Ursula Andress
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Ursula Andress

Known for
Acting
Born
March 19, 1936
Place of birth
Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland
Also known as
اورزولا اندرس

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Biography

Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss actress and former model who has appeared in American, British, and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale. Other credits include Fun in Acapulco (1963), 4 for Texas (1963), She (1965), The 10th Victim (1965), The Blue Max (1966), The Southern Star (1969), Perfect Friday (1970), Red Sun (1971), The Sensuous Nurse (1975), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), The Fifth Musketeer (1979), Clash of the Titans (1981), and Peter the Great (1986).

Ursula Andress, the third of six children, was born on 19 March 1936 in Ostermundigen, Canton of Bern, to a Swiss mother, Anna, and Rolf Andress, a German diplomat. Her father was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons and her grandfather, a garden designer, became her guardian. She has a brother, Heinz, and four sisters, Erika, Charlotte, Gisela, and Kàtey.

Andress went to school in Bern until she was 16 and learned several languages, including English, French, German, and Italian. She studied art in Paris for a year, then went to Rome, where she worked various jobs including being a children's nanny.

Andress was at a party when she met a film producer who offered her a screen test for a role in an Italian film. She was successful and was cast in walk-on parts in An American in Rome (1954) (starring Alberto Sordi), Sins of Casanova (1955) (starring later Bond ally Gabriele Ferzetti), and La catena dell'odio (1955). She was seen by a Hollywood executive who persuaded her to try her luck in Hollywood.

Andress arrived in Hollywood in late 1955. That spring she was signed to a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures, starting at $287 a week. The contract brought no acting roles, owing to her reluctance to learn English. "I spent most of my time watching old Marlene Dietrich movies", she said. Andress received some publicity for dating James Dean shortly before the actor's death. She bought herself out of her contract and in 1956 signed with Columbia Pictures. She made no films for them either. She stayed in Hollywood when she married John Derek in 1957. In 1959, it was announced she and Derek would star in a film, High Variety, but no film resulted. Source: Article "Ursula Andress" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Filmography

