Ursula Andress

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 a Golden Globe award-winning Swiss actress and a major sex symbol of the 1960s. She is best known for her roles as two Bond girls: Honey Ryder in "Dr. No" and Vesper 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 German diplomat 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 and James 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 the Caribbean Sea in a white bikini. 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 by Channel 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 by Nikki van der Zyl while the famous calypso was sung by Diana Coupland ("BBC" November 2006). In 1965, she posed nude for Playboy.

Andress co-starred with the king of rock 'n' roll Elvis Presley in the 1963 film, "Fun in Acapulco", with Frank Sinatra in "4 for Texas" (1963) and opposite Marcello Mastroianni in "The 10th Victim" (1965). 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 starred opposite legendary English actor Laurence 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 in divorce in 1966. Andress dated many of Hollywood's leading men including co-stars Marlon Brando and James Dean. In 1980, she had a son, Dimitri with American actor Harry 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 the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh. Among the guests were her former partner Harry Hamlin, their son Dimitri, Miss Switzerland Lauriane Gilliéron and Swiss model, actress and singer Michelle Hunziker who also grew up in Ostermundigen. 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, and Lesley Hinds, Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Earlier that day, Swiss Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin presented Ursula Andress with a bouquet of flowers and the best wishes for her birthday at the Signet Library in Edinburgh. Ursula Andress arrived at the Royal Yacht Britannia in the original Aston Martin DB5 once driven by her film partner Sean Connery in the James 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]

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NAME= Andress, Ursula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Andress, Ursula
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1936-3-19
PLACE OF BIRTH= Ostermundigen, Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH=
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