Kai Fischer
Acting
- Born:
- 1934-03-18
- Died:
- 2025-08-05
- Place of birth:
- Halle an der Saale, Germany
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
Filmography
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
Alte Gauner
Der Fahnder
Kassensturz
Shalom Pharao
Happy Weekend
Holocaust II
Lena Rais
Die Protokolle des Herrn M
Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
50/50
The Serpent's Egg
Die Unternehmungen des Herrn Hans
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Die sündige Kleinstadt
Dein gutes Recht
Das Rückendekolleté
Derrick
Der Verrat
Sergeant Berry
Okay S.I.R.
Studio legale per una rapina
Desaster
Scene of the Crime
Josefine M.
Immer bei Vollmond
X + YY: Formel des Bösen
Die Nichten der Frau Oberst 2. Teil - Mein Bett ist meine Burg
Salto Mortale
The Commissioner
Babeck
Night-Club
Guess Who's Coming for Breakfast
Island of the Doomed
Strangler of the Tower
Man on the Spying Trapeze
Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse
Das Strafquartett: Ein Knastical
Vergißmeinnicht
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
Bullets Don't Argue
The Monster of London City
The Inn on Dartmoor
Die Drehscheibe
Room 13
The Waltz King
Hafenpolizei
Die Jagd nach Helena
Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf
Escape from East Berlin
The Bashful Elephant
Denn das Weib ist schwach
The Hellfire Club
Too Hot to Handle
Freddy und die Melodie der Nacht
Uncle Was a Vampire
Mädchen für die Mambobar
Lockvogel der Nacht
Stars in der Manege
Skandal um Dodo