Portrait of Kai Fischer

Kai Fischer

Acting

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.

Born: March 18, 1934

Place of Birth: Halle an der Saale, Germany

Known For

Filmography

1984
Der Fahnder

as Frau Klingsohr

1984
Kassensturz

as Frau Bauermann

1983
Happy Weekend

as Ella Huber

1982
Shalom Pharao

as Frau Potiphar (voice)

1980
Holocaust II

as Dorothea

1979
Lena Rais

as Hella

1979
1978
50/50

as Heidi Brunner

1975
Die sündige Kleinstadt

as Waltraut Henze

1974
Derrick

as Doris Hemma

1970
Josefine M.

as Lady J.

1970
1969
Salto Mortale

as Tiger-Lilli

1969
1968
Babeck

as Caroline

1968
Guess Who's Coming for Breakfast

as Clarissa (Frau Oberst)

1967
Island of the Doomed

as Cora Robinson

1966
Strangler of the Tower

as Grace Harrison

1966
Man on the Spying Trapeze

as Fawzia, Hotel Maid

1966
1964
1964
Room 13

as Pia Pasani

1964
The Waltz King

as Gräfin Polensky

1963
Hafenpolizei

as Fräulein Steffens

1963
1962
Escape from East Berlin

as Heidi Eckhardt

1961
1960
1959
Uncle Was a Vampire

as Kay - la rossa

1959
1958
1958
Grabenplatz 17

as Isabella, Stimmungssängerin

1958
1958
1958
Ich war ihm hörig

as Kätzchen

1958
1957
1956
Hurra - die Firma hat ein Kind

as Tänzerin Lola Durango

1956
1956
1956
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz

as Hanna, Mannequin

1956
Das Bad auf der Tenne

as Großmagd Stine

1955
Unternehmen Schlafsack

as Schauspielerin Sylvia

1955
Oh, These Dear Relatives

as Otti Bachmann