Ursula Andress

Ursula Andress born 19 March 1936 is a Swiss actress and former model who has appeared in American British and Italian films Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film Dr No 1962 She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the 1967 Bond parody Casino Royale Other credits include Fun in Acapulco 1963 4 for Texas 1963 She 1965 The 10th Victim 1965 The Blue Max 1966 The Southern Star 1969 Perfect Friday 1970 Red Sun 1971 The Sensuous Nurse 1975 Slave of the Cannibal God 1978 The Fifth Musketeer 1979 Clash of the Titans 1981 and Peter the Great 1986 Ursula Andress the third of six children was born on 19 March 1936 in Ostermundigen Canton of Bern to a Swiss mother Anna and Rolf Andress a German diplomat Her father was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons and her grandfather a garden designer became her guardian She has a brother Heinz and four sisters Erika Charlotte Gisela and Kàtey Andress went to school in Bern until she was 16 and learned several languages including English French German and Italian She studied art in Paris for a year then went to Rome where she worked various jobs including being a childrens nanny Andress was at a party when she met a film producer who offered her a screen test for a role in an Italian film She was successful and was cast in walkon parts in An American in Rome 1954 starring Alberto Sordi Sins of Casanova 1955 starring later Bond ally Gabriele Ferzetti and La catena dellodio 1955 She was seen by a Hollywood executive who persuaded her to try her luck in Hollywood Andress arrived in Hollywood in late 1955 That spring she was signed to a sevenyear contract with Paramount Pictures starting at 287 a week The contract brought no acting roles owing to her reluctance to learn English I spent most of my time watching old Marlene Dietrich movies she said Andress received some publicity for dating James Dean shortly before the actors death She bought herself out of her contract and in 1956 signed with Columbia Pictures She made no films for them either She stayed in Hollywood when she married John Derek in 1957 In 1959 it was announced she and Derek would star in a film High Variety but no film resulted Source Article Ursula Andress from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA