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Christine Kaufmann
Actor

Christine Kaufmann

11 Jan 1945Born
28 Mar 2017Died
72Age at death
108Credits

Biography

Christine Maria Kaufmann (born January 11, 1945) is a German actress. In 1961 she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress, the only German to be so honoured.

Born to a German father and a French mother in Lengdorf, Styria, Kaufmann became a ballerina at the Munich Opera. She started her film career at the age of seven in the 1952 adaptation of Im weißen Rößl (White Horse Inn). The film which brought her fame was Rosen-Resli, released in 1954, when she was only nine. She gained international recognition when she starred with Steve Reeves in The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) and with Kirk Douglas in Town Without Pity (1961).

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The following year she appeared in Escape from East Berlin.

In 1963 Kaufmann married Tony Curtis, whom she had met during the filming of Taras Bulba (1962). They had two daughters, Alexandra (born July 19, 1964) and Allegra (born July 11, 1966). They divorced in 1968. Kaufmann resumed her career, which she had interrupted during her marriage.

Kaufmann is also a successful businesswoman, promoting her own cosmetics products line that sells well in Germany. She has written several books about beauty and health, as well as two autobiographies. She speaks three languages: German, English, and French.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 108 credits.

  1. 2014Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry FinnFilm: Aunt Polly
  2. 2013StilleFilm: Adele Vio
  3. 2012Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und GansSeries: Diana Bootz (1 episode)
  4. 2011Fahr zur HölleFilm: Lilith
  5. 2010A Houseful of AnimalsSeries: Frau von Werther (1 episode)
  6. 2008Liebesticket nach HauseFilm: Marianne Forster
  7. 2006Die ProSieben MärchenstundeSeries: Tante Hortensie (1 episode)
  8. 2003Club der Träume - Türkei, MarmarisFilm: Adlaya
  9. 2002Haider lebt - 1. April 2021Film: Newssprecherin
  10. 2000Höllische Nachbarn - Nur Frauen sind schlimmerFilm: Ingelore Merk
  11. 1998Die SchläferFilm: Stationsleiterin
  12. 1998Höllische NachbarnFilm: Ingelore Merk
  13. 1998Caipiranha - Vorsicht, bissiger Nachbar!Film: Karin Wolters
  14. 1997The German BronxSeries: Frau Duenser (1 episode)
  15. 1997Parkhotel SternSeries: Oksana Olejewa (1 episode)
  16. 1996Ein flotter DreierSeries (1 episode)
  17. 1995Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff II - Eine Mama für LieschenFilm: Gräfin
  18. 1995Stubbe – Von Fall zu FallSeries: Frau Jensen (1 episode)
  19. 1995Für alle Fälle StefanieSeries: Frau von Drossel (1 episode)
  20. 1995BalkoSeries: Frederike Kogel (1 episode)
  21. 1995A.S. Gefahr ist sein GeschäftSeries: Nadja Seewald (1 episode)
  22. 1994Weihnachten mit Willy WuffFilm: Countess
  23. 1994Im Namen des GesetzesSeries: Frau Meyer-Arndt (1 episode)
  24. 1994The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking GraveFilm: Annie Kramer
  25. 1994Birkenhof & LerchenauFilm: Theres
  26. 1993Das DoubleFilm: Jutta Eck
  27. 1993Mission of LoveSeries: Valery (3 episodes)
  28. 1993Liebe ist PrivatsacheSeries (14 episodes)
  29. 1992Glückliche ReiseSeries: Felicitas von Feilitz (1 episode)
  30. 1990Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßtenSeries: Kaufhausdirektorin (12 episodes)
  31. 1990Hard to Be a GodFilm: Okana
  32. 1989The Story TellerFilm: Clara Lilienthal
  33. 1988Julius CaesarFilm: Portia
  34. 1987Bagdad CafeFilm: Debby
  35. 1987Die InselSeries: Margit (6 episodes)
  36. 1987Harald und EddiSeries (24 episodes)
  37. 1986Ein heikler FallSeries (1 episode)
  38. 1983Pankow ’95Film: Laura Zart
  39. 1983The SwingFilm: Mme. Lautenschlag
  40. 1983Ziemlich weit wegFilm: Christel
  41. 1983The Roaring FiftiesFilm: Natascha
  42. 1983Inflation im ParadiesFilm: Laverne Schuhmann (segment "Testschock")
  43. 1983Monaco FranzeSeries: Olga Behrens (10 episodes)
  44. 1983The Gold of LoveFilm: Patricias Mutter
  45. 1982The ExcludedFilm: Ms. Pachthofen
  46. 1981Day of the IdiotsFilm: Ruth
  47. 1981Die LaurentsSeries (10 episodes)
  48. 1981LolaFilm: Susi
  49. 1981Lili MarleenFilm: Miriam
  50. 1980Egon Schiele: Excess and PunishmentFilm: Edith Harms-Schiele
  51. 1979Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitionsSeries: Mme Hosten-Lamothe (5 episodes)
  52. 1979Le Comte de Monte-CristoSeries: Hermine Danglars (4 episodes)
  53. 1979Der ganz normale WahnsinnSeries: Violetta (12 episodes)
  54. 1978Rings of FearFilm: Christina, Di Salvo's girlfriend
  55. 1978Die Ängste des Dr. SchenkFilm
  56. 1978Das MännerquartettFilm: Nina Huf
  57. 1978SOKO MünchenSeries: Margit Finneisen (1 episode)
  58. 1976Gold FlakesFilm
  59. 1976Blackmail ChaseFilm: Sekretärin
  60. 1975Lockruf des GoldesSeries: Labiskwee (4 episodes)
  61. 1975Bent or BrokenFilm
  62. 1975Joan's DreamFilm
  63. 1974DerrickSeries: Marion Kless (1 episode)
  64. 1974Die Fälle des Herrn KonstantinSeries: Gisela Pahl (1 episode)
  65. 1974Zum Abschied ChrysanthemenFilm
  66. 1973World on a WireSeries: Party Guest (2 episodes)
  67. 1973Willow SpringsFilm: Christine
  68. 1973ImmobilienFilm: Jasmin Strothmann
  69. 1972The Death of Maria MalibranFilm
  70. 1971Gestrickte SpurenFilm: Fanny Elßler
  71. 1971Murders in the Rue MorgueFilm: Madeleine Charron
  72. 1970Wie ein BlitzSeries: Diana Valesco (3 episodes)
  73. 1970Bend SinisterFilm: Mariette
  74. 1969Love BirdsFilm: La Contessa
  75. 1969The CommissionerSeries: Eva Raßner (1 episode)
  76. 1967Tender SharksFilm
  77. 1964Wild and WonderfulFilm: Giselle Ponchon
  78. 1962Taras BulbaFilm: Natalia Dubrov
  79. 196290 Minuten nach MitternachtFilm: Julie Elgin
  80. 1962Escape from East BerlinFilm: Erika Jürgens

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