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| image = Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder crop.jpg | ||
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|3|19}} | ||
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| spouse = {{marriage|]|1957|1966}} | ||
| | partner = ]<br>(1978–1982)<br>Lorenzo Rispoli<br>(1983–present) | | partner = ]<br />(1978–1982)<br />Lorenzo Rispoli<br />(1983–present) | ||
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| years_active = 1954–2005 | ||
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| '''Ursula Andress''' (born March 19, 1936) is a ] actress and a ] of the 1960s.<ref> |
'''Ursula Andress''' (born March 19, 1936) is a ] actress and a ] of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book | last = Lisanti | first = Tom | last2 = Louis | first2 = Paul | page = 38 | title = Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973 | year = 2002 | publisher = McFarland | isbn = 0786411945 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=4VJCaXXANA0C&lpg=PP1&dq=isbn%3A0786411945&pg=PA38 | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> She is known for her roles as ] ] in '']'', for which she won a ], and as ] in the 1967 ] parody '']''. | ||
| ==Early life== | == Early life == | ||
| Andress was born in ], ], ], the daughter of Anna, who was Swiss, and Rolf Andress, a ] ] who was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons. He disappeared during ].<ref> |
Andress was born in ], ], ], the daughter of Anna, who was Swiss, and Rolf Andress, a ] ] who was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons. He disappeared during ].<ref>{{cite web | last = Anstead | first = Mark | title = Bond girl who made a killing | publisher = Guardian | date = 2002-12-07 | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2002/dec/07/features.jobsmoney2 | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> Andress has four sisters and one brother. She is fluent in ], ], ], and her native ] (]). The young Andress started her career as an art model in ], which led to her first roles in the Italian movie industry. | ||
| ==Career== | == Career == | ||
| Andress became famous as ], a shell diver and ]'s object of desire in '']'' (1962), the first Bond movie.<ref> |
Andress became famous as ], a shell diver and ]'s object of desire in '']'' (1962), the first Bond movie.<ref>{{cite web | title = Dr No bikini for sale | publisher = BBC News | date = 2001-01-12 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1113839.stm | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> In a well-known scene, she rises out of the ] in a white ]. The scene made Andress the "quintessential" ],<ref>{{cite web | last = Thomas | first = Rebecca | title = One girl is not enough, Rebecca Thomas | publisher = BBC News | date = 1999-11-19 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/11/99/shaken_not_stirred/523329.stm | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> and is now considered iconic.<ref>{{cite web | last = Westcott | first = Kathryn | title = The bikini: Not a brief affair | publisher = BBC News | date = 2006-07-05 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5130460.stm | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> "My entrance in the film wearing the bikini on that beautiful beach made me world famous as 'the Bond girl{{'"}}, she said, and the bikini from this "classic moment in cinema and Bond history" sold for £35,000 at auction in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bond bikini sells for £35,000 | publisher = BBC News | date = 2001-02-14 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1169775.stm | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> In 2003, in a UK Survey by ], her entrance in '']'' was voted #1 in "the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments".<ref>{{cite web | title = Andress scene voted 'most sexy' | publisher = BBC News | date = 2003-11-30 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3250386.stm | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> In 2007, Australian series 20 to 1 ranked her entrance in ''Dr. No'' as the #2 Sexiest Movie Moment. | ||
| Andress won a 1964 ] award for New Star of the Year for her performance in ''Dr. No''.<ref> |
Andress won a 1964 ] award for New Star of the Year for her performance in ''Dr. No''.<ref>{{cite web | title = The 21st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1964) — Awards Search: Ursula Andress | work = GoldenGlobes.org | publisher = Hollywood Foreign Press Association | date = 2010-07-26 | url = http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30387 | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> Her voice was provided by ] while the famous ] was sung by ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74 | publisher = BBC News | date = 2006-11-10 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6136408.stm | accessdate = 2010-10-15 }}</ref> In 1965, she posed nude for ]. | ||
