Christine Kaufmann: Life Story and Beautiful Photos of German-Austrian Actress Who Got Fame at the Age of 13

Christine Kaufmann was an award-winning German-Austrian actress. She began her acting career at the age of seven with the movie ‘The White Horse Inn’ in 1952. The same year, she appeared as a lead actress in ‘Der Schweigende Engel’. Soon she became the breadwinner for her family. In 1954, Christine has portrayed the role of Leslie in the movie ‘Rose-Girl Resli’, this movie made her a superstar.

Christine received worldwide fame when she was starred in ‘The Last Days of Pompeii’, at that time she was only thirteen. During her childhood, she performed in 18 films. She became fluent in German, French, Italian, Spanish, and English despite the fact that she never attended a school.

In 1961, she was starred as ‘Karin Steinhof’ with Kirk Douglas and Robert Blake in the movie ‘Town Without Pity’. The film was a super hit and Christine won a Golden Globe Award for her superb performance. During the 1960s, she portrayed her acting skills in numerous famous movies. In the 1970s, Christine worked steadily in theatre, TV, and movies. Her last movie was ‘Wild and Wonderful’ in 1964.

Personal life

Christine was married three times in her life. She met her first husband, Tony Curtis, during the filming of ‘Taras Bulba’ in 1962. Curtis was 36 and she was only sixteen. Two years later they married and their marriage lasted for five years. They had a daughter, Alexandra Curtis. After the divorce, she took her daughter and moved to Europe. Her second marriage was to television director Achim Lenz in 1974. The marriage ended after two years. In 1979, Christine married illustrator Klaus Zey.

During her later years, she established her own cosmetic line, which made her a fairly wealthy woman. She wrote several books about beauty, fame, and health. She also wrote her two autobiographies.

Christine Kaufmann’s death

Christine Kaufmann died of leukemia in Munich at age 72 on 28 March 2017. She was diagnosed with the disease only a few days earlier.

Here below are some glamorous photos of Christine Kaufmann from her early life and career.

#1 Christine Kaufmann when she was eight years old.

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#2 Christine Kaufmann as a ballet dancer, 1953.

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#3 Christine Kaufmann in scene from the movie ‘Rosen-Resli’, 1954.

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#4 Christine Kaufmann with her poodle, 1954.

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#5 Christine Kaufmann as a child star, 1953.

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#6 Christine Kaufmann as child with Santa Claus mask, 1955.

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#7 Christine Kaufmann in a scene from the movie ‘Stimme der Sehnsucht’, 1956

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#8 Christine Kaufmann holding two fishes, 1956.

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#9 Christine Kaufmann with her family, 1958.

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#10 Christine Kaufmann brusing her poodle, 1958.

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#11 Christine Kaufmann with Peter Kraus in the movie ‘Alle lieben Peter’, 1959.

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#12 Christine Kaufmann with Kirk Douglas and Barbara Rütting in the movie ‘City without Pity’, 1960.

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#13 Christine Kaufmann, 1959.

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#14 Christine Kaufmann enjoying the drink, 1960.

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#15 Christine Kaufmann with Cornel Wilde, 1960

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#16 Christine Kaufmann with Jean Paul Belmondo during the shooting of “Un Nomme La Rocca”

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#17 Christine Kaufmann with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Beatrice Altariba in the movie ‘Un Nomme La Rocca’, 1960.

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#18 Christine Kaufmann posing on the plates, 1961.

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#19 Christine Kaufmann in Germany, 1961.

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#20 Christine Kaufmann from the movie ‘Via Mala’, 1961.

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#21 Christine Kaufmann in black dress holding a rose, 1961.

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#22 Christine Kaufmann with Gert Fröbe, 1961.

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#23 Christine Kaufmann with Anita Höfer in the movie ‘Via Mila’, 1961.

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#24 Christine Kaufmann in the movie ‘Via Mala’, 1961.

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#25 Christine Kaufmann, 1962.

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#26 Beautiful Christine Kaufmann, 1962.

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#27 Christine Kaufmann, 1961.

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#28 Christine Kaufmann holding a rose bouquet, 1951

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#29 Christine Kaufmann with Fausto Tozzi in a scene from the film ‘Constantine And The Cross’, 1962.

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#30 Christine Kaufmann in period costume, as Serenella Arconti, in a promotional portrait for ‘Swordsman of Siena’, 1962.

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#31 Christine Kaufmann with Tony Curtis at the Berlin Film Festival, 1962.

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#32 Christine Kaufmann with Tony Curtis during a shooting break, 1962.

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#33 Christine Kaufmann smoking a cigarette in London in 1962.

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#34 Christine Kaufmann with Tony Curtis and dog, sucking on straws in publicity portrait for the film ‘Wild And Wonderful’, 1964.

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#35 Christine Kaufmann in a scene from the movie ‘Wild and Wonderful’, 1964.

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#36 Christine Kaufmann with her husband, Tony Curtis and daughter Alexandra, 1964.

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#37 Christine Kaufmann wearing striped pullover and skirt, hair in pigtails. Vogue 1965.

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#38 Christine Kaufmann wearing dark turtleneck and light skirt.

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#39 Christine Kaufmann on the lake, 1969.

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#40 Christine Kaufmann, Germany, 1962.

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#41 Christine Kaufmann balancing on the wall, 1969.

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#42 Christine Kaufmann pictured eating an apple in 1969.

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#43 Christine Kaufmann smoking a cigarette in London in 1962.

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#44 Chritine Kaufmann during the filming of the movie ‘’Murder in Morgue Street’, 1971

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#45 Christine Kaufmann with Ingmar Teisberg, 1971.

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#46 Christine Kaufmann in Deutschland, 1975.

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#47 Christine Kaufmann wearing a hat, 1976.

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#48 Christine Kaufmann at theater rehearsals, Hamburg 1970s.

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#49 Christine Kaufmann smokes a cigarette during the break at theater rehearsals, 1970s.

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#50 Christine Kaufmann with Katherina Jacob, 1978.

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#51 Christine Kaufmann in the movie ‘Der Graf von Monte Christo’, 1979.

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#52 Christine Kaufmann, 1984.

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#53 Christine Kaufmann during an interview, 1985.

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#54 Christine Kaufmann with Christian Kohlund, 1986.

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#55 Christine Kaufmann in the tv series ‘Harald und Eddi’, 1988.

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#56 Christine Kaufmann, circa 1989.

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#57 Christine Kaufmann in a circus show, 1989.

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#58 Actress Christine Kaufmann presents a trained parrot in a show, 1989.

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#59 Christine Kaufmann with Leo Andreas, 1990.

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#60 Christine Kaufmann and Reiter at the “Ball des Sports”, 1990.

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#61 Christine Kaufmann in a car, 1993.

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