Ursula Andress

viola0605 · September 18, 2011

Is so beautiful :bounce:

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Sweet Lu · September 19, 2011

Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss actress and a sex symbol of the 1960s.^[1] 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.

Andress was born in Ostermundigen, Canton of 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.^[2] Andress has four sisters and one brother. She is fluent in English, French, Italian, German and her native Swiss German (Schwiizertüütsch).

Andress became famous as Honey Ryder, a shell diver and James Bond's object of desire in Dr. No (1962), the first Bond movie.^[3] In a well-known scene, she rises out of the Caribbean Sea in a white bikini. The scene made Andress the "quintessential" Bond girl,^[4] and is now considered iconic.^[5] "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.^[6] In 2003, in a UK Survey by Channel 4, her entrance in Dr. No was voted #1 in "the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments".^[7]

Andress won a 1964 Golden Globe award for New Star of the Year for her performance in Dr. No.^[8] Her voice was provided by Nikki van der Zyl, while the famous calypso was sung by Diana Coupland.^[9] In 1965, she posed nude for Playboy.^[10]

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 Laurence Olivier. In 1995 Andress was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history."

In 1957 Andress married actor/director, John Derek; they divorced in 1966. Andress dated many of Hollywood's leading men, including co-stars Marlon Brando, James Dean and Jean-Paul Belmondo. In 1980 she had a son, Dimitri, with American actor Harry Hamlin, her co-star in the film Clash of the Titans.^[11]

On 18 May 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. Her birthday cake was made by Anton Mosimann who also presented the cake to Ursula Andress. On top of the cake was a sculpture of Ursula Andress showing her in her iconic Dr. No scene.

Sweet Lu · September 19, 2011

Trivia

Lived with Harry Hamlin from 1978 to 1982, giving birth to their son Dimitri Hamlin in 1980.

Has lived together with Lorenzo Rispoli since 1983.

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#53) (1995).

Even after their divorce, Ursula and John Derek remained friends up until his death.

At one time there was actually talk of two former Mrs. Dereks (Ursula and Bo Derek) starring in a movie together, with Bo playing Ursula's daughter.

Often referred to as the "definitive" Bond Girl, as her appearance in Dr. No (1962) made her the first in a long line of famous and not-so-famous actresses to add "Bond Girl" status to their resumes by appearing in the James Bond series of films.

She is the only actor to appear in a canon Bond movie (Dr. No (1962)), an unofficial Bond film (Casino Royale (1967)) and also appear as a character in a Bond novel (On Her Majesty's Secret Service).

Fluent in English, French, Italian, German and Swiss-German.

Measurements: 35-21-35 as starlet in 1955; 37 1/2-22-35 on set of Dr. No (1962); 38C-25-36 on 55th birthday 1991 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).

Her voice was dubbed in Dr. No (1962) because of her strong accent.

Her younger sister, Kàtey Andress, unsuccessfully attempted to start a modeling career.

Is portrayed by Heidi Klum in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).

She had a very troubled relationship with James Dean. One tabloid reported at the time that Dean was learning German so they could "argue in another language".

Celebrated her 70th birthday at the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh (18 May 2006).

Is Swiss German.

Friend of Bo Derek.

Ex-stepmother of Sean Catherine Derek.

Born to Rolf Andress, a German diplomat who had disappeared during World War II, and his Swiss wife, a gardener, she had four sisters and a brother.

Romantically linked to Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, Ryan O'Neal, Warren Beatty, Dean Martin and Fabio Testi.

Voted "Best Bond Girl of All Time" by the readers of British newspaper Daily Mail (February 2008).

Described her wedding to John Derek a nightmare, marrying him in a small Las Vegas chapel with a cab driver as their best man and a ring that didn't fit.

Studied painting, sculpture and dance in Paris.

Grew up in Ostermundingen, a city in the district of Berne, like TV host Michelle Hunziker and Lauriane Gilliéron, a former Miss Switzerland, who both attended her 70th birthday party.

On the day of his death, James Dean asked her to go with him to San Francisco in his Porsche 550 Spyder, but after talking to John Derek, he realized that she felt in love with the latter, so he left Los Angeles without her (30 September 1955).

Was the original choice for the role of Sophie in Sophie's Choice (1982) but Meryl Streep, who went on to win a Best Actress Oscar for her performance, was cast instead.

Was considered for the leading female role in the Elvis Presley picture G.I. Blues (1960), but the role was eventually played by Juliet Prowse. Andress later co-starred in Presley's film Fun in Acapulco (1963).

Personal Quotes

[on her leaving the acting profession] I couldn't live up to it. So I chose to run away.

I was under contract to Paramount. They wanted to make me into somebody which I was not. So I got so scared and rebelled, so they threw me out of the studio.

