Kai Fischer
Kai Fischer (born Kai Anne Inge Fischer, March 18, 1934 or 1936, in Prague or Halle (Saale)) is a German film actress and author. She began her career in the mid-1950s without formal acting training and quickly became known for portraying seductive and morally ambiguous characters, frequently appearing in crime films and Edgar Wallace adaptations such as Zimmer 13 (1964). In the early 1960s she created and starred in Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf (1963–1965), becoming television’s first female private detective with her own agency. From the 1970s onward, Fischer successfully transitioned into more serious film and television roles, including appearances in works by Wim Wenders and popular crime series such as Derrick and Der Kommissar. In addition to acting, she worked as a screenwriter and crime novelist and later became a business owner in Munich.
Known For
Credits
- 2014 · Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann as (archive footage)
- 1985 · Alte Gauner as Elfriede Schlaker
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Frau Klingsohr
- 1984 · Kassensturz as Frau Bauermann
- 1983 · Happy Weekend as Ella Huber
- 1982 · Shalom Pharao as Frau Potiphar (voice)
- 1980 · Holocaust II as Dorothea
- 1979 · Lena Rais as Hella
- 1979 · Die Protokolle des Herrn M as Lola Grossky
- 1978 · Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger as Amalie Grünspan
- 1978 · 50/50 as Heidi Brunner
- 1977 · The Serpent's Egg as Hure
- 1976 · Die Unternehmungen des Herrn Hans as
- 1975 · The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick as Hertha Gabler
- 1975 · Die sündige Kleinstadt as Waltraut Henze
- 1975 · Dein gutes Recht as Elke Darius
- 1975 · Das Rückendekolleté as
- 1974 · Derrick as Doris Hemma
- 1974 · Der Verrat as Helen
- 1974 · Sergeant Berry as Miss Richie
- 1973 · Okay S.I.R. as Beatrix Werden
- 1973 · Studio legale per una rapina as Lisa
- 1973 · Desaster as Fräulein Baum
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Alma
- 1970 · Josefine M. as Lady J.
- 1970 · Immer bei Vollmond as Flora
- 1970 · X + YY: Formel des Bösen as Madame Odette
- 1969 · Die Nichten der Frau Oberst 2. Teil - Mein Bett ist meine Burg as Clarissa
- 1969 · Salto Mortale as Tiger-Lilli
- 1969 · Der Kommissar as Erna
- 1968 · Babeck as Caroline
- 1968 · Night-Club as Self
- 1968 · Guess Who's Coming for Breakfast as Clarissa (Frau Oberst)
- 1967 · Island of the Doomed as Cora Robinson
- 1966 · Strangler of the Tower as Grace Harrison
- 1966 · Man on the Spying Trapeze as Fawzia, Hotel Maid
- 1966 · Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse as Inge Masterson
- 1965 · Das Strafquartett: Ein Knastical as Madame Piqueton
- 1964 · Vergißmeinnicht as Self
- 1964 · Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen as Self
- 1964 · Bullets Don't Argue as Helen
- 1964 · The Monster of London City as
- 1964 · The Inn on Dartmoor as Bardame
- 1964 · Die Drehscheibe as Self
- 1964 · Room 13 as Pia Pasani
- 1964 · The Waltz King as Gräfin Polensky
- 1963 · Hafenpolizei as Fräulein Steffens
- 1963 · Die Jagd nach Helena as Jenny
- 1963 · Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf as Kai Fröhlich
- 1962 · Escape from East Berlin as Heidi Eckhardt
- 1962 · The Bashful Elephant as Steffi
- 1961 · Denn das Weib ist schwach as Lissy
- 1961 · The Hellfire Club as Yvonne
- 1960 · Too Hot to Handle