| Andress co-starred with ] in the ] film, '']'', with ] in '']'' (1963), opposite ] in '']'' (]), and as the countess in '']'' (]). She also appeared in the Bond ] '']'' (]) as ], an occasional ] who persuades ], as played by ], to carry out a mission. Her heavy accent was dubbed over in ''Dr. No'', but she used her own voice in ''Casino Royale''. | Andress co-starred with ] in the ] film, '']'', with ] in '']'' (1963), opposite ] in '']'' (]), and as the countess in '']'' (]). She also appeared in the Bond ] '']'' (]) as ], an occasional ] who persuades ], as played by ], to carry out a mission. Her heavy accent was dubbed over in ''Dr. No'', but she used her own voice in ''Casino Royale''. | ||
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| In ]'s '']'', she co-starred with ]. In 1995, Andress was chosen by ] as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history." | In ]'s '']'', she co-starred with ]. In 1995, Andress was chosen by ] as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history." | ||
| ==Personal life== | == Personal life == | ||
| ] celebrating her 70th birthday in 2006]] | ] celebrating her 70th birthday in 2006]] | ||
| In 1957, Ursula Andress married actor/director ]. The marriage ended in ] in 1966. Andress dated many of Hollywood's leading men including co-stars ] and ]. In 1980, she had a son, Dimitri, with ] actor ], her co-star in the film '']''. On May 18, 2006, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Swiss Consulate General in ], Ursula Andress celebrated her 70th birthday on board the ] in ] in the presence of an international crowd of celebrities. | In 1957, Ursula Andress married actor/director ]. The marriage ended in ] in 1966. Andress dated many of Hollywood's leading men including co-stars ] and ]. In 1980, she had a son, Dimitri, with ] actor ], her co-star in the film '']''. On May 18, 2006, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Swiss Consulate General in ], Ursula Andress celebrated her 70th birthday on board the ] in ] in the presence of an international crowd of celebrities. | ||
| ==Filmography== | == Filmography == | ||
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Revision as of 01:46, 15 October 2010
| Ursula Andress | |
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| File:Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder crop.jpgAndress in her iconic Dr. No scene | |
| Born | (1936-03-19) March 19, 1936 (age 88) Ostermundigen, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954–2005 |
| Spouse |
John Derek (m. 1957–1966) |
| Partner(s) | Harry Hamlin (1978–1982) Lorenzo Rispoli (1983–present) |
Ursula Andress (born March 19, 1936) is a Swiss actress and a sex symbol of the 1960s. She is known for her roles as Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr. No, for which she won a Golden Globe, and as Vesper Lynd in the 1967 James Bond parody Casino Royale.
Early life
Andress was born in Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland, the daughter of Anna, who was Swiss, and Rolf Andress, a German diplomat who was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons. He disappeared during World War II. Andress has four sisters and one brother. She is fluent in English, French, Italian, and her native German (Swiss German). The young Andress started her career as an art model in Rome, which led to her first roles in the Italian movie industry.
Career
Andress became famous as Honey Ryder, a shell diver and James Bond's object of desire in Dr. No (1962), the first Bond movie. In a well-known scene, she rises out of the Caribbean Sea in a white bikini. The scene made Andress the "quintessential" Bond girl, and is now considered iconic. "My entrance in the film wearing the bikini on that beautiful beach made me world famous as 'the Bond girl'", she said, and the bikini from this "classic moment in cinema and Bond history" sold for £35,000 at auction in 2001. In 2003, in a UK Survey by Channel 4, her entrance in Dr. No was voted #1 in "the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments". In 2007, Australian series 20 to 1 ranked her entrance in Dr. No as the #2 Sexiest Movie Moment.
Andress won a 1964 Golden Globe award for New Star of the Year for her performance in Dr. No. Her voice was provided by Nikki van der Zyl while the famous calypso was sung by Diana Coupland. In 1965, she posed nude for Playboy.
Andress co-starred with Elvis Presley in the 1963 film, Fun in Acapulco, with Frank Sinatra in 4 for Texas (1963), opposite Marcello Mastroianni in The 10th Victim (1965), and as the countess in The Blue Max (1966). She also appeared in the Bond satire Casino Royale (1967) as Vesper Lynd, an occasional spy who persuades Evelyn Tremble, as played by Peter Sellers, to carry out a mission. Her heavy accent was dubbed over in Dr. No, but she used her own voice in Casino Royale.
