Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Known for
Acting
Born
January 11, 1945
Died
March 28, 2017 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Lengdorf, Styria, Austria

Biography

Christine Maria Kaufmann (born January 11, 1945) is a German actress. In 1961 she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress, the only German to be so honoured. Born to a German father and a French mother in Lengdorf, Styria, Kaufmann became a ballerina at the Munich Opera. She started her film career at the age of seven in the 1952 adaptation of Im weißen Rößl (White Horse Inn). The film which brought her fame was Rosen-Resli, released in 1954, when she was only nine. She gained international recognition when she starred with Steve Reeves in The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) and with Kirk Douglas in Town Without Pity (1961). The following year she appeared in Escape from East Berlin. In 1963 Kaufmann married Tony Curtis, whom she had met during the filming of Taras Bulba (1962). They had two daughters, Alexandra (born July 19, 1964) and Allegra (born July 11, 1966). They divorced in 1968. Kaufmann resumed her career, which she had interrupted during her marriage. Kaufmann is also a successful businesswoman, promoting her own cosmetics products line that sells well in Germany. She has written several books about beauty and health, as well as two autobiographies. She speaks three languages: German, English, and French. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christine Kaufmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

2023
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell poster

Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2016
30 Years of Harald & Eddi: A Crazy Pair

30 Years of Harald & Eddi: A Crazy Pair

Movie · as Self

2015
Die Geschichte eines Abends poster

Die Geschichte eines Abends

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn poster

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

Movie · as Aunt Polly

2013
Stille poster

Stille

Movie · as Adele Vio

2013
Stöckl

Stöckl

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2012
Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans poster

Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans

TV · as Diana Bootz · 1 ep

2012
Drei Wünsche frei mit Inka Bause

Drei Wünsche frei mit Inka Bause

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Privat bei …

Privat bei …

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Was glaubt

Was glaubt

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich

Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Fahr zur Hölle poster

Fahr zur Hölle

Movie · as Lilith

2010
A Houseful of Animals poster

A Houseful of Animals

TV · as Frau von Werther · 1 ep

2010
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski

Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Liebesticket nach Hause poster

Liebesticket nach Hause

Movie · as Marianne Forster

2008
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes poster

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes

Movie · as Self

2008
Ein Abend für..

Ein Abend für..

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Markus Lanz poster

Markus Lanz

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Die Kocharena

Die Kocharena

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Willkommen Österreich poster

Willkommen Österreich

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Die ProSieben Märchenstunde poster

Die ProSieben Märchenstunde

TV · as Tante Hortensie · 1 ep

2006
Das perfekte Promi-Dinner poster

Das perfekte Promi-Dinner

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2005
Dancing Stars poster

Dancing Stars

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Club der Träume - Türkei, Marmaris

Club der Träume - Türkei, Marmaris

Movie · as Adlaya

2002
Haider lebt - 1. April 2021 poster

Haider lebt - 1. April 2021

Movie · as Newssprecherin

2000
Höllische Nachbarn - Nur Frauen sind schlimmer poster

Höllische Nachbarn - Nur Frauen sind schlimmer

Movie · as Ingelore Merk

2000
Menschen der Woche

Menschen der Woche

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2000
Koschwitz

Koschwitz

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Abendschau

Abendschau

TV · as self · 1 ep

2000
Alles Liebe V.I.P.

Alles Liebe V.I.P.

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Volle Kanne poster

Volle Kanne

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1999
Beckmann poster

Beckmann

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Höllische Nachbarn

Höllische Nachbarn

Movie · as Ingelore Merk

1998
Die Schläfer

Die Schläfer

Movie · as Stationsleiterin

1998
Caipiranha - Vorsicht, bissiger Nachbar! poster

Caipiranha - Vorsicht, bissiger Nachbar!

