Ursula Andress is a former model, film and television actress, and sex symbol. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr. No, the first James Bond film. She went on to play Vesper Lynd in the James Bond spoof Casino Royale.
Quick Facts
| Real Name | Ursula Andress |
| Nick Name | Ursula |
| Date Of Birth | March 19, 1936 |
| Age | 87 years old |
| Birthplace | Ostermundigen, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Profession | Model, Actress |
| Height | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Weight | 57 kg |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Net Worth | $25 million |
Ursula Andress Age’s & Early Life
She was born in Ostermundigen, Switzerland, on March 19, 1936. Rolf Andress is the name of Andress’s father, a German diplomat who was banished 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 attended school in Berne until she was 16 and became proficient in French, German, and Italian. In Paris, she studied painting.
Ursula Andress Height & Weight
Ursula Andress has Blonde hair and Light Brown eyes. Her height is 5 feet 5 inches, and she weighs 57 kg. Her dimensions are 38-25-35 inches. Her waist measurement is 25 inches (64 cm) Hip measurement: 35′′ (89 cm), bra size: 36B, shoe size: 9 (US), dress size: 6 (US).
Ursula Andress’s Net Worth
How much is Ursula Andress’s net worth? Andress’s outstanding career spans five decades, including roles in some of the worst films of the twentieth century. As of December 2023, her net worth is expected to be $25 million.
Career
Ursula Andress’s career began in 1955. She was successful and performed in The Sins of Casanova in 1955. She signed with Columbia Pictures in March 1956, however she did not make any pictures for them. She was crowned Miss World Trade in 1956. After marrying John Derek in 1957, she returned to the cinema in 1962 in an episode of Thriller, “La Strega” (1962), co-starring Alejandro Rey. Andress then went on to portray 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 One picture. Furthermore, she directed and featured in her second Seven Arts picture, Once Before I Die (1966), which was filmed in the Philippines. Feldman also created the Bond spoof Casino Royale in 1967, in which Andress portrayed 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.
Furthermore, from 1969 and 1979, she appeared naked or semi-naked in practically all of her cinema performances, garnering her the moniker “Ursula Undress.” In The Clash of the Titans, she portrayed Aphrodite. Similarly, up until 2008, she portrayed a variety of parts in various films. Empire magazine named Andress one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Film History” in 1995. Her most recent role was as “Madonna” in the low-budget 2005 Swiss film Die Vogelpredigt order. The Mönche’s Shreien (English title: The Bird Preachers).
Ursula Andress Husband & Marriage
Who is Ursula Andress’s husband? Ursula Andress dated James Dean shortly before his death in 1955. That same year, she started an affair with married father-of-two John Derek, who had left his wife, Pati Behrs. They married in Las Vegas in 1957, but split in 1963 (some accounts indicate September 1965) and divorced in 1966. She had flings 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 house until her own was ready after giving birth to a boy at the age of 44. Despite having declared their engagement, the pair never married. Hamlin ended their relationship in 1983.
