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Acting
Alice Kessler
Also known as: Kessler Twins
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 20, 1936
Day of Death
November 17, 2025
Age at Death
89 years old
Place of Birth
Nerchau, Germany
Popularity Score
0.4
Filmography
Ringlstetter
self
2016TV
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self
2015TV
Heimat - Deine Filme
Self
2008TV
Markus Lanz
Self
2008TV
Ein Leben wie im Flug
Self
2007Movie
Inas Nacht
Self
2007TV
Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
Self
2006TV
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
Self
2006TV
Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
Self
2005TV
Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
Self
2003Movie
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003TV
Ein roter Teppich für....
Self
2002TV
Aeschbacher
Self
2001TV
Menschen der Woche
Self
2000TV
Alles Liebe V.I.P.
Self
2000TV
Alpha Forum
Self
1998TV
Lukas
Alice Kessler
1996TV
Zimmer frei!
Self
1996TV
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995TV
Balko
Natascha Adomeit
1995TV
Versteckte Kamera
Self
1995TV
Lebens-Künstler
Self
1995TV
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Self
1994TV
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
Self
1994TV
Auf eigene Gefahr
Leonore Dreikantl
1993TV
Riverboat
Self
1992TV
Boulevard Bio
Self
1991TV
DAS!
Self
1991TV
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
Anita Strassberg
1990TV
Mini Playback Show
Self
1990TV
Pssst ...
Self
1990TV
Alles Nichts Oder?!
Self
1988TV
Nachtcafé
Self
1987TV
Showgeschichten
Self
1986TV
Die verflixte 7
Self
1984TV
Wortwechsel
Self
1982TV
Menschen
Self
1982TV
Heut' abend
Self
1980TV
Die Pyramide
Self
1979TV
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979TV
Just a Gigolo
Dancer (uncredited)
1978Movie
Bio’s Bahnhof
Self
1978TV
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977TV
Domenica In
Self
1976TV
Kölner Treff
Self
1976TV
Music & Guests
Self
1976TV
Treffpunkt Herz
Gast
1975Movie
Numéro un
Self
1975TV
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974TV
Die Montagsmaler
Self
1974TV
Klimbim
Self
1973TV
8 x 1 in Noten
Self
1973TV
Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
Self
1972TV
Alice und Ellen
Self
1971Movie
Dalli Dalli
Self - Contestant
1971TV
Die diebischen Zwillinge
Judy
1971TV
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
Self
1971TV
Scene of the Crime
Mutter Bemering
1970TV
Festival der Stars
Self
1969Movie
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Self
1969TV
Wünsch dir was
Self
1969TV
Paris nach Noten
Self
1968Movie
Starparade
Self
1968TV
Night-Club
Self
1968TV
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
Self
1967Movie
Continental Showcase
Self
1966TV
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
Self
1966TV
Complexes
Self (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone")
1965Movie
Show - Charme - Chansons
Self
1965Movie
The Thursday
Self
1964Movie
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
Tiddy Sister Nr. 2
1964Movie
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
Self
1964Movie
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
Kessler-Zwillinge
1963Movie
Perpetuum Musicale - Eine Revue ohne Aufenthalt
Self
1963Movie
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963TV
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
Tilli
1962Movie
Der Vogelhändler
Tänzerin
1962Movie
Sodom and Gomorrah
Dancer
1962Movie
Lieben Sie Show ?
Self - Host
1962TV
Wieder zurück: Siegfried Arno - Eine Musik-Show aus Studio 3
Self
1962TV
Erik the Conqueror
Rama
1961Movie
Die lachende Dritte
Alice
1961Movie
Rocco e le sorelle
1961Movie
Hotel Victoria
Self
1961TV
Love and the Frenchwoman
La jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")
1960Movie
The Magician
Greta
1960Movie
Stars in der Manege
Self
1959TV
Discorama
Self
1959TV
Countess Mariza
Ilonka
1958Movie
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
Li
1958Movie
Der Bettelstudent
Mira
1958Movie
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
Lilli
1958Movie
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
Tänzerin
1958Movie
Tabarin
Self
1958Movie
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
Franzi
1957Movie
Scherben bringen Glück
Margit
1957Movie
The Count of Luxemburg
Fritzi
1957Movie
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
Liese
1957Movie
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
Tänzerin
1957Movie
Zum blauen Bock
Self
1957TV
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Contestant
1956TV
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
Ailce
1955Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV
Bambi
Self - Laudation
1948TV