In 1981's Clash of the Titans, she co-starred with Harry Hamlin. In 1995, Andress was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history."
Personal life
In 1957, Ursula Andress married actor/director John Derek. The marriage ended in divorce in 1966. Andress dated many of Hollywood's leading men including co-stars Marlon Brando and James Dean. In 1980, she had a son, Dimitri, with American actor Harry Hamlin, her co-star in the film Clash of the Titans. On May 18, 2006, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Swiss Consulate General in Scotland, Ursula Andress celebrated her 70th birthday on board the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh in the presence of an international crowd of celebrities.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Un americano a Roma | ||
| 1955 | La catena dell'odio | ||
| 1955 | Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova | ||
| 1962 | Dr. No | Honey Ryder | |
| 1963 | Fun in Acapulco | Marguerita Dauphin | |
| 1963 | 4 for Texas | Maxine Richter | |
| 1965 | Once Before I Die | Alex | |
| 1965 | Nightmare in the Sun | Wife | |
| 1965 | She | Ayesha | |
| 1965 | What's New, Pussycat? | Rita | |
| 1965 | Les Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine | Alexandrine Pinardel | |
| 1965 | La decima vittima | Caroline Meredith | English title: The 10th Victim |
| 1966 | The Blue Max | Countess Kaeti von Klugermann | |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Vesper Lynd/007 | |
| 1968 | Le dolci signore | Norma | |
| 1969 | The Southern Star | Erica Kramer | |
| 1970 | Perfect Friday | Britt | |
| 1971 | Soleil rouge | Cristina | English title: Red Sun |
| 1972 | Five Against Capricorn | ||
| 1973 | L'ultima chance | Michelle Nolton | |
| 1974 | Colpo in canna | Nora Green | English title: Loaded Guns |
| 1975 | L'infermiera | Anna | English title: The Sensuous Nurse |
| 1975 | Africa Express | Madeleine Cooper | |
| 1975 | Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche | Josephine De Beauharnais | |
| 1976 | Safari Express | Miriam | |
| 1976 | Spogliamoci così senza pudor | English title: Sex With A Smile 2 | |
| 1978 | La montagna del dio cannibale | Susan Stevenson | English title: The Mountain of the Cannibal God |
| 1978 | Doppio delitto | Principessa Dell'Orso | English title: Double Murder |
| 1979 | The Fifth Musketeer | Louise de la Vallière | |
| 1979 | Letti selvaggi | The Stroller and the Widow | English title: Tigers in Lipstick |
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans | Aphrodite | |
| 1982 | Krasnye kolokola, film pervyy - Meksika v ogne | Mabel Dodge | |
| 1983 | Manimal | Karen | TV |
| 1985 | Liberté, égalité, choucroute | Marie-Antoinette | |
| 1986 | Peter the Great | Athalie | TV series |
| 1987–1988 | Falcon Crest | Madame Malec | TV series |
| 1988 | Klassäzämekunft | ||
| 1989 | Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders | Betty Starr | TV |
| 1989 | Il Professore - Diva | Susy Kaminski | TV |
| 1993 | Fantaghirò 3 | Xellesia | TV series |
| 1994 | Fantaghirò 4 | Xellesia | TV series |
| 1996 | Alles gelogen | ||
| 1997 | Cremaster 5 | Queen of Chain | |
| 2005 | Vogelpredigt, Die |
References
- Lisanti, Tom; Louis, Paul (2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973. McFarland. p. 38. ISBN 0786411945. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- Anstead, Mark (2002-12-07). "Bond girl who made a killing". Guardian. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- "Dr No bikini for sale". BBC News. 2001-01-12. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- Thomas, Rebecca (1999-11-19). "One girl is not enough, Rebecca Thomas". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- Westcott, Kathryn (2006-07-05). "The bikini: Not a brief affair". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- "Bond bikini sells for £35,000". BBC News. 2001-02-14. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- "Andress scene voted 'most sexy'". BBC News. 2003-11-30. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- "The 21st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1964) — Awards Search: Ursula Andress". GoldenGlobes.org. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- "Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74". BBC News. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
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