Mini-Biography:
Christine Kaufmann was born under the given name Christine Maria Kaufmann on January 11, 1945 in Lengsdorf, Steiermark. She was an Austrian Actress, known for Wild and Wonderful (1964), Rosen-Resli (1954), Lili Marleen (1981), Christine Kaufmann's first movie on record is from 1952. She was married to Tony Curtis (1963-1967), Reno Eckstein (1979-????), Acjim Lenz (????-1982) and Klaus Zey (1997-). Christine Kaufmann died on March 8., 2017 in München. Her last motion picture on file dates from 2014.

Biographical Notes
Ihre Filmkarriere begann sie mit acht und wurde bald durch Filme wie "Rosen-Resli" (1954) , "Der schweigende Engel", "Wenn die Alpenrosen blühn" (1955) zum beliebtesten Kinderstar Deutschlands. Mit 15 Jahren drehte sie ihren ersten Hollywoodfilm, dem weitere in den 60er Jahre folgten. Erst Anfang der 70er jahre konnte sie ihr Jungmädchenimage überwinden, u.a. durch die Zusammenarbeit mit Regisseuren wie Werner Schroeter und Fassbinder. 1996 erhielt sie für ihre Rolle in "Stadt ohne Mitleid" den Golden Globe.

FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
2014: Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (Cast: Christine Kaufmann ... Aunt Polly ), Directed by Jo Kastner, with Val Kilmer, , ,
2007: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde - Aschenputtel - Für eine Handvoll Tauben (Cast: Tante Hortensie), Directed by Tommy Krappweis, with Chiara Schoras, , Mathieu Carrière,
2003: Club der Träume - Türkei, Marmaris (Cast), Directed by Berno Kürten, with Francis Fulton-Smith, Marita Marschall,
2002: Haider lebt - 1. April 2021 (Cast), Directed by Peter Kern, with August Diehl, Traute Hoess,
1998: Höllische Nachbarn - Der Film (Cast: Frau Merk), Directed by Maria Theresia Wagner, with Daniel Berger, Johannes Brandrup,
1998: Die Schläfer (Cast: Stationsleiterin), Directed by Roman Kuhn, with Michael Brandner, Gesine Cukrowski, Teresa Harder,
1998: Caipiranha - Vorsicht, bissiger Nachbar! (Cast: Karin Wolters), Directed by Felix Dünnemann, with Rainer Basedow, Ralf Bauer, Jasmin Gerat,
1998: Blutiger Ernst (Cast), Directed by Christian Rau, with Hans Peter Hallwachs, Nina Petri,
1995: Balko - Ein Toter zuwenig (Cast: Frederike), Directed by Wilhelm Engelhardt, with Horst A. Fechner, Vadim Glowna, Jochen Horst,
1995: Von Fall zu Fall: Stubbe sieht Rot (Cast: Frau Jensen), Directed by Christa Mühl, with Marie Gruber, Dirk Meier,
1995: Zweier mit Steuermann (Cast), Directed by Arend Agthe, Berthold Mittermayr, with Andreas Arnstedt, Michael Bideller, Arnold Dammann,
1995: Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff II (Cast: Gräfin), Directed by Maria Theresia Wagner, with Inka Calvi, Wilfried Hochholdinger,
1994: Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet (Hochzeitsreisen) (Cast: Maja Kunert), Directed by Marco Serafini, Georg Tressler, with Rolf Becker, Christine Buchegger, Gedeon Burkart,
1994: Hochzeitsreisen (Cast), Directed by Georg Tressler, with Silvia Affolter, Stefan Fleming, Inka Victoria Grötschel,
1993: Glückliche Reise: Ibiza (Cast: Felicitas), Directed by Karin Hercher, with Volker Brandt, Thomas Fritsch,
1993: Double (Cast: Jutta Eck), Directed by Ralf Huettner, with Harald Juhnke, Rita Lengyel,
1993: Missione D'Amore (Dornen der Liebe) (Cast: Valery), Directed by Dino Risi, with Carol Alt, Philippe Caroit, Marie Laure Dougnac,
