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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Ein Leben wie im Flug
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Release Date:15/03/2007
Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
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Release Date:05/12/2003
Treffpunkt Herz
Character:Gast
Release Date:04/10/1975
Alice und Ellen
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Release Date:17/04/1971
Festival der Stars
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Release Date:08/11/1969
Paris nach Noten
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Release Date:29/06/1968
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
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Release Date:16/11/1967
Complexes
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Release Date:15/08/1965
Show - Charme - Chansons
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Release Date:02/02/1965
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
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Release Date:29/05/1964
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
Character:Tiddy Sister Nr. 2
Release Date:09/04/1964
The Thursday
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Release Date:23/01/1964
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
Character:Kessler-Zwillinge
Release Date:23/08/1963
Perpetuum Musicale - Eine Revue ohne Aufenthalt
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Release Date:20/08/1963
Sodom and Gomorrah
Character:Dancer
Release Date:04/10/1962
Der Vogelhändler
Character:Tänzerin
Release Date:02/08/1962
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Character:Tilli
Release Date:08/05/1962
Erik the Conqueror
Character:Rama
Release Date:07/12/1961
Die lachende Dritte
Character:Alice
Release Date:02/07/1961
Rocco e le sorelle
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Release Date:05/05/1961
Love and the Frenchwoman
Character:La jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")
Release Date:16/09/1960
The Magician
Character:Greta
Release Date:24/08/1960
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
Character:Li
Release Date:19/12/1958
Countess Mariza
Character:Ilonka
Release Date:17/12/1958
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
Character:Tänzerin
Release Date:21/11/1958
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
Character:Lilli
Release Date:10/10/1958
Tabarin
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Release Date:21/05/1958
Der Bettelstudent
Character:Mira
Release Date:24/01/1958
The Count of Luxemburg
Character:Fritzi
Release Date:18/12/1957
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
Character:Liese
Release Date:26/09/1957
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
Character:Tänzerin
Release Date:26/09/1957
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
Character:Franzi
Release Date:01/08/1957
Scherben bringen Glück
Character:Margit
Release Date:01/01/1957
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
Character:Ailce
Release Date:07/07/1955
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Wer weiß denn sowas?
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Heimat - Deine Filme
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Markus Lanz
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Inas Nacht
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Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
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Filmlegenden. Deutsch
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
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Menschen bei Maischberger
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Aeschbacher
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Menschen der Woche
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Alpha Forum
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Zimmer frei!
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Lukas
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
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Lebens-Künstler
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Versteckte Kamera
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Balko
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alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
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Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
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Auf eigene Gefahr
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Riverboat
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Boulevard Bio
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DAS!
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Mini Playback Show
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Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
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Nachtcafé
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Die verflixte 7
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Heut' abend
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Die Pyramide
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NDR Talk Show
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Auf los geht's los
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Domenica In
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Kölner Treff
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Numéro un
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Am laufenden Band
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Die Montagsmaler
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8 x 1 in Noten
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Dalli Dalli
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Dalli Dalli
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Die diebischen Zwillinge
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Scene of the Crime
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Night-Club
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Starparade
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Die Caterina-Valente-Show
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The Danny Kaye Show
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Wieder zurück: Siegfried Arno - Eine Musik-Show aus Studio 3
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Hotel Victoria
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Discorama
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Eurovision Song Contest
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Deutscher Vorentscheid zum Eurovision Song Contest
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Bambi
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