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Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Actor · Died March 28, 2017, aged 72 · Lengdorf, Styria, Austria

Christine Maria Kaufmann (born January 11, 1945) is a German actress. In 1961 she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress, the only German to be so honoured. Born to a German father and a French mother in Lengdorf, Styria, Kaufmann became a ballerina at the Munich Opera. She started her film career at the age of seven in the 1952 adaptation of Im weißen Rößl (White Horse Inn). The film which brought her fame was Rosen-Resli, released in 1954, when she was only nine. She gained international recognition when she starred with Steve Reeves in The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) and with Kirk Douglas in Town Without Pity (1961). The following year she appeared in Escape from East Berlin. In 1963 Kaufmann married Tony Curtis, whom she had met during the filming of Taras Bulba (1962). They had two daughters, Alexandra (born July 19, 1964) and Allegra (born July 11, 1966). They divorced in 1968. Kaufmann resumed her career, which she had interrupted during her marriage. Kaufmann is also a successful businesswoman, promoting her own cosmetics products line that sells well in Germany. She has written several books about beauty and health, as well as two autobiographies. She speaks three languages: German, English, and French. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christine Kaufmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 11, 1945
Died
March 28, 2017 (aged 72)
From
Lengdorf, Styria, Austria
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 108 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Christine Kaufmann's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Morality
26%
Power
20%
Self
12%
Society
5%
Survival
3%
Ideas
3%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 10 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
8
Warm
5
Dread
3
Joyful
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christine Kaufmann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christine Kaufmann's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

108 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn(2014)

    as Aunt Polly

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Stille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Adele Vio

  • Heiter bis tödlich - Fuchs und Gans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana Bootz

  • Fahr zur Hölle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Lilith

  • A Houseful of Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Frau von Werther

  • Liebesticket nach Hause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marianne Forster

  • Die ProSieben Märchenstunde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Tante Hortensie

  • Club der Träume - Türkei, Marmaris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Adlaya

  • Haider lebt - 1. April 2021 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Newssprecherin

  • Höllische Nachbarn - Nur Frauen sind schlimmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ingelore Merk

  • Die Schläfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Stationsleiterin

  • Höllische Nachbarn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ingelore Merk

  • Caipiranha - Vorsicht, bissiger Nachbar! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Karin Wolters

  • The German Bronx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Frau Duenser

  • Parkhotel Stern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Oksana Olejewa

  • Ein flotter Dreier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff II - Eine Mama für Lieschen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Gräfin

  • Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Frau Jensen

  • Für alle Fälle Stefanie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Frau von Drossel

  • Balko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Frederike Kogel

  • A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Nadja Seewald

  • Weihnachten mit Willy Wuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Countess

  • Im Namen des Gesetzes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Frau Meyer-Arndt

  • The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Annie Kramer

  • Birkenhof & Lerchenau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Theres

  • Das Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jutta Eck

  • Mission of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Valery

  • Liebe ist Privatsache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • Glückliche Reise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Felicitas von Feilitz

  • Wenn das die Nachbarn wüßten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kaufhausdirektorin

  • Hard to Be a God(1989)

    as Okana

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Der Geschichtenerzähler(1989)

    as Clara Lilienthal

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Portia

  • Bagdad Cafe(1987)

    as Debby

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Die Insel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as Margit

  • Harald und Eddi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 24 episodes · Actor

  • Ein heikler Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pankow ’95 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Laura Zart

  • The Swing(1983)

    as Mme. Lautenschlag

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ziemlich weit weg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Christel

  • The Roaring Fifties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Natascha

  • Inflation im Paradies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Laverne Schuhmann (segment "Testschock")

  • Monaco Franze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 10 episodes · as Olga Behrens

  • The Gold of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Patricias Mutter

  • The Excluded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ms. Pachthofen

  • Day of the Idiots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ruth

  • Die Laurents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Lola(1981)

    as Susi

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Lili Marleen(1981)

    as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Edith Harms-Schiele

  • Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mme Hosten-Lamothe

  • Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hermine Danglars

  • Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 12 episodes · as Violetta

  • Rings of Fear(1978)

    as Christina, Di Salvo's girlfriend

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Das Männerquartett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Nina Huf

  • SOKO München (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Margit Finneisen

  • Gold Flakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • As of Tomorrow(1976)

    as Sekretärin

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Lockruf des Goldes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Labiskwee

  • Bent or Broken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Joan's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Derrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Marion Kless

  • Die Fälle des Herrn Konstantin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Gisela Pahl

  • Zum Abschied Chrysanthemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • World on a Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · as Party Guest

  • Willow Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Christine

  • Immobilien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jasmin Strothmann

  • The Death of Maria Malibran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Gestrickte Spuren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Fanny Elßler

  • Murders in the Rue Morgue(1971)

    as Madeleine Charron

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Wie ein Blitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 3 episodes · as Diana Valesco

  • Bend Sinister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mariette

  • Love Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as La Contessa

  • The Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva Raßner

  • Zärtliche Haie(1967)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wild and Wonderful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Giselle Ponchon

  • Taras Bulba(1962)

    as Natalia Dubrov

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • 90 Minuten nach Mitternacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Julie Elgin

  • Escape from East Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Erika Jürgens

  • Swordsman of Siena(1962)

    as Serenella Arconti

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Inge

  • Man Called Rocca(1961)

    as Geneviève Adé

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Town Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Karin Steinhof

  • Via Mala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sylvia Lauretz

  • Constantine and the Cross(1961)

    as Livia

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Last Pedestrian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Christine Cornelius

  • Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi(1960)

    as Gabriella Cocozza

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Un trono para Cristy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Christine Wilkens

  • Red Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Baby

  • The Last Days of Pompeii(1959)

    as Elena / Ione

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Winter Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Florence

  • Alle lieben Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kitty Steiner

  • First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Silvia

  • Embezzled Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Doris

  • Die singenden Engel von Tirol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Evi Kramer

  • Mädchen in Uniform(1958)

    as Mia

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Widower with 5 Daughters(1957)

    as Ulla Scherzer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Die Winzerin von Langenlois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Christel

  • Die Stimme der Sehnsucht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Eva

  • Ein Herz schlägt für Erika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Erika Kayser

  • Wenn die Alpenrosen blüh'n (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Christine

  • Salto Mortale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Dascha

  • Der schweigende Engel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Angelika Helmer

  • Rosen-Resli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Resli

  • Der Klosterjäger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Vronerl

  • Staatsanwältin Corda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Berta Neidhart

  • The White Horse Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Child

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 108 titles from 1952 to 2014; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Bagdad Cafe (1987)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Bagdad Cafe (1987)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19522014

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1958Screen debut· Girls in Uniform
  • 1987Career best· Bagdad Cafe

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting108 of 108: 108 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1950s18 · acting1960s17 · acting1970s23 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s5 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
5878

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Christine Kaufmann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Der Geschichtenerzähler (1989)

87th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Bagdad Cafe (1987)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Christine Kaufmann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christine Kaufmann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peer Raben shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles