Ursula Andress
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1936-03-19 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as
- اورزولا اندرس
Biography
Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss actress and former model who has appeared in American, British, and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale. Other credits include Fun in Acapulco (1963), 4 for Texas (1963), She (1965), The 10th Victim (1965), The Blue Max (1966), The Southern Star (1969), Perfect Friday (1970), Red Sun (1971), The Sensuous Nurse (1975), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), The Fifth Musketeer (1979), Clash of the Titans (1981), and Peter the Great (1986).
Ursula Andress, the third of six children, was born on 19 March 1936 in Ostermundigen, Canton of Bern, to a Swiss mother, Anna, and Rolf Andress, a German diplomat. Her father was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons and her grandfather, a garden designer, became her guardian. She has a brother, Heinz, and four sisters, Erika, Charlotte, Gisela, and Kàtey.
Andress went to school in Bern until she was 16 and learned several languages, including English, French, German, and Italian. She studied art in Paris for a year, then went to Rome, where she worked various jobs including being a children's nanny.
Andress was at a party when she met a film producer who offered her a screen test for a role in an Italian film. She was successful and was cast in walk-on parts in An American in Rome (1954) (starring Alberto Sordi), Sins of Casanova (1955) (starring later Bond ally Gabriele Ferzetti), and La catena dell'odio (1955). She was seen by a Hollywood executive who persuaded her to try her luck in Hollywood.
Andress arrived in Hollywood in late 1955. That spring she was signed to a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures, starting at $287 a week. The contract brought no acting roles, owing to her reluctance to learn English. "I spent most of my time watching old Marlene Dietrich movies", she said. Andress received some publicity for dating James Dean shortly before the actor's death. She bought herself out of her contract and in 1956 signed with Columbia Pictures. She made no films for them either. She stayed in Hollywood when she married John Derek in 1957. In 1959, it was announced she and Derek would star in a film, High Variety, but no film resulted. Source: Article "Ursula Andress" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Falcon Crest
1981
as Madame Malec
The Love Boat
1977
as Carole Stanton
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Thriller
1960
as Luana
Numéro un
1975
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
2005
as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
So Graham Norton
1998
as Self - Guest
Menschen
1982
as Self
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Manimal
1983
as Karen Jade
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self
The Cave of the Golden Rose
1991
as Xellesia
Big Man
1988
as Susy Kaminski
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
Peter the Great
1986
as Athalie
Willemsens Woche
1995
as Self
Movies (66)
Dr. No
1962
as Honey Ryder
Clash of the Titans
1981
as Aphrodite
Casino Royale
1967
as Vesper Lynd
Red Sun
1971
as Cristina
She
1965
as Ayesha
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Slave of the Cannibal God
1978
as Susan Stevenson
What's New Pussycat?
1965
as Rita
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
The Blue Max
1966
as Countess Kaeti von Klugermann
Famous T & A
1982
as Susan Stevenson (archive footage)
Tigers in Lipstick
1979
as The Stroller / The Widow
Perfect Friday
1970
as Lady Britt Dorset
4 for Texas
1963
as Maxine Richter
Africa Express
1975
as Madeleine Cooper
Up to His Ears
1965
as Alexandrine Pinardel
The 10th Victim
1965
as Caroline Meredith
Fun in Acapulco
1963
as Marguerita Dauphin
The Sensuous Nurse
1975
as Anna
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
1982
as Mabel Dodge
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Self (archive footage)
Electric Blue 007
1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Southern Star
1969
as Erica Kramer
An American in Rome
1954
as Astrid Sjöström
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
as Self
The Cave of the Golden Rose 4
1994
as Xellesia
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
1985
as Marie-Antoinette
The Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Louise de La Vallière
Loaded Guns
1975
as Nora Green
Nightmare in the Sun
1965
as Marsha Wilson
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Broken Silence
1988
as Agnes
Love in 4 Easy Lessons
1976
as Marina (segment "La visita")
Belmondo by Belmondo
2016
as Self (uncredited)
Anyone Can Play
1967
as Norma
Reporters
1981
as Self
Sins of Casanova
1954
as viaggiatrice in carrozza
The Cave of the Golden Rose 3
1993
as Xellesia
Celebrity Nude Revue: The Saucy 70's Volume 1
2010
as Self
Stateline Motel
1973
as Michelle Nolton
Safari Express
1976
as Miriam
The Loves and Times of Scaramouche
1976
as Josephine De Beauharnais
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989
as Betty Starr
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
2016
as Self
Double Murder
1977
as Princess Anna Dell'Orso
Hollywood on Horses
1989
as Self
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
2000
as Self
Famous T&A 2
2022
as Susan Stevenson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005
as Self
Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De Hory
2008
as Self
Harry Saltzman: Showman
2000
as Self
Cremaster 5
1997
as Queen of Chain
Marcello, una vita dolce
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Two hearts, a Chapel
1975
as Ursula Andress (uncredited)
Once Before I Die
1966
as Alex
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Inside 'Dr. No'
2000
as Self
St. Francis Birds Tour
2005
as Madonna
Almost True: The Noble Art of Forgery
1997
as Self
Mr. Skins Favorite Nude Scenes of 1970
2018
as Herself (Archive Footage)
Ares Gate: La fabbrica delle illusioni
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Terence Young: Bond Vivant
2000
as Self
Party in Rio
1983
as Self
The Importance of Being Uncomfortable: Gualtiero Jacopetti
2012
as Self
About Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss actress and former model who has appeared in American, British, and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale. Other credits include Fun in Acapulco (1963), 4 for Texas (1963), She (1965), The 10th Victim (1965), The Blue Max (1966), The Southern Star (1969), Perfect Friday (1970), Red Sun (1971), The Sensuous Nurse (1975), Slave of the Cannibal God (1978), Th… With 93 credits spanning from 1950 to 2023, Ursula Andress has appeared in 66 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ursula Andress Movies
- Dr. No (1962) — as Honey Ryder
- Clash of the Titans (1981) — as Aphrodite
- Casino Royale (1967) — as Vesper Lynd
- Red Sun (1971) — as Cristina
- She (1965) — as Ayesha
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