Elke Sommer (born Elke Baronin von Schletz; November 5, 1940 in Berlin, Germany) is a German actress. Some of her most notable films include A Shot in the Dark, The Oscar, Lisa and the Devil, Carry On Behind, and The Prisoner of Zenda. In 1964 she won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for her role in The Prize. Sommer speaks seven languages and has focused more on painting than acting in her later years.
Her father was a baron, which makes her a baroness (although the title has no legal status).
Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:
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Film roles
- The Victors (1963) as Helga Metzger
- A Shot in the Dark (1964) as Maria Gambrelli
- The Oscar (1966) as Kay Bergdahl
- The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1966) as Paula Schultz
- The Wrecking Crew (1968) as Linka Karensky
- Zeppelin (1971) as Erika Altschul
- Lisa and the Devil (1973) as Lisa Reiner/Elena
- And Then There Were None (1974) as Vera Clyde
- Carry On Behind (1975) as Professor Anna Vooshka
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) as Countess
Television roles
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode, 1976) as Dr. Ilse Martin
- The Muppet Show (1 episode, 1979) as Herself – Special Guest Star
- The Love Boat (4 episodes, 1981–84) as Benita James/Inga Van Damme
- Fantasy Island (1 episode, 1981) as Etain
- St. Elsewhere (1 episode, 1986) as Natasha
Tropes:
- Ms. Fanservice: Sommer was a prominent sex symbol of the 1960s, becoming one of many German female sex symbols dubbed the "Teutonic Temptress" and posing for Playboy magazine several times. Her sex appeal was on display in many of her films, particularly the nudist colony sequence in A Shot in the Dark.
