Ursula Andress

Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is an actress. She was born in Ostermundigen, Berne, Switzerland, Father Rolf was a Swiss diplomat and her mother's name was Anna Andress. She is reported to have four sisters and a brother.

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19 March - 1936 - Actress - Ostermundigen - Berne - Switzerland - Diplomat

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Andress was a major sex symbol of the 1960s. Fluent in English, French, Italian, German and Swiss-German, she appeared as "Honey Ryder", James Bond's object of desire in Dr. No (1962), the first James Bond film.

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Sex symbol - 1960s - English - French - Italian - German - Swiss-German - James Bond - Dr. No - 1962

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Andress commenced her career while vacationing in Rome.

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Her stunning good looks served her well, as her introduction in Dr. No became one of the most famous Bond moments. Rising out of the Caribbean Sea singing a beautiful Calypso and tossing back her blonde hair, she spots Bond. "What are you doing here?" she asks. "Looking for shells?"

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Caribbean Sea - Calypso

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"No," replies Bond, admiring her suntanned body barely covered in a white bikini, "I'm just looking." (The combination of sea, shells, and a stunning blonde has led some critics to trace the inspiration for this scene to Botticelli's The Birth of Venus).

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Bikini - Botticelli - The Birth of Venus

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Andress has now been immortalized as the first and best Bond Girl to grace the big screen. In 1963 she won a Golden Globe for Best Promising Newcomer (Female).

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Bond Girl - 1963 - Golden Globe

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An homage to this scene was included in the Bond film, Die Another Day. This time around the part of the siren walking out of the water was played by Halle Berry.

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Die Another Day - Halle Berry

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Andress co-starred with Elvis Presley in the 1963 film, Fun in Acapulco and she also appeared in the parody Bond movie Casino Royale (1967) as Vesper Lynd, occasional spy, who persuades Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) to carry out a mission. Her heavy accent was dubbed over by Monica Van Der Syl in Dr. No, but she used her own voice in Casino Royale.

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Elvis Presley - 1963 - Fun in Acapulco - Casino Royale - 1967 - Spy - Peter Sellers - Monica Van Der Syl

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She made a pose for a nude Pictorial in Playboy.

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Pictorial - Playboy

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She was married only once, in 1957 to actor/director John Derek for whom it was his second marriage. The marriage ended in divorce in 1966. Derek married another two times (his fourth wife was the Andress look-alike, Bo Derek). She dated many of Hollywood's leading men including co-star Sean Connery, Marlon Brando and James Dean. In 1980, Andress had a son, Dimitri, with actor Harry Hamlin without marriage, her costar in the film Clash of the Titans.

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1957 - John Derek - Divorce - 1966 - Bo Derek - Sean Connery - Marlon Brando - James Dean - 1980 - Harry Hamlin - Clash of the Titans

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In 1995, Ursula Andress was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history."

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1995 - Empire magazine - 100 Sexiest Stars in film history

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In a 2003 UK Survey by Channel 4, her entrance in Dr. No was voted #1 in the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments.

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2003 - Channel 4 - The 100 Greatest Sexy Moments

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