Christine Maria Kaufmann was a German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman.
11 Facts About Christine Kaufmann
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Christine Kaufmann's mother, Genevieve Kaufmann, was a French make-up artist; her father, Johannes Kaufmann, was a German Luftwaffe officer and engineer.
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Christine Kaufmann began her film career at the age of seven in The White Horse Inn and appeared as a lead actress in Der Schweigende Engel the same year, but gained big attention with Rose-Girl Resli in 1954.
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Christine Kaufmann achieved international recognition when she starred with Steve Reeves in The Last Days of Pompeii and with Kirk Douglas in Town Without Pity.
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Christine Kaufmann resumed her career, which she had interrupted during her marriage with Curtis, notably with supporting roles in the Rainer Werner Fassbinder films Lili Marleen and Lola.
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Christine Kaufmann often worked with German director Helmut Dietl, for example in the satirical television series Monaco Franze.
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Christine Kaufmann wrote several books about beauty and health, as well as two autobiographies.
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At age 18 in 1963, Christine Kaufmann married her Taras Bulba co-star Tony Curtis.
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Christine Kaufmann married three more times: to television director Achim Lenz, musician and actor Reno Eckstein and illustrator Klaus Zey.
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On German television, Christine Kaufmann admitted to having an affair with Warren Beatty.
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Christine Kaufmann died of leukemia in Munich at age 72 on 28 March 2017, only a few days after she had been diagnosed with the disease.