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Who is Ursula Andress?

Ursula Andress was born on the 19th of March, 1936, in Ostermundigen, Switzerland. Her father was a German diplomat who disappeared in World War II. Ursula herself is fluent in English, French, Italian, and German. She began working as an art model, and then moved into the film industry in Italy. Eventually she won the role of Honey Ryder, Bond girl, in Dr. No in 1962. However, her voice was dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl. In 1963, she then won a Golden Globe award. In 1963, she appeared with Elvis Presley in Fun in Acapulco, and also with Frank Sinatra in 4 for Texas. In 1967, she appeared in the Bond satire Casino Royale, as Vesper Lynd, and this time she was allowed to keep her own voice! In 1965, Ursula appeared nude in Playboy, and then in 1981, she starred with Laurence Olivier in Clash of the Titans. In 1957, Ursula was married to John Derek, but they divorced in 1966 as she became very publicly entangled with Jean-Paul Belmondo. She has since been linked with Sean Connery, Marlon Brando, James Dean, and has had a son with Harry Hamlin.