Kai Fischer
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.
Known For
Scene of the Crime
1970
Derrick
1974
Die Drehscheibe
1964
Der Fahnder
1984
Zum blauen Bock
1957
The Commissioner
1969
Stars in der Manege
1959
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
1964
Hafenpolizei
1963
Salto Mortale
1969
Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
1978
Vergißmeinnicht
1964
Filmography
Scene of the Crime
as Alma · 1970
Derrick
as Doris Hemma · 1974
Die Drehscheibe
as Self · 1964
Der Fahnder
as Frau Klingsohr · 1984
Zum blauen Bock
as Self · 1957
The Commissioner
as Erna · 1969
Stars in der Manege
as Self · 1959
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
as Self · 1964
Hafenpolizei
as Fräulein Steffens · 1963
Salto Mortale
as Tiger-Lilli · 1969
Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
as Amalie Grünspan · 1978
Vergißmeinnicht
as Self · 1964
Okay S.I.R.
as Beatrix Werden · 1973
Night-Club
as Self · 1968
Sergeant Berry
as Miss Richie · 1974
Josefine M.
as Lady J. · 1970
The Serpent's Egg
as Hure · 1977
Die Protokolle des Herrn M
as Lola Grossky · 1979
Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf
as Kai Fröhlich · 1963
Too Hot to Handle
as Cynthia · 1960
Alte Gauner
as Elfriede Schlaker · 1985
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
as Hertha Gabler · 1975
Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse
as Inge Masterson · 1966
Dein gutes Recht
as Elke Darius · 1975
Die Unternehmungen des Herrn Hans
· 1976
Uncle Was a Vampire
as Kay - la rossa · 1959
Happy Weekend
as Ella Huber · 1983
Babeck
as Caroline · 1968
The Spessart Inn
as Bettina · 1958
Bullets Don't Argue
as Helen · 1964
Escape from East Berlin
as Heidi Eckhardt · 1962
Sand, Love and Salt
as Lola · 1957
Room 13
as Pia Pasani · 1964
The Inn on Dartmoor
as Bardame · 1964
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
as Hanna, Mannequin · 1956
The Hellfire Club
as Yvonne · 1961
Lena Rais
as Hella · 1979
The Waltz King
as Gräfin Polensky · 1964
The Monster of London City
· 1964
Holocaust II
as Dorothea · 1980
Island of the Doomed
as Cora Robinson · 1967
Der Verrat
as Helen · 1974
X + YY: Formel des Bösen
as Madame Odette · 1970
Mädchen für die Mambobar
as Olga · 1959
Studio legale per una rapina
as Lisa · 1973
Holiday am Wörthersee
as Sieglinde · 1956
Call Girls
as Ria · 1957
Immer bei Vollmond
as Flora · 1970
Das Bad auf der Tenne
as Großmagd Stine · 1956
Girls of the Night
as Marlène · 1958
Die sündige Kleinstadt
as Waltraut Henze · 1975
Unternehmen Schlafsack
as Schauspielerin Sylvia · 1955
Ich und meine Schwiegersöhne
as Dr. Dora Stingel · 1956
Denn das Weib ist schwach
as Lissy · 1961
Naked in the Night
as Rebecca · 1958
Freddy und die Melodie der Nacht
as Anka · 1960
Die Nichten der Frau Oberst 2. Teil - Mein Bett ist meine Burg
as Clarissa · 1969
Schwarze Nylons – Heiße Nächte
as Vera · 1958
Kassensturz
as Frau Bauermann · 1984
Man on the Spying Trapeze
as Fawzia, Hotel Maid · 1966
Die Jagd nach Helena
as Jenny · 1963
Ich war ihm hörig
as Kätzchen · 1958
Skandal um Dodo
as Frieda · 1959
Embezzled Heaven
as Mascha · 1958
Grabenplatz 17
as Isabella, Stimmungssängerin · 1958
Wetterleuchten um Maria
as Kathrin · 1957
Strangler of the Tower
as Grace Harrison · 1966
Hurra - die Firma hat ein Kind
as Tänzerin Lola Durango · 1956
Oh, These Dear Relatives
as Otti Bachmann · 1955
Desaster
as Fräulein Baum · 1973
Shalom Pharao
as Frau Potiphar (voice) · 1983
Lockvogel der Nacht
as Else Bary · 1959
The Bashful Elephant
as Steffi · 1962
50/50
as Heidi Brunner · 1978
Das Strafquartett: Ein Knastical
as Madame Piqueton · 1965
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
as (archive footage) · 2014
Das Rückendekolleté
· 1975
Guess Who's Coming for Breakfast
as Clarissa (Frau Oberst) · 1968