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...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007
as Self
The celebration of Joachim 'Blacky' Fuchsberger's 80th birthday. A biographical documentary.
Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
2003
as Self
Treffpunkt Herz
1975
as Gast
Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten
1967
as Self
Complexes
1965
as Self (segment "Guglielmo il Dentone")
In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer co-worker Gabriella. In the second episode, Prof. Beozi ends up in a raid of the police in a local for ...
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
as Self
In order to promote a plumcake an adman associates with a mad scientist who has found a way to interfere with TV broadcasts.
Dead Woman from Beverly Hills
1964
as Tiddy Sister Nr. 2
Detective C.G. begins to investigate the death of an attractive woman whose naked body was found in Beverly Hills. When he recovers her journal, he is...
The Thursday
1964
as Self
It's the story of a day spent by Dino, separated by his wife, who sees his son Robertino after five years. Dino has not contributed anything in life a...
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
as Kessler-Zwillinge
Agostino announces an incredible invention: a device that allows one to jump into any TV show. He's promptly declared insane and ends up in an institu...
Sodom and Gomorrah
1962
as Dancer
Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Ber...
Der Vogelhändler
1962
as Tänzerin
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies
1962
as Tilli
Operetta star Ulrich Hansen wants to return to his original profession as a doctor and announces his engagement to Regine Röders, the daughter of an i...
Erik the Conqueror
1961
as Rama
In the 9th Century, two Viking children, separated since their early childhood with one raised by the British and the other by Vikings, meet after nea...
Die lachende Dritte
1961
as Alice
Rocco e le sorelle
1961
A Sicilian leaves for Milan, in search of fortune, with the four sisters he supervises fiercely.
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
as La jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")
The seven stages in the life of the modern Frenchwomen are disclosed by seven directors in a witty way: 1 - Childhood, 2 - Adolescence, 3 - Virginity,...
The Magician
1960
as Greta
In a Munich circus, Pierre, who has come to attend the funeral of his father, a famous illusionist, finds love in the arms of the beautiful Hildegarde...
Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol
1958
as Li
Countess Mariza
1958
as Ilonka
Paying a rare visit to her estate, a countess clashes with the man she hired to manage it.
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
1958
as Tänzerin
Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German pol...
Das Posthaus im Schwarzwald
1958
as Lilli
Rural comedy set in the Black Forest.
Tabarin
1958
as Self
Jacques Forestier, also a choreographer, an art decorator and a stage producer, is the very competent manager of "Tabarin", a renowned Parisian music-...
Der Bettelstudent
1958
as Mira
The Count of Luxemburg
1957
as Fritzi
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an
1957
as Liese
Die Zwillinge vom Zillertal
1957
as Tänzerin
Vier Mädels aus der Wachau
1957
as Franzi
Maria Thaler, the recently widowed landlady of an inn in the picturesque Weineck in the Wachau region, gives birth to twins. At the same time, kitchen...
Scherben bringen Glück
1957
as Margit
Solang es hübsche Mädchen gibt
1955
as Ailce
Germany in 1947. After the Second World War, revue stars Alice and Ellen meet up again with their husbands in Munich. The place where their dream care...