<A href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055928/">Dr. No (1962)$10,000

Un americano a Roma1954La catena dell'odio1955Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova1955Dr. No1962Honey RyderFun in Acapulco1963Marguerita Dauphin4 for Texas1963Maxine RichterOnce Before I Die1965AlexNightmare in the Sun1965WifeShe1965AyeshaWhat's New Pussycat?1965RitaLes Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine1965Alexandrine PinardelLa decima vittima1965Caroline MeredithEnglish title: The 10th VictimBlue Max, TheThe Blue Max1966Countess Kaeti von KlugermannCasino Royale1967Vesper Lynd/007Le dolci signore1968NormaSouthern Star, TheThe Southern Star1969Erica KramerPerfect Friday1970BrittSoleil rouge1971CristinaEnglish title: Red SunFive Against Capricorn1972L'ultima chance1973Michelle NoltonColpo in canna1974Nora GreenEnglish title: Loaded GunsL'infermiera1975AnnaEnglish title: The Sensuous NurseAfrica Express1975Madeleine CooperLe avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche1975Josephine De BeauharnaisSafari Express1976MiriamSpogliamoci così senza pudor1976English title: Sex With A Smile 2La montagna del dio cannibale1978Susan StevensonEnglish title: The Mountain of the Cannibal GodDoppio delitto1978Principessa Dell'OrsoEnglish title: Double MurderFifth Musketeer, TheThe Fifth Musketeer1979Louise de la VallièreLetti selvaggi1979The Stroller and the WidowEnglish title: Tigers in LipstickClash of the Titans1981AphroditeKrasnye kolokola, film pervyy - Meksika v ogne1982Mabel DodgeManimal1983KarenTVLiberté, égalité, choucroute1985Marie-AntoinettePeter the Great1986AthalieTV seriesFalcon Crest1987 to 1988Madame MalecTV seriesKlassäzämekunft1988Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders1989Betty StarrTVIl Professore - Diva1989Susy KaminskiTVFantaghirò 31993XellesiaTV seriesFantaghirò 41994XellesiaTV seriesAlles gelogen1996Cremaster 51997Queen of ChainVogelpredigt, Die2005FilmYearRoleNotesUn americano a Roma1954La catena dell'odio1955Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova1955Dr. No1962Honey RyderFun in Acapulco1963Marguerita Dauphin4 for Texas1963Maxine RichterOnce Before I Die1965AlexNightmare in the Sun1965WifeShe1965AyeshaWhat's New Pussycat?1965RitaLes Tribulations d'un chinois en Chine1965Alexandrine PinardelLa decima vittima1965Caroline MeredithEnglish title: The 10th VictimBlue Max, TheThe Blue Max1966Countess Kaeti von KlugermannCasino Royale1967Vesper Lynd/007Le dolci signore1968NormaSouthern Star, TheThe Southern Star1969Erica KramerPerfect Friday1970BrittSoleil rouge1971CristinaEnglish title: Red SunFive Against Capricorn1972L'ultima chance1973Michelle NoltonColpo in canna1974Nora GreenEnglish title: Loaded GunsL'infermiera1975AnnaEnglish title: The Sensuous NurseAfrica Express1975Madeleine CooperLe avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche1975Josephine De BeauharnaisSafari Express1976MiriamSpogliamoci così senza pudor1976English title: Sex With A Smile 2La montagna del dio cannibale1978Susan StevensonEnglish title: The Mountain of the Cannibal GodDoppio delitto1978Principessa Dell'OrsoEnglish title: Double MurderFifth Musketeer, TheThe Fifth Musketeer1979Louise de la VallièreLetti selvaggi1979The Stroller and the WidowEnglish title: Tigers in LipstickClash of the Titans1981AphroditeKrasnye kolokola, film pervyy - Meksika v ogne1982Mabel DodgeManimal1983KarenTVLiberté, égalité, choucroute1985Marie-AntoinettePeter the Great1986AthalieTV seriesFalcon Crest1987 to 1988Madame MalecTV seriesKlassäzämekunft1988Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders1989Betty StarrTVIl Professore - Diva1989Susy KaminskiTVFantaghirò 31993XellesiaTV seriesFantaghirò 41994XellesiaTV seriesAlles gelogen1996Cremaster 51997Queen of ChainVogelpredigt, Die2005

Sweet Lu · September 19, 2011

Filmography

2005 The Bird Preachers

Madonna 1997 Cremaster 5

Queen of Chain 1996 Alles gelogen

1994 The Cave of the Golden Rose 4 (TV movie)

Xellesia 1993 The Cave of the Golden Rose 3 (TV movie)

Xellesia 1992 Primero izquierda (TV series)

– Episode dated 30 January 1992 (1992) 1989 The Dame Edna Experience (TV series)

– The Dame Edna Satellite Experience (1989) 1989 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (TV movie)

Betty Starr 1988 Big Man - The Diva (TV movie)

Susy Kaminski 1988 Falcon Crest (TV series)

Madame Malec – Telling Tales (1988) … Madame Malec – King's Gambit (1988) … Madame Malec – Hornet's Nest (1988) … Madame Malec 1988 Klassäzämekunft

1986 Peter the Great (TV mini-series)

Athalie 1985 Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Marie-Antoinette 1983 The Love Boat (TV series)

Carole Stanton – The China Cruise: Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 1 (1983) … Carole Stanton – The China Cruise: Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 2 (1983) … Carole Stanton 1983 Manimal (TV series)

Karen Jade – Manimal (1983) … Karen Jade 1982 Krasnye kolokola, film pervyy - Meksika v ogne

Mabel Dodge 1981 Clash of the Titans

Aphrodite 1979 The Fifth Musketeer

Louise de la Vallière 1979 Tigers in Lipstick

The Stroller/The Widow 1978 The Mountain of the Cannibal God

Susan Stevenson 1977 Double Murder

Princess Dell'Orso 1976 The Loves and Times of Scaramouche

Josephine De Beauharnais 1976 Africa Express