Ursula Andress is a former model, film and television actress, and sex symbol. She is best known for her breakout role as Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr. No, the first James Bond movie. She next played Vesper Lynd in the James Bond spoof Casino Royale.
Quick Facts
| Real name | Ursula Andress |
| Nickname | Ursula |
| Date of birth | March 19, 1936 |
| Age | 86 years old |
| Birthplace | Ostermundigen, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Profession | Model, Actress |
| Height | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Weight | 57kg |
| Hair colour | Blond |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Net value | $25 million |
Ursula Andress Age and Early Life
She was born in Ostermundigen, Switzerland, on March 19, 1936. Rolf Andress is the father’s name of Andress, a German diplomat who was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons. Anna, her mother’s name, is a landscape gardener. Andress has four sisters, Erika, Charlotte, Gisela and Kàtey, as well as a brother, Heinz. She has Swiss nationality. Her ethnicity has not been revealed. She went to school in Bern until she was 16 and learned French, German and Italian. In Paris she studied painting.
Ursula Andress Height and weight
Ursula Andress has blond hair and hazel eyes. Her height is 5 feet 5 inches and she weighs 57 kg. Her measurements are 38-25-35 inches. Her waist size is 25 inches (64 cm) Hip size: 35” (89 cm), Bra size: 36B, Shoe size: 9 (US), Dress size: 6 (US).
Ursula Andress’s Net Worth
What is Ursula Andress’ Net Worth? Andress’ outstanding career spans five decades, including roles in some of the worst movies of the twentieth century. As of 2022, her net worth is expected to reach $25 million.
Career
Ursula Andress’s career began in 1955. She was successful and appeared in The Sins of Casanova in 1955. She signed with Columbia Pictures in March 1956, but she did not take pictures for them. She was crowned Miss World Trade in 1956. After marrying John Derek in 1957, she returned to cinema in 1962 in an episode of Thriller, “La Strega” (1962), starring Alejandro Rey. Andress next played the female lead in an Elvis Presley musical, Fun in Acapulco, in 1963.
In 1965, Andress co-starred with Marcello Mastroianni in the science fiction film The 10th Victim. She returned to Hollywood in 1966 to portray George Peppard’s love interest in The Blue Max, a World War I picture. In addition, she directed and starred in her second Seven Arts film, Once Before I Die (1966), which was filmed in the Philippines. Feldman also created the Bond spoof Casino Royale in 1967, in which Andress played Vesper Lynd, an occasional spy who persuades Evelyn Tremble, played by Peter Sellers, to carry out a mission. It did well at the box office.
In addition, from 1969 and 1979 she appeared naked or half-naked in virtually all of her theatrical performances, earning her the nickname “Ursula Undress”. In The Clash of the Titans, she played Aphrodite. Likewise, she portrayed various roles in various films until 2008. Empire magazine named Andress one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Movie History” in 1995. Her most recent role was as “Madonna” in the 2005 low-budget Swiss film Die Vogelpredigt. De Mönche’s Shreien (English title: The Bird Preachers).
Ursula Andress Husband and Marriage
Who is Ursula Andress’s husband? Ursula Andress dated James Dean shortly before his death in 1955. That same year, she began an affair with married father-of-two John Derek, who had left his wife, Pati Behrs. They married in 1957 in Las Vegas, but separated in 1963 (some accounts indicate September 1965) and divorced in 1966. She had affairs with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ryan O’Neal, and Fabio Testi.
Andress began dating American actor Harry Hamlin in 1979 after meeting on the set of Clash of the Titans. On May 19, 1980, she gave birth to their son, Dimitri Hamlin. She moved into her friend Linda Evans’ Coldwater Canyon home until her own home was ready after giving birth to a boy at age 44. Despite declaring their engagement, the couple never married. Hamlin ended their relationship in 1983.
