- Ursula Andress
Infobox actor
name = Ursula Andress
imagesize = 175px
caption = Andress in 2004
birthname = Ursula Andress
birthdate = birth date and age|1936|3|19
birthplace =Ostermundigen ,Switzerland
spouse =John Derek (1957–1966)
goldenglobeawards = Most Promising Newcomer - Female
1964 "Dr. No"Ursula Andress (born
March 19 ,1936 ) is aGolden Globe award-winning Swiss actress and a majorsex symbol of the 1960s. She is best known for her roles as twoBond girl s:Honey Ryder in "Dr. No" andVesper Lynd in "Casino Royale", the 1967 James Bond spoof.Biography
Early life
Andress was born in
Ostermundigen ,Berne ,Switzerland , the daughter of Anna, who was Swiss, and Rolf Andress, a Germandiplomat who was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons (Anstead 2002). Andress has four sisters and one brother. She is fluent in English, French, Italian, and German. The young Andress started her career as an art model in Rome, which led to her first roles in the Italian movie industry.Career
Andress became famous as
Honey Ryder , a shell diver andJames Bond 's object of desire in "Dr. No" (1962), the first Bond movie ("BBC" January 2001). It is a moving sequence, as she rises out of theCaribbean Sea in a whitebikini . The scene made Andress the "quintessential"Bond girl (Thomas 1999), and is now considered iconic (Westcott 2006). "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 ("BBC" February 2001). In 2003, in a UK Survey byChannel 4 , her entrance in "Dr. No" was voted #1 in "the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments" ("BBC" 2003). In 2007, Australian series 20 to 1 ranked her entrance in "Dr. No" as the #2 Sexiest Movie Moment.Andress won a 1964
Golden Globe award for New Star of the Year for her performance in "Dr. No". Her voice was provided byNikki van der Zyl while the famous calypso was sung byDiana Coupland ("BBC" November 2006). In 1965, she posed nude forPlayboy .Andress co-starred with the king of rock 'n' roll
Elvis Presley in the 1963 film, "Fun in Acapulco ", withFrank Sinatra in "4 for Texas " (1963) and oppositeMarcello Mastroianni in "The 10th Victim " (1965). She also appeared in the Bondsatire "Casino Royale" (1967) asVesper Lynd , an occasionalspy who persuades Evelyn Tremble, as played byPeter 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 starred opposite legendary English actorLaurence Olivier . In 1995, Andress was chosen by "Empire" magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history."Personal life
In 1957, Ursula Andress married actor/director
John Derek . The marriage ended indivorce in 1966. Andress dated many of Hollywood's leading men including co-starsMarlon Brando andJames Dean . In 1980, she had a son, Dimitri with American actorHarry Hamlin , her co-star in the film "Clash of the Titans ".On May 18, 2006, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Swiss Consulate General in
Scotland , Ursula Andress celebrated her 70th birthday on board theRoyal Yacht Britannia inEdinburgh . Among the guests were her former partnerHarry Hamlin , their son Dimitri, Miss SwitzerlandLauriane Gilliéron and Swiss model, actress and singerMichelle Hunziker who also grew up inOstermundigen . Also present were The Rt. Hon.George Reid ,Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament ,Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Woodard , former Commander of the Royal Yacht Britannia, andLesley Hinds ,Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Earlier that day,Swiss Federal Council lorPascal Couchepin presented Ursula Andress with a bouquet of flowers and the best wishes for her birthday at theSignet Library in Edinburgh. Ursula Andress arrived at the Royal Yacht Britannia in the originalAston Martin DB5 once driven by her film partnerSean Connery in theJames Bond films "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball". The car was bought by a Swiss gentleman at auction in 2006.Filmography
References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6136408.stm Actress Diana Coupland dies at 74] (10 November 2006) "
BBC ". Accessed 2008-02-16.
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3250386.stm Andress scene voted 'most sexy'] (30 November 2003) "BBC". Accessed 2008-02-16.
*Mark Anstead (December 7, 2002). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2002/dec/07/features.jobsmoney2 Bond girl who made a killing] . "The Guardian ". Accessed 2008-06-30.
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1169775.stm Bond bikini sells for £35,000] (14 February 2001) "BBC". Accessed 2008-02-16.
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1113839.stm Dr No bikini for sale] (12 January 2001) "BBC". Accessed 2008-02-16.
*Rebecca Thomas (19 November 1999). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/11/99/shaken_not_stirred/523329.stm One girl is not enough] "BBC". Accessed 2008-02-16.
*Kathryn Westcott (5 July 2006). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5130460.stm The bikini: Not a brief affair] "BBC" Accessed 2008-02-16.
* [http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1963 The 21st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1964)] . "Golden Globes ". Accessed 2008-02-18.External links
*imdb name|id=0000266|name=Ursula Andress
*tvtome person|id=79038|name=Ursula Andress
* [http://www.geocities.com/ursulaandress2/ Ursula Andress webpage]
* [http://www.cultsirens.com/andress/andress.htm Ursula Andress on CultSirens.com]Persondata
NAME= Andress, Ursula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Andress, Ursula
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1936-3-19
PLACE OF BIRTH=Ostermundigen ,Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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