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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 20, 1936
Died
November 17, 2025
Place of Birth
Nerchau, Germany
Also Known As
- Kessler Twins
Ellen Kessler
0.4 Popularity
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.
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Ringlstetter
2016
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Wer weiß denn sowas?
2015
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Heimat - Deine Filme
2008
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Markus Lanz
2008
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Inas Nacht
2007
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Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007
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Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
2006
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Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
2005
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Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
2003
Credits
Ringlstetter
as self
2016
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Wer weiß denn sowas?
as Self
2015
7.6
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Heimat - Deine Filme
as Self
2008
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Markus Lanz
as Self
2008
5.5
Inas Nacht
as Self
2007
7.8
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Ein Leben wie im Flug
as Self
2007
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Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!
as Self
2006
2.0
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Filmlegenden. Deutsch
as Self
2006
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze Jubiläumsgala
as Self
2005
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Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
as Self
2003
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Menschen bei Maischberger
as Self
2003
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Ein roter Teppich für....
as Self
2002
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Aeschbacher
as Self
2001
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Menschen der Woche
as Self
2000
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Alpha Forum
as Self
1998
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Zimmer frei!
as Self
1996
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Lukas
as Ellen Kessler
1996
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
1995
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Lebens-Künstler
as Self
1995
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Versteckte Kamera
as Self
1995
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Balko
as Ira Adomeit
1995
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alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
as Self
1994
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Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
as Self
1994
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Auf eigene Gefahr
as Lucie Grindel
1993
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Riverboat
as Self
1992
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Boulevard Bio
as Self
1991
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DAS!
as Self
1991
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Mini Playback Show
as Self
1990
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Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
as Erika Strassberg
1990
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Pssst ...
as Self
1990
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Alles Nichts Oder?!
as Self
1988
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Nachtcafé
as Self
1987
4.7
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Showgeschichten
as Self
1986
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Die verflixte 7
as Self
1984
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Menschen
as Self
1982
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Wortwechsel
as Self
1982
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Heut' abend
as Self
1980
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Die Pyramide
as Self
1979
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NDR Talk Show
as Self
1979
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Bio’s Bahnhof
as Self
1978
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Auf los geht's los
as Self
1977
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Music & Guests
as Self
1976
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Domenica In
as Self
1976
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Kölner Treff
as Self
1976
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Treffpunkt Herz
as Gast
1975
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Numéro un
as Self
1975
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Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest
1974
6.5
Die Montagsmaler
as Self
1974
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Klimbim
as Self
1973
5.9
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8 x 1 in Noten
as Self
1973
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Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?
as Self
1972
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Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
as Self
1971
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Dalli Dalli
as Self - Contestant
1971
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Dalli Dalli
as Self
1971
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Alice und Ellen
as Self
1971
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Die diebischen Zwillinge
as Kathy
1971
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Scene of the Crime
as Mutter Bemering
1970
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Wünsch dir was
as Self
1969
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Festival der Stars
as Self
1969
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Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
as Self
1969
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Night-Club
as Self
1968
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Paris nach Noten
as Self
1968
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Starparade
as Self
1968
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Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
as Self
1967
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Die Caterina-Valente-Show
as Self
1966
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Playgirl
as Self
1966
4.3
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Continental Showcase
as Self
1966
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Complexes
as Self (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone")
1965
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Show - Charme - Chansons
as Self
1965
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Songs, Bullies and Chicks
as Self
1964
5.7
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
as Tiddy Sister Nr. 1
1964
4.9
The Thursday
as Self
1964
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
6.3
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
as Kessler-Zwillinge
1963
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Perpetuum Musicale - Eine Revue ohne Aufenthalt
as Self
1963
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Lieben Sie Show ?
as Self - Host
1962
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Sodom and Gomorrah
as Dancer
1962
5.3
Der Vogelhändler
as Tänzerin
1962
4.7
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
as Milli
1962
5.0
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Wieder zurück: Siegfried Arno - Eine Musik-Show aus Studio 3
as Self
1962
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Erik the Conqueror
as Daya
1961
6.3
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Die lachende Dritte
as Ellen
1961
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Rocco e le sorelle
1961
6.0
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Hotel Victoria
as Self
1961
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Love and the Frenchwoman
as L'autre jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")
1960
4.5
The Magician
as Hildegarde
1960
6.5
Stars in the Ring
as Self
1959
5.3
Discorama
as Self
1959
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Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
as Lo
1958
4.3
Countess Mariza
as Rosika
1958
6.0
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
as Tänzerin
1958
7.0
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
as Cilli
1958
4.0
Tabarin
as Self
1958
4.0
Der Bettelstudent
as Katja
1958
7.0
The Count of Luxemburg
as Franzi
1957
5.0
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
as Tänzerin
1957
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Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
as Lotte
1957
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Zum blauen Bock
as Self
1957
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Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
as Hanni
1957
5.7
Scherben bringen Glück
as Flora Fleuron
1957
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Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Contestant
1956
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Deutscher Vorentscheid zum Eurovision Song Contest
as Self
1956
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Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
as Ellen
1955
5.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Bambi
as Self - Laudation
1948
9.0