
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.
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Wer weiß denn sowas? 2015Self★ 7.6
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Heimat - Deine Filme 2008Self★ NR
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Lukas 1996Ellen Kessler★ 6.5
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Self★ 7
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Versteckte Kamera 1995Self★ NR
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Balko 1995Ira Adomeit★ 5.8
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Auf eigene Gefahr 1993Lucie Grindel★ 3
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Mini Playback Show 1990Self★ 10
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Erika Strassberg★ 5.8
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Pssst ... 1990self★ NR
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Alles Nichts Oder?! 1988Self★ 6
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Die verflixte 7 1984Self★ NR
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Menschen 1982Self★ 4
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Die Pyramide 1979Self★ 6
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Auf los geht's los 1977Self★ NR
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Music & Guests 1976Self★ NR
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Treffpunkt Herz 1975Gast★ NR
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Numéro un 1975Self★ 6
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Am laufenden Band 1974Self - Guest★ 6.5
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Die Montagsmaler 1974Self★ NR
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Klimbim 1973Self★ 6.5
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8 x 1 in Noten 1973Self★ NR
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Self★ 6
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Dalli Dalli 1971Self - Contestant★ 8
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Kathy★ NR
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Scene of the Crime 1970Mutter Bemering★ 6.1
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Wünsch dir was 1969Self★ NR
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Playgirl 1966Self★ 5.2
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Continental Showcase 1966Self★ NR
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Complexes 1965Self (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone")★ 7
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Self★ 5.7
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Tiddy Sister Nr. 1★ 5.4
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The Thursday 1964Self★ 6.9
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The Danny Kaye Show 1963Self★ 6.3
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Kessler-Zwillinge★ NR
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Lieben Sie Show ? 1962Self - Host★ NR
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Sodom and Gomorrah 1962Dancer★ 5.4
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Der Vogelhändler 1962Tänzerin★ 4.7
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Milli★ 5
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Erik the Conqueror 1961Daya★ 6.4
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Die lachende Dritte 1961Ellen★ NR
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Rocco e le sorelle 1961★ 6
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Hotel Victoria 1961Self★ NR
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L'autre jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")★ 4.9
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The Magician 1960Hildegarde★ 6.5
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Stars in the Ring 1959Self★ 5.3
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Lo★ 4.3
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Countess Mariza 1958Rosika★ 6
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Tänzerin★ 7
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Cilli★ 4
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Tabarin 1958Self★ 4
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Der Bettelstudent 1958Katja★ 7
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Franzi★ 5
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Lotte★ 4
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Tänzerin★ 5
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Hanni★ 5.7
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Flora Fleuron★ 7
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Ellen★ 5.5
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Bambi-Verleihung 1948Self - Laudation★ 9