Actor
Alice Kessler
August 20, 1936 · Nerchau, Germany
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.
Often works with
Ellen Kessler
13 titles together
Erik the Conqueror, Dead Woman from Beverly Hills, The Magician
Oskar Sima
3 titles together
Der Vogelhändler, Vier Mädels aus der Wachau, Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
Gunther Philipp
3 titles together
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies, Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald, Scherben bringen Glück
Ludger Pistor
2 titles together
Balko, Auf eigene Gefahr
Martin Armknecht
2 titles together
Balko, Lukas
Georg Thomalla
2 titles together
Der Vogelhändler, Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
Full filmography · 28
Just a Gigolo
as Dancer (uncredited)
19785Treffpunkt Herz
as Gast
1975
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
as Tiddy Sister Nr. 2
1964
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
as Kessler-Zwillinge
1963
Sodom and Gomorrah
as Dancer
19625.3
Der Vogelhändler
as Tänzerin
1962
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
as Tilli
1962
Erik the Conqueror
as Rama
19616.4
Rocco e le sorelle
cast
1961
Love and the Frenchwoman
as La jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")
1960
The Magician
as Greta
1960
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
as Li
1958