Elga Andersen | |
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_Elga_Andersen.png) Andersen in Run, Psycho, Run (1968) | |
| Born | Helga Hymen (or Hymmen) 2 February 1935 Dortmund, Germany |
| Died | 7 December 1994 (aged 59) New York City, US |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Spouse | Peter R. Gimbel |
Elga Andersen (née Helga Hymen or Hymmen) (2 February 1935 – 7 December 1994) was a German actress and singer. She starred in more than one dozen French films in the 1950s and 1960s and also debuted as a recording artist in the 1950s.[1] She performed the songs "Treu sein" and "Sündenlied" in the 1961 film The Guns of Navarone, and co-starred in the 1971 Steve McQueen film Le Mans. Together with her second husband, Peter Gimbel, she embarked on a 1981 diving expedition of the sunken SS Andrea Doria.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra (2018). "Elga Andersen". AllMovie. Retrieved 7 March 2018.