Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Serpent's Egg (1977) — Hure
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Scene of the Crime (1970) — Alma
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Derrick (1974) — Doris Hemma
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The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1975) — Hertha Gabler
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The Spessart Inn (1958) — Bettina
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Too Hot to Handle (1960) — Cynthia
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Room 13 (1964) — Pia Pasani
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Escape from East Berlin (1962) — Heidi Eckhardt
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The Monster of London City (1964)
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Uncle Was a Vampire (1959) — Kay - la rossa
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Josefine M. (1970) — Lady J.
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Guess Who's Coming for Breakfast (1968) — Clarissa (Frau Oberst)
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Island of the Doomed (1967) — Cora Robinson
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The Commissioner (1969) — Erna
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Der Fahnder (1984) — Frau Klingsohr
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Bullets Don't Argue (1964) — Helen
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The Hellfire Club (1961) — Yvonne
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The Inn on Dartmoor (1964) — Bardame
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Holocaust II (1980) — Dorothea
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Happy Weekend (1983) — Ella Huber
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Wetterleuchten um Maria (1957) — Kathrin
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Shalom Pharao (1983) — Frau Potiphar (voice)
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Studio legale per una rapina (1973) — Lisa
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Strangler of the Tower (1966) — Grace Harrison
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Das Bad auf der Tenne (1956) — Großmagd Stine
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Salto Mortale (1969) — Tiger-Lilli
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Babeck (1968) — Caroline
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Grabenplatz 17 (1958) — Isabella, Stimmungssängerin
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Naked in the Night (1958) — Rebecca
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Ich und meine Schwiegersöhne (1956) — Dr. Dora Stingel
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Call Girls (1957) — Ria
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Sand, Love and Salt (1957) — Lola
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Die sündige Kleinstadt (1975) — Waltraut Henze
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Man on the Spying Trapeze (1966) — Fawzia, Hotel Maid
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Stars in the Ring (1959) — Self
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Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger (1978) — Amalie Grünspan
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Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse (1966) — Inge Masterson
- Zum blauen Bock (1957) — Self
- Die Drehscheibe (1964) — Self
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Embezzled Heaven (1958) — Mascha