Movie · as Karin Wolters

1998
Alpha Forum

Alpha Forum

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
The German Bronx

The German Bronx

TV · as Frau Duenser · 1 ep

1997
Parkhotel Stern

Parkhotel Stern

TV · as Oksana Olejewa · 1 ep

1997
Tietjen und Bommes

Tietjen und Bommes

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Ein flotter Dreier

Ein flotter Dreier

TV · 1 ep

1996
Zimmer frei! poster

Zimmer frei!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff II - Eine Mama für Lieschen poster

Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff II - Eine Mama für Lieschen

Movie · as Gräfin

1995
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall poster

Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall

TV · as Frau Jensen · 1 ep

1995
A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft poster

A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft

TV · as Nadja Seewald · 1 ep

1995
Balko poster

Balko

TV · as Frederike Kogel · 1 ep

1995
Für alle Fälle Stefanie poster

Für alle Fälle Stefanie

TV · as Frau von Drossel · 1 ep

1994
Birkenhof & Lerchenau

Birkenhof & Lerchenau

Movie · as Theres

1994
The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave poster

The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave

Movie · as Annie Kramer

1994
Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff poster

Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff

Movie · as Countess

1994
Im Namen des Gesetzes

Im Namen des Gesetzes

TV · as Frau Meyer-Arndt · 1 ep

1994
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio poster

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Das Double

Das Double

Movie · as Jutta Eck

1993
Mission of Love poster

Mission of Love

TV · as Valery · 3 eps

1993
Liebe ist Privatsache

Liebe ist Privatsache

TV · 14 eps

1992
Glückliche Reise

Glückliche Reise

TV · as Felicitas von Feilitz · 1 ep

1992
Riverboat poster

Riverboat

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
DAS! poster

DAS!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Hard to Be a God poster

Hard to Be a God

Movie · as Okana

1990
Russian Adventure. Peter Fleischmann is Filming "Hard to Be a God"

Russian Adventure. Peter Fleischmann is Filming "Hard to Be a God"

Movie · as Self

1990
Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten poster

Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten

TV · as Kaufhausdirektorin · 12 eps

1989
The Story Teller poster

The Story Teller

Movie · as Clara Lilienthal

1989
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar

Movie · as Portia

1987
Bagdad Cafe poster

Bagdad Cafe

Movie · as Debby

1987
Die Insel

Die Insel

TV · as Margit · 6 eps

1987
Nachtcafé poster

Nachtcafé

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1987
Harald und Eddi poster

Harald und Eddi

TV · 24 eps

1987
Seitenblicke

Seitenblicke

TV · as self · 1 ep

1986
Showgeschichten

Showgeschichten

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Ein heikler Fall

Ein heikler Fall

TV · 1 ep

1984
Kronen Könner Kavaliere

Kronen Könner Kavaliere

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1983
The Roaring Fifties poster

The Roaring Fifties

Movie · as Natascha

1983
Inflation im Paradies

Inflation im Paradies

Movie · as Laverne Schuhmann (segment "Testschock")

1983
Ziemlich weit weg poster

Ziemlich weit weg

Movie · as Christel

1983
The Swing poster

The Swing

Movie · as Mme. Lautenschlag

1983
Pankow ’95 poster

Pankow ’95

Movie · as Laura Zart

1983
The Gold of Love poster

The Gold of Love

Movie · as Patricias Mutter

1983
Monaco Franze poster

Monaco Franze

TV · as Olga Behrens · 10 eps

1982
The Excluded poster

The Excluded

Movie · as Ms. Pachthofen

1982
Wortwechsel

Wortwechsel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Lili Marleen poster

Lili Marleen

Movie · as Miriam

1981
Lola poster

Lola

Movie · as Susi

1981
Day of the Idiots poster

Day of the Idiots

Movie · as Ruth

1981
Die Laurents

Die Laurents

TV · 10 eps

1981
Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1980
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment poster

Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment

Movie · as Edith Harms-Schiele

1979
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo poster

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

TV · as Hermine Danglars · 4 eps

1979
Der ganz normale Wahnsinn poster

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn

TV · as Violetta · 12 eps

1979
Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions poster

Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions

TV · as Mme Hosten-Lamothe · 5 eps

1979
NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1978
Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk

Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk

Movie

1978
Das Männerquartett

Das Männerquartett

Movie · as Nina Huf

1978
Rings of Fear poster

Rings of Fear

Movie · as Christina, Di Salvo's girlfriend

1978
SOKO München poster

SOKO München

TV · as Margit Finneisen · 1 ep

1977
Please Turn the Page

Please Turn the Page

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1976
Gold Flakes poster

Gold Flakes

Movie

1976
Blackmail Chase poster

Blackmail Chase

Movie · as Sekretärin

1976
Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Bent or Broken poster

Bent or Broken

Movie

1975
Joan's Dream poster

Joan's Dream

Movie

1975
Lockruf des Goldes poster

Lockruf des Goldes

TV · as Labiskwee · 4 eps

1974
Zum Abschied Chrysanthemen

Zum Abschied Chrysanthemen

Movie

1974
Derrick poster

Derrick

TV · as Marion Kless · 1 ep

1974
Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin

Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin

TV · as Gisela Pahl · 1 ep

1974
3 nach 9

3 nach 9

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1973
Willow Springs poster

Willow Springs

Movie · as Christine

1973
Immobilien

Immobilien

Movie · as Jasmin Strothmann

1973
World on a Wire poster

World on a Wire

TV · as Party Guest · 2 eps

1973
Je später der Abend

Je später der Abend

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
The Death of Maria Malibran poster

The Death of Maria Malibran

Movie

1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue poster

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Movie · as Madeleine Charron

1971
Gestrickte Spuren

Gestrickte Spuren

Movie · as Fanny Elßler

1971
Dalli Dalli poster

Dalli Dalli

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
Bend Sinister

Bend Sinister

Movie · as Mariette

1970
Wie ein Blitz poster

Wie ein Blitz

TV · as Diana Valesco · 3 eps

1969
Love Birds poster

Love Birds

Movie · as La Contessa

1969
The Commissioner poster

The Commissioner

TV · as Eva Raßner · 1 ep

1967
Tender Sharks poster

Tender Sharks

Movie

1964
Wild and Wonderful poster

Wild and Wonderful

Movie · as Giselle Ponchon

1962
The Swordsman of Siena poster

The Swordsman of Siena

Movie · as Serenella Arconti

1962
Taras Bulba poster

Taras Bulba

Movie · as Natalia Dubrov

1962
Escape from East Berlin poster

Escape from East Berlin

Movie · as Erika Jürgens

1962
90 Minuten nach Mitternacht

90 Minuten nach Mitternacht

Movie · as Julie Elgin

1961
A Man Named Rocca poster

A Man Named Rocca

Movie · as Geneviève Adé

1961
Town Without Pity poster

Town Without Pity

Movie · as Karin Steinhof

1961
Constantine and the Cross poster

Constantine and the Cross

Movie · as Livia

1961
Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour

Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour

Movie · as Inge

1961
Via Mala poster

Via Mala

Movie · as Sylvia Lauretz

1960
The Last Pedestrian poster

The Last Pedestrian

Movie · as Christine Cornelius

1960
Red Lips poster

Red Lips

Movie · as Baby

1960
Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today poster

Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today

Movie · as Gabriella Cocozza

1960
Un trono para Cristy poster

Un trono para Cristy

Movie · as Christine Wilkens

1959
Winter Holidays poster

Winter Holidays

Movie · as Florence

1959
The Last Days of Pompeii poster

The Last Days of Pompeii

Movie · as Elena / Ione

1959
Alle lieben Peter poster

Alle lieben Peter

Movie · as Kitty Steiner

1959
First Love poster

First Love

Movie · as Silvia

1959
Stars in der Manege poster

Stars in der Manege

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
Girls in Uniform poster

Girls in Uniform

Movie · as Mia

1958
Die singenden Engel von Tirol poster

Die singenden Engel von Tirol

Movie · as Evi Kramer

1958
Embezzled Heaven poster

Embezzled Heaven

Movie · as Doris

1957
Die Winzerin von Langenlois poster

Die Winzerin von Langenlois

Movie · as Christel

1957
Witwer mit 5 Töchtern poster

Witwer mit 5 Töchtern

Movie · as Ulla Scherzer

1956
Die Stimme der Sehnsucht poster

Die Stimme der Sehnsucht

Movie · as Eva

1956
Ein Herz schlägt für Erika poster

Ein Herz schlägt für Erika

Movie · as Erika Kayser

1955
Wenn die Alpenrosen blüh'n poster

Wenn die Alpenrosen blüh'n

Movie · as Christine

1954
Rosen-Resli poster

Rosen-Resli

Movie · as Resli

1954
Salto Mortale poster

Salto Mortale

Movie · as Dascha

1954
Der schweigende Engel poster

Der schweigende Engel

Movie · as Angelika Helmer

1953
Der Klosterjäger poster

Der Klosterjäger

Movie · as Vronerl

1953
Staatsanwältin Corda poster

Staatsanwältin Corda

Movie · as Berta Neidhart

1952
The White Horse Inn poster

The White Horse Inn

Movie · as Child