heut' abend
1980
Domenica In
1976
Stars in the Ring
1959
Menschen
1982
Versteckte Kamera
1995
Pssst ...
1990
Auf los geht's los
1977
Showgeschichten
1986
Mini Playback Show
1990
Auf eigene Gefahr
1993
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
Night-Club
1968
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990
Alles Nichts Oder?!
1988
Music & Guests
1976
Starparade
1968
Am laufenden Band
1974
Lukas
1996
Klimbim
1973
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971
Lebens-Künstler
1995
Ein roter Teppich für....
2002
Wünsch dir was
1969
Sodom and Gomorrah
1962
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
1972
Die verflixte 7
1984
Continental Showcase
1966
Just a Gigolo
1978
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
1964
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
1966
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006
Hotel Victoria
1961
Erik the Conqueror
1961
8 x 1 in Noten
1973
Lieben Sie Show ?
1962
Alles Liebe V.I.P.
2000
Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
2005
Heimat - Deine Filme
2008
Complexes
1965
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
1958
The Thursday
1964
Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
2003
Playgirl
1966
Die diebischen Zwillinge
1971
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
1958
Tabarin
1958
Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007
The Magician
1960
The Count of Luxemburg
1957
Countess Mariza
1958
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1962
Scherben bringen Glück
1957
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
1955
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
1957
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
1957
Der Vogelhändler
1962
Rocco e le sorelle
1961
Treffpunkt Herz
1975
Der Bettelstudent
1958
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
1957
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
1967
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
1958
Wieder zurück: Siegfried Arno - Eine Musik-Show aus Studio 3
1962
Show - Charme - Chansons
1965
Die lachende Dritte
1961
Paris nach Noten
1968
Perpetuum Musicale - Eine Revue ohne Aufenthalt
1963
Festival der Stars
1969
Alice und Ellen
1971