1992: Nur um zu leben (Cast), Directed by E Nagib, with Hannes Jaenicke, E Nagib,
1992: Liebe ist Privatsache (Cast: Mrs. Pelligrino), Directed by Sigi Rothemund, Hans-Jürgen Tögel, with Petra Berndt, Horst Bollmann, Oliver Clemens,
1990: Wenn das die Nachbarn wüssten (Cast), Directed by Peter Hajek, with Towje Kleiner, Ida Krottendorf,
1989: Der Geschichtenerzähler (Cast: Clara Lilienthal), Directed by Rainer Boldt, with Jale Arikan, Christina Horn,
1989: Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein (Hard to be a God) (Cast), Directed by Peter Fleischmann, with Regimantas Adomaitis, Pierre Clémenti, Birgit Doll,
1988: Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Café) (Cast: Debby), Directed by Percy Adlon, with Monica Calhoun, Jack Palance,
1987: Die Insel (Serienhaupttitel) (Cast: Margit), Directed by Eberhard Pieper, with Manuela Alphons, Fritz Bachschmidt, Wolf-Dietrich Berg,
1983: Die Schaukel (La balancoire, The Swing) (Cast), Directed by Percy Adlon, with Joachim Bernhard, Susanne Herlet, Rolf Illig,
1983: Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz (Serienhaupttitel) (Cast: Olga), Directed by Helmut Dietl, with Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Brenner, Hans Jürgen Diedrich,
1983: Inflation im Paradies (Cast), Directed by Susanne Blänkner, Konrad Lang, Nikolai Müllerschön, Wolfgang Rühl, Richard L. Wagner, with Karlheinz Böhm, Alexandra Curtis,
1982: Die wilden Fünfziger (The Wild Fifties) (Cast), Directed by Peter Zadek, with Nora Barner, Boy Gobert,
1981: Lili Marleen (Cast: Miriam), Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer,
1981: Lola (Cast), Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Mario Adorf, Karin Baal, Isolde Barth,
1981: Tag der Idioten (Cast), Directed by Werner Schroeter, with Carole Bouquet, Ingrid Caven, Ida di Benedetto,
1980: Egon Schiele (Egon Schiele - Enfer et passion, Exzess und Bestrafung) (Cast), Directed by Herbert Vesely, with Jane Birkin, Michael Blenheim, Mathieu Carrière,
1979: Der Durchdreher (Cast), Directed by Helmut Dietl, with Herb Andress, Dieter Augustin, Toni Berger,
1978: Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (Cast: Violetta), Directed by Helmut Dietl, with Towje Kleiner, Helmut Fischer,
1978: Das Männerquartett (Cast), Directed by Michael Verhoeven, with Gerd Baltus, Michael Gahr,
1977: Ab morgen sind wir reich und ehrlich (Cast: Regieassistentin), Directed by Franz Antel, with Carroll Baker, Curd Jürgens,
1976: Goldflocken (Cast), Directed by Werner Schroeter, with Isolde Barth, Ingrid Caven, Carlos Clarens,
1974: Zum Abschied Chrysanthemen (Cast), Directed by Florian Furtwängler, with Isolde Barth, Klaus Grünberg,
1973: Welt am Draht (Word on Wires, World on a Wire) (Cast), Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Corinna Brocher, Margit Carstensen,
1972: Der Tod der Maria Malibran (Cast), Directed by Werner Schroeter, with Magdalena Montezuma, ,
1972: Der Kommissar: Traum eines Wahnsinnigen (Cast), with Victor Beaumont, Horst Frank, Wera Frydtberg,
1971: Murders in the Rue Morgue (Cast: Madeleine Charron), Directed by Gordon Hessler, with Adolfo Celi, Michael Dunn,
1970: Wie ein Blitz (Cast: Diana Valesco), Directed by Rolf von Sydow, with Horst Bollmann, Peter Eschberg, Paul Hubschmid,
