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The Keller Sisters, Kessler Twins
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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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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1936-08-20
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 4.7
- info Birth Place Nerchau, Germany
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Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963-08-23
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Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2005-06-26
7
The Thursday
1964-01-24
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Treffpunkt Herz
1975-10-04
6.3
Erik the Conqueror
1961-12-07
6
Countess Mariza
1958-12-17
5.2
Playgirl
1966-06-23
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Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007-03-15
4.3
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
1958-12-19
4.5
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
1957-08-01
7
Der Bettelstudent
1958-01-24
4
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
1958-10-10
5
The Count of Luxemburg
1957-12-18
7
Scherben bringen Glück
1957-01-01
5
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1962-05-08
4
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
1957-09-26
5
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
1955-07-07
4
Der Vogelhändler
1962-08-02
5
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
1964-04-09
5
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
1957-09-26
5.7
Canzoni, bulli e pupe
1964-05-29
7
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
1958-11-21
4.9
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960-09-16
6.4
The Magician
1960-08-24
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Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
2003-12-05
5.4
Sodom and Gomorrah
1962-10-04
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Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
1967-11-16
7
Complexes
1965-08-15
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Die lachende Dritte
1961-07-02
6
Rocco e le sorelle
1961-05-05
4
Tabarin
1958-05-21
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Ein roter Teppich für....
2002-10-26
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Domenica In
1976-10-03
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Lieben Sie Show ?
1962-11-24
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Showgeschichten
1986-07-26
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Continental Showcase
1966-06-11
7.6
Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015-07-06
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Heimat - Deine Filme
2008-12-13
6.2
Scene of the Crime
1970-11-29
8
Dalli Dalli
1971-05-13
6.5
Am laufenden Band
1974-04-27
5.3
Stars in der Manege
1959-04-11
7.1
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995-12-05
5.8
Balko
1995-03-19
3
Auf eigene Gefahr
1993-10-10
8
Dalli Dalli
1971-05-13
7.8
Inas Nacht
2007-06-09
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Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
2006-12-09
6.5
Klimbim
1973-07-24
6.5
Lukas
1996-03-03
4.4
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
1990-10-17
5.2
Markus Lanz
2008-06-03
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Die Montagsmaler
1974-01-14
6
Alles Nichts Oder?!
1988-04-08
6.6
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20
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Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
1972-06-01
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Bio’s Bahnhof
1978-02-09
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Die diebischen Zwillinge
1971-02-27
10
Mini Playback Show
1990-12-31
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Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1969-03-09
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Starparade
1968-03-14
6
Die Pyramide
1979-03-16
9
Bambi Awards
1948-01-01
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Ringlstetter
2016-12-01
6
Zum blauen Bock
1957-08-03
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Auf los geht's los
1977-01-22
6.9
Zimmer frei!
1996-07-09
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Discorama
1959-02-04
6
Numéro un
1975-04-05
4.5
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003-09-02
8
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006-01-14
5
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994-12-27
6
Kölner Treff
1976-01-25
6
Menschen der Woche
2000-09-30
6
Boulevard Bio
1991-08-06
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Die verflixte 7
1984-04-07
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Versteckte Kamera
1995-04-25
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Alpha Forum
1998-01-07
0
Lebens-Künstler
1995-10-04
4.8
DAS!
1991-01-02
7
NDR Talk Show
1979-02-09
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Musik & Gäste
1976-10-18
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Aeschbacher
2001-01-04
0
Wortwechsel
1982-01-08
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Hotel Victoria
1961-03-12
4
Menschen
1982-01-09
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8 x 1 in Noten
1973-07-19
5.5
Riverboat
1992-01-03
6
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971-12-25
1.5
Die Caterina-Valente-Show
1966-09-01
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Wünsch dir was
1969-12-20
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Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
1994-06-02
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
2005-07-16
6.5
Nachtcafé
1987-02-14
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Night-Club
1968-09-13
6.3
The Danny Kaye Show
1963-09-25
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Pssst ...
1990-02-19
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Heut' abend
1980-02-03