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Ursula Andress is an actress, former model, who was Honey Ryder in the James Bond film, Dr. No.

Relationship Facts of Ursula Andress

Ursula Andress is not having an affair with anyone presently.
Her sexual orientation is straight.

Relationship Timeline of Ursula Andress 

In 1955, Ursula Andress dated film icon James Dean shortly before his death.

That same year, she began an affair with actor/director John Derek, a married father-of-two who walked out on his wife, Pati Behrs.

In 1957, they wed in Las Vegas, but separated in 1963 (other sources say September 1965) and divorced in 1966.

She had glamorous relationships with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ryan O’Neal, and Fabio Testi.

In 1979, Andress was in a relationship with American actor Harry Hamlin after meeting on the set of Clash of the Titans. She gave birth to their son, Dimitri Hamlin, on 19 May 1980.

After she gave birth to a son at age 44, she moved into close friend Linda Evans’ Coldwater Canyon home until hers was ready.

Although the engagement was announced, the couple never married. In 1983, Hamlin broke up with her.

Relationships History With?

Ursula Andress was previously married to

  •  John Derek (1957 – 1966)

Ursula Andress has been in relationships with 

  • Jeff Speakman (1991)
  • Fausto Fagone (1986 – 1991)
  • Mario Natokis (1985)
  • Benny Silverstein (1984 – 1985)
  • Gianni Alfare (1984)
  • Stan Herman (1983)
  • Paulo Roberto Falcão (1981)
  • Harry Hamlin (1979 – 1983)
  • Lorenzo Rispoli (1979 – 1987)
  • Ricci Martin (1978)
  • Franco Nero (1976)
  • Fabio Testi (1973 – 1977)
  • Ryan O’Neal (1972 – 1978)
  • David Warner (1969)
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo (1965 – 1972)
  • Marcello Mastroianni (1965)
  • John Richardson (1964 – 1965)
  • Ron Ely (1963 – 1964)
  • James Dean (1955)
  • Daniel Gélin (1953 – 1954)
  • Claudio Belfiore (0001)
  • Homero Machry
  • John Phillips
  • Gerardo Amato
  • Nels Van Patten
  • Giuliano Gemma
  • Julio Iglesias
  • Paolo Pazzaglia

Relationship Timeline

TypeTotalTime Duration
Married110 years, 7 months
Dating282023 years, 12 months
Encounter7

Ursula Andress: Biography in Details

Who is Ursula Andress?

Ursula Andress is a film and television actress, former model, and sex symbol. She is popularly known for her breakthrough role as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond filmDr. No.

She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the James Bond parody Casino Royale.

Ursula Andress: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

She was born on 19 March 1936, in Ostermundigen, Switzerland. Andress’s father’s name is Rolf Andress, a German diplomat who was expelled from Switzerland for political reasons.

Her mother’s name is Anna she is a landscape gardener. Andress has a brother, Heinz, and four sisters, Erika, Charlotte, Gisela, and Kàtey.

She belongs of Swiss nationality. There is no information about her ethnicity.

Education, School/College University

Until she was 16, she went to school in Berne and became fluent in French, German, and Italian. She studied art in Paris.

Ursula Andress: Professional Life, Career

Ursula Andress started her career in 1955. In 1955, she was successful and appeared in The Sins of Casanova.

It was announced that she signed with Columbia Pictures in March 1956 and she made no films for them either. She was Miss World Trade of 1956.

When she married to John Derek in 1957, she returned to screens in 1962 in an episode of Thriller, “La Strega” (1962) with Alejandro Rey.

In 1963, Andress followed it by playing the female lead in an Elvis Presley musical, Fun in Acapulco.

Andress starred opposite Marcello Mastroianni in the science fiction movie The 10th Victim in 1965. In 1966, she returned to Hollywood to play George Peppard’s love interest in the World War One film, The Blue Max.

Furthermore, she made her second film for Seven Arts: another with Derek, who again starred and directed, Once Before I Die (1966), shot in the Philippines.

In 1967, Bond satire Casino Royale was also produced by Feldman, where Andress played Vesper Lynd, an occasional spy who persuades Evelyn Tremble, played by Peter Sellers, to carry out a mission. It was a big box office.

Moreover, between 1969 and 1979, she went on to appear nude or semi-nude in nearly all of her film roles, earning her the nickname “Ursula Undress”.

She played the role of  Aphrodite in The Clash of the Titans. Similarly, she played different roles in different movies up to 2008.

In 1995, Andress was called by Empire magazine one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in film history.”

Her last role to date was playing “Madonna” in the low-budget 2005 Swiss feature Die Vogelpredigt order Das Schreien der Mönche (English title: The Bird Preachers).

Awards, Nominations

She was nominated for Henrietta Award for world film favorite female in 1966. In  1964, she wins Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer Female.

In the same year, she was nominated by Golden Laurel for Top Female New Face. She wins the CinEuphoria for Honorary Awards in 2019.

Net Worth, Income

Andress’s impressive career spans over five decades with appearances in some of the terrible movies of the last century.

Her estimated net worth is put at $25 million as of 2022.

Ursula Andress: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

The Internet is buzzing with rumors that this actress could be cast as the female lead opposite Daniel Craig.

Andress death hoax spreads on Facebook. Her supposed demise gained traction on Wednesday after a ‘R.I.P.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Ursula Andress has Blonde hair color and a Light Brown color. Her height is 5 feet 5 inches and her weight is 57 kg.

She has body measurements of 38-25-35 inches.

Her Waist size: 25″ (64 cm) Hips: 35″ (89 cm), Bra size: 36B, Shoe size: 9 (US), Dress size: 6 (US).

Social Media

Ursula has around 139k followers on Instagram. She is not active on other social sites like Facebook and Twitter.

 

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