1969: Vieni dolce morte (Komm, süsser Tod, Love Birds) (Cast), Directed by Mario Caiano, with Lidia Alfonsi, Claudine Auger, O.W. Fischer,
1964: Wild and Wonderful (Cast), Directed by Michael Anderson, with Tony Curtis,
1962: Taras Bulba (Cast: Natalia Dubrov), Directed by J. Lee Thompson, with Yul Brynner, Tony Curtis, Brad Dexter,
1962: Tunnel 28 (Escape from East Berlin) (Cast), Directed by Robert Siodmak, with Max Haufler, Werner Klemperer,
1961: Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour (It's a Great Life, The Phony American) (Cast: Inge ), Directed by Akos von Rathony, with Michael Hinz, William Bendix,
1961: Un nommé La Rocca (La Rocca) (Cast: Geneviève Adé ), Directed by Jean Becker, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Pierre Vaneck,
1961: Via Mala (Cast: Sylvia Lauretz), Directed by Paul May, with Anne-Marie Blanc, Gert Fröbe, Joachim Hansen,
1961: Lo spadaccino di Siena (Swordsman of Siena) (Cast: Serenella Arconti), Directed by Etienne Périer, with Riccardo Garrone, Stewart Granger,
1960: Der letzte Fussgänger (Cast: Kiki), Directed by Wilhelm Thiele, with Heinz Erhardt, Michael Lenz,
1960: Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi (Cast: Gabriella Cocozza), Directed by Mario Mattoli, with Totò, Aldo Fabrizi,
1960: Town without pity (Cast: Karin Steinhof), Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, with Kirk Douglas, Max Haufler,
1960: Labbre rosse (Cast), Directed by Giuseppe Bennati,
1959: Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (The last days of Pompeii) (Cast: Elena), Directed by Mario Bonnard, with Steve Reeves, Fernando Rey,
1959: Ein Thron für Christine (Cast), Directed by Luis Amadori, with Ingrid Ahrens, Angel Aranda, Dieter Borsche,
1959: Alle lieben Peter (Cast), Directed by Wolfgang Becker, with Beppo Brem, Boy Gobert, Petra Himboldt,
1958: Mädchen in Uniform (Cast: Mia), Directed by Géza von Radványi, with Blandine Ebinger, Therese Giehse,
1958: Die singenden Engel von Tirol (A family for Evi) (Cast: Evi), Directed by Alfred Lehner, with Angela Canary, Lucie Englisch, Hertha Feiler,
1957: Witwer mit fünf Töchtern (Cast), Directed by Erich Engels, with Elke Aberle, Susanne Cramer, Heinz Erhardt,
1956: Die Stimme der Sehnsucht (Cast: Eva), Directed by Thomas Engel, with Waltraut Haas, Werner Peters,
1956: Ein Herz schlägt für Erika (Cast: Erika Kayser), Directed by Harald Reinl, with Grethe Weiser, ,
1955: Wenn die Alpenrosen blüh'n (Cast: Christine), Directed by Hans Deppe, Richard Häussler, with Maria Andergast, Hertha Feiler, Richard Häussler,
1954: Staatsanwältin Corda (Cast), Directed by Karl Ritter, with Ingeborg Egholm, Paul Henckels,
1954: Der schweigende Engel (Cast: Angelika Helmer), Directed by Harald Reinl, with Siegfried Breuer jr., Robert Freitag,
1954: Rosen-Resli (Cast: Resli), Directed by Harald Reinl, with Arno Assmann, Otto Gebühr, Käte Haack,
1953: Der Klosterjäger (Cast: Vronerl), Directed by Harald Reinl, with Erich Auer, Paul Hartmann, Kurt Heintel,
1953: Salto mortale (Cast: Dascha), Directed by Victor Tourjansky, with Margot Hielscher, Frits van Dongen, Karlheinz Böhm,
1952: Im weissen Rössl (Cast: (/xx/)), Directed by Willi Forst, with Johanna Matz, Johannes Heesters, Walter Müller,

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