1. Christiane Schmidtmer was a German actress, fashion model, nude model, and memoirist.
12 Facts About Christiane Schmidtmer
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Christiane Schmidtmer was born in Mannheim, Germany, to Gertrud and Jakob Schmidtmer on Christmas Eve 1939.
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Christiane Schmidtmer took acting lessons in Munich and worked in the stage in Germany for around 4 years, then Christiane turned to photographic modeling for several German pornographic magazines, and later, Playboy.
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At the age of 17, her mother sent her to London, where Christiane attended St Giles School to learn English.
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Christiane Schmidtmer modelled for advertising companies, namely Max Factor Cosmetics, before she started her movie career.
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Christiane Schmidtmer was hired as their featured model and introduced at the New York World's Fair in 1964 followed by an American tour with visits to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Chicago.
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Christiane Schmidtmer appeared in German TV and movie productions, such as Rolf Hadrich's Stop Train 349.
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Christiane Schmidtmer later recommended her to Stanley Kramer for his production of Ship of Fools, her first US film in which she played Ferrer's beautiful German mistress and Nazi party member.
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Christiane Schmidtmer was one of just a few German actresses successful in 1960s Hollywood, and was praised by critics as the most exciting German import since Marlene Dietrich.
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Christiane Schmidtmer continued to do commercials and voiceover work in a number of productions.
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Christiane Schmidtmer led a quiet life, but her own health started to fail.
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Christiane Schmidtmer died in her sleep on 13 March 2003 at her home in Heidelberg, Germany, from natural causes following an accident.