Elga Andersen
| Elga Andersen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helga Hymen February 2, 1935 Dortmund |
| 💀Died | December 7, 1994 (age 59) New York CityDecember 7, 1994 (age 59) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | German |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Peter R. Gimbel |
| Family | Bernard Gimbel (father-in-law) |
Elga Andersen (born Helga Hymen, February 2, 1935, in Dortmund – December 7, 1994, in New York City) was a German actress and singer.
Biography
From the age of six, she attended a ballet school, and then went to high school in Paris. There she worked as a model and was noticed by the tabloids.
Otto Preminger selected her for a small role in his film Bonjour Tristesse in 1958 and gave her the stage name "Elga Andersen". Her first starring role was in 1960 in Brazilian Rhapsody. Into the 1970s she appeared in many predominantly European productions. Her most famous role was as Lisa Belgetti alongside Steve McQueen in Le Mans.
In the 1960s she began to sing and succeeded well in the charts. Among other things, she sang the title song of The Guns of Navarone, as well as two other songs featured in the film, "Treu Sein" and "Das Sundenlied". In 1978 she married the American millionaire Peter R. Gimbel;[1] in 1981 she worked with her husband in a multimillion-dollar project trying to recover the vault of the SS Andrea Doria, and two documentaries were made for American television.
Andersen died of cancer at the age of 59. Her and her husband’s ashes were placed inside the hull of the Andrea Doria during a diving expedition. The Gimbels themselves had a long association with diving expeditions to the Andrea Doria.
Selected filmography
- 1958: Bonjour Tristesse
- 1958: Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud)
- 1958: So ein Millionär hat's schwer
- 1962: The Eye of the Monocle
- 1963: Your Turn, Darling
- 1964: Coast of Skeletons
- 1964: A Global Affair
- 1965: DM-Killer
- 1968: Run, Psycho, Run
- 1971: In Prison Awaiting Trial (Detenuto in attesa di giudizio)
- 1971: Cross Current (Un omicidio perfetto a termine di legge)
- 1971: Le Mans
- 1971–1974: Aux frontières du possible (French TV show)
References
- ↑ Diliberto, Gioia (November 2, 1981). "What Will Adventurers Peter Gimbel and Elga Andersen Dive into Next? Movies!". People.
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