Biography: Elke Sommer

Birth Name: Elke Schletz

Birth Date: November 5, 1940

Birth Place: Berlin, Germany

Elke Sommer, born Elke von Schletz, is a German actress, entertainer and artist, who has starred in many Hollywood films. She was spotted by film director Vittorio De Sica while on holiday in Italy, and began appearing in films there in 1958. Also that year, she changed her surname from Schletz t...