image of Alice Kessler
Birthday: Aug 20, 1936
Place of Birth: Nerchau, Germany

Alice Kessler

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.

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