  • Ares Gate: La fabbrica delle illusioniFilm · 2023 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Belmondo: The IncorrigibleFilm · 2022 · Acting
  • Deneuve, la reine CatherineFilm · 2022 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Famous T&A 2Film · 2022 · as Susan Stevenson (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Rat PackFilm · 2022 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen SeiteFilm · 2017 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Belmondo by BelmondoFilm · 2016 · as Self (uncredited)
  • Bob Hope: Entertaining the TroopsFilm · 2016 · as Self
  • The Importance of Being Uncomfortable: Gualtiero JacopettiFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1Film · 2010 · as Self
  • Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De HoryFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • Marcello, una vita dolceFilm · 2006 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Elio Petri: Notes About a FilmmakerFilm · 2005 · as Self
  • G&G - Gesichter und GeschichtenTV · 2005 · as Self · 1 episode
  • St. Francis Birds TourFilm · 2005 · as Madonna
  • The Best of So Graham NortonFilm · 2004 · as Self (archive footage)
  • 100 Greatest Sexy MomentsFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • Bond Girls Are ForeverFilm · 2002 · as Herself
  • V Graham NortonTV · 2002 · as Self · 1 episode
  • AeschbacherTV · 2001 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Friday Night with Jonathan RossTV · 2001 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Harry Saltzman: ShowmanFilm · 2000 · as Self
  • Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'Film · 2000 · as Self
  • Inside 'Dr. No'Film · 2000 · as Self
  • Terence Young: Bond VivantFilm · 2000 · as Self
  • BeckmannTV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
  • So Graham NortonTV · 1998 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Almost True: The Noble Art of ForgeryFilm · 1997 · as Self
  • Cremaster 5Film · 1997 · as Queen of Chain
  • E! True Hollywood StoryTV · 1996 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Willemsens WocheTV · 1995 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Cave of the Golden Rose 4Film · 1994 · as Xellesia
  • The World of HammerTV · 1994 · as Self (archive footage) · 3 episodes
  • The Cave of the Golden Rose 3Film · 1993 · as Xellesia
  • The Cave of the Golden RoseTV · 1991 · as Xellesia · 4 episodes
  • Hollywood on HorsesFilm · 1989 · as Self
  • Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown MurdersFilm · 1989 · as Betty Starr
  • Big ManTV · 1988 · as Susy Kaminski · 1 episode
  • Broken SilenceFilm · 1988 · as Agnes
  • Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James BondFilm · 1987 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Sacrée soiréeTV · 1987 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Peter the GreatTV · 1986 · as Athalie · 4 episodes
  • Wedden, dat..?TV · 1986 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Liberté, égalité, choucrouteFilm · 1985 · as Marie-Antoinette
  • James Bond: The First 21 YearsFilm · 1983 · as Self
  • ManimalTV · 1983 · as Karen Jade · 1 episode
  • Party in RioFilm · 1983 · as Self
  • Electric Blue 007Film · 1982 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Famous T & AFilm · 1982 · as Susan Stevenson (archive footage)
  • MenschenTV · 1982 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Red Bells Part I: Mexico in FlamesFilm · 1982 · as Mabel Dodge
  • Clash of the TitansFilm · 1981 · as Aphrodite
  • Falcon CrestTV · 1981 · as Madame Malec · 3 episodes
  • ReportersFilm · 1981 · as Self
  • Wetten, dass..?TV · 1981 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Fifth MusketeerFilm · 1979 · as Louise de La Vallière
  • Tigers in LipstickFilm · 1979 · as The Stroller / The Widow
  • Slave of the Cannibal GodFilm · 1978 · as Susan Stevenson
  • Double MurderFilm · 1977 · as Princess Anna Dell'Orso
  • The Love BoatTV · 1977 · as Carole Stanton · 2 episodes
  • Love in 4 Easy LessonsFilm · 1976 · as Marina (segment "La visita")
  • Safari ExpressFilm · 1976 · as Miriam
  • The Loves and Times of ScaramoucheFilm · 1976 · as Josephine De Beauharnais
  • Africa ExpressFilm · 1975 · as Madeleine Cooper
  • Loaded GunsFilm · 1975 · as Nora Green
  • Numéro unTV · 1975 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Sensuous NurseFilm · 1975 · as Anna
  • Two hearts, a ChapelFilm · 1975 · as Ursula Andress (uncredited)
  • Stateline MotelFilm · 1973 · as Michelle Nolton
  • Red SunFilm · 1971 · as Cristina
  • The Bob Hope Christmas SpecialFilm · 1971 · as Self
  • Perfect FridayFilm · 1970 · as Lady Britt Dorset
  • The Southern StarFilm · 1969 · as Erica Kramer
  • The Dick Cavett ShowTV · 1968 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Anyone Can PlayFilm · 1967 · as Norma
  • Casino RoyaleFilm · 1967 · as Vesper Lynd
  • Once Before I DieFilm · 1966 · as Alex
  • The Blue MaxFilm · 1966 · as Countess Kaeti von Klugermann
  • Nightmare in the SunFilm · 1965 · as Marsha Wilson
  • SheFilm · 1965 · as Ayesha
  • The 10th VictimFilm · 1965 · as Caroline Meredith
  • The Incredible World of James BondFilm · 1965 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Up to His EarsFilm · 1965 · as Alexandrine Pinardel
  • What's New Pussycat?Film · 1965 · as Rita
  • 4 for TexasFilm · 1963 · as Maxine Richter
  • Fun in AcapulcoFilm · 1963 · as Marguerita Dauphin
  • Dr. NoFilm · 1962 · as Honey Ryder
  • The Merv Griffin ShowTV · 1962 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV · 1962 · as Self · 1 episode
  • ThrillerTV · 1960 · as Luana · 1 episode
  • CinépanoramaTV · 1956 · as Self · 1 episode
  • An American in RomeFilm · 1954 · as Astrid Sjöström
  • Sins of CasanovaFilm · 1954 · as viaggiatrice in carrozza
  • The Bob Hope ShowTV · 1950 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • What's My Line?TV · 1950 · as Self · 1 episode

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