Cast & creator
Alice Kessler
Best known for Scene of the Crime, DAS!, Markus Lanz
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.
Also known as: Kessler Twins
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film credits
70
television credits
105
1948–2016 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (105)
Showing 105 of 105 credits
Scene of the Crime
Mutter Bemering
1970
DAS!
Self
1991
Markus Lanz
Self
2008
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self
2015
Riverboat
Self
1992Alpha Forum
Self
1998
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Contestant
1956
Nachtcafé
Self
1987
Dalli Dalli
Self - Contestant
1971Dalli Dalli
Self
1971Menschen der Woche
Self
2000
Zimmer frei!
Self
1996
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Self
1994Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Numéro un
Self
1975
Bambi
Self - Laudation
1948Zum blauen Bock
Self
1957Aeschbacher
Self
2001
Inas Nacht
Self
2007
Die Montagsmaler
Self
1974
Discorama
Self
1959
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
Self
2006
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
Ringlstetter
self
2016Die Pyramide
Self
1979
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
Self
1994
Boulevard Bio
Self
1991Wortwechsel
Self
1982
Balko
Natascha Adomeit
1995
Stars in der Manege
Self
1959
Heut' abend
Self
1980Mini Playback Show
Self
1990Versteckte Kamera
Self
1995
Alles Nichts Oder?!
Self
1988
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977
Domenica In
Self
1976Menschen
Self
1982
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
Anita Strassberg
1990Showgeschichten
Self
1986
Starparade
Self
1968Pssst ...
Self
1990
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974Bio’s Bahnhof
Self
1978
Music & Guests
Self
1976Lebens-Künstler
Self
1995Alles Liebe V.I.P.
Self
2000
Lukas
Alice Kessler
1996
Auf eigene Gefahr
Leonore Dreikantl
1993Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Self
1969
Klimbim
Self
1973Night-Club
Self
1968Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
Self
1971Wünsch dir was
Self
1969Ein roter Teppich für....
Self
2002Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
Self
1972Hotel Victoria
Self
1961Die verflixte 7
Self
1984
Sodom and Gomorrah
Dancer
19628 x 1 in Noten
Self
1973Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
Self
2005Continental Showcase
Self
1966Die Caterina-Valente-Show
Self
1966
Just a Gigolo
Dancer (uncredited)
1978Heimat - Deine Filme
Self
2008Lieben Sie Show ?
Self - Host
1962Filmlegenden. Deutsch
Self
2006Wieder zurück: Siegfried Arno - Eine Musik-Show aus Studio 3
Self
1962
Love and the Frenchwoman
La jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")
1960
Complexes
Self (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone")
1965
Erik the Conqueror
Rama
1961
Scherben bringen Glück
Margit
1957
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
Tiddy Sister Nr. 2
1964Ein Leben wie im Flug
Self
2007
The Magician
Greta
1960Show - Charme - Chansons
Self
1965
Der Vogelhändler
Tänzerin
1962
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
Self
1964
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
Self
1967
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
Ailce
1955
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
Li
1958
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
Liese
1957Perpetuum Musicale - Eine Revue ohne Aufenthalt
Self
1963
The Count of Luxemburg
Fritzi
1957
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
Franzi
1957
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
Tänzerin
1958Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
Self
2003
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
Tänzerin
1957
The Thursday
Self
1964
Rocco e le sorelle
1961
Die diebischen Zwillinge
Judy
1971
Countess Mariza
Ilonka
1958
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
Kessler-Zwillinge
1963Festival der Stars
Self
1969
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
Lilli
1958
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Tilli
1962
Tabarin
Self
1958Paris nach Noten
Self
1968Treffpunkt Herz
Gast
1975Alice und Ellen
Self
1971
Der Bettelstudent
Mira
1958Die lachende Dritte
Alice
1961