Kai Fischer
Acting • Born 1934-03-18
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.
Filmography
78 credits
The Spessart Inn
Movie • 1958
Bettina
Studio legale per una rapina
Movie • 1973
Lisa
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
Movie • 2014
(archive footage)
Room 13
Movie • 1964
Pia Pasani
The Hellfire Club
Movie • 1961
Yvonne
Bullets Don't Argue
Movie • 1964
Helen
Uncle Was a Vampire
Movie • 1959
Kay - la rossa
Happy Weekend
Movie • 1983
Ella Huber
Josefine M.
Movie • 1970
Lady J.
Strangler of the Tower
Movie • 1966
Grace Harrison
Embezzled Heaven
Movie • 1958
Mascha
Island of the Doomed
Movie • 1967
Cora Robinson
Freddy und die Melodie der Nacht
Movie • 1960
Anka
Grabenplatz 17
Movie • 1958
Isabella, Stimmungssängerin
Naked in the Night
Movie • 1958
Rebecca
Ich und meine Schwiegersöhne
Movie • 1956
Dr. Dora Stingel
Oh, These Dear Relatives
Movie • 1955
Otti Bachmann
The Serpent's Egg
Movie • 1977
Hure
Schwarze Nylons – Heiße Nächte
Movie • 1958
Vera
Escape from East Berlin
Movie • 1962
Heidi Eckhardt
The Monster of London City
Movie • 1964
Wetterleuchten um Maria
Movie • 1957
Kathrin
The Inn on Dartmoor
Movie • 1964
Bardame
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Movie • 1975
Hertha Gabler
Mädchen für die Mambobar
Movie • 1959
Olga
The Waltz King
Movie • 1964
Gräfin Polensky
Kassensturz
Movie • 1984
Frau Bauermann
Too Hot to Handle
Movie • 1960
Cynthia
Unternehmen Schlafsack
Movie • 1955
Schauspielerin Sylvia
Guess Who's Coming for Breakfast
Movie • 1968
Clarissa (Frau Oberst)
Immer bei Vollmond
Movie • 1970
Flora
Call Girls
Movie • 1957
Ria
Skandal um Dodo
Movie • 1959
Frieda
Lena Rais
Movie • 1979
Hella
50/50
Movie • 1978
Heidi Brunner
Das Bad auf der Tenne
Movie • 1956
Großmagd Stine
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
Movie • 1956
Hanna, Mannequin
Holiday am Wörthersee
Movie • 1956
Sieglinde
Hurra - die Firma hat ein Kind
Movie • 1956
Tänzerin Lola Durango
Sand, Love and Salt
Movie • 1957
Lola
Ich war ihm hörig
Movie • 1958
Kätzchen
Girls of the Night
Movie • 1958
Marlène
Lockvogel der Nacht
Movie • 1959
Else Bary
Denn das Weib ist schwach
Movie • 1961
Lissy
Die sündige Kleinstadt
Movie • 1975
Waltraut Henze
Das Rückendekolleté
Movie • 1975
X + YY: Formel des Bösen
Movie • 1970
Madame Odette
Die Nichten der Frau Oberst 2. Teil - Mein Bett ist meine Burg
Movie • 1969
Clarissa
Der Verrat
Movie • 1974
Helen
Man on the Spying Trapeze
Movie • 1966
Fawzia, Hotel Maid
Shalom Pharao
Movie • 1982
Frau Potiphar (voice)
Die Jagd nach Helena
Movie • 1963
Jenny
Das Strafquartett: Ein Knastical
Movie • 1965
Madame Piqueton
Desaster
Movie • 1973
Fräulein Baum
Holocaust II
Movie • 1980
Dorothea
The Bashful Elephant
Movie • 1962
Steffi
Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Alma
Der Kommissar
TV • 1969
Erna
Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf
TV • 1963
Kai Fröhlich
Salto Mortale
TV • 1969
Tiger-Lilli
Derrick
TV • 1974
Doris Hemma
Der Fahnder
TV • 1984
Frau Klingsohr
Die Protokolle des Herrn M
TV • 1979
Lola Grossky
Stars in the Ring
TV • 1959
Self
Die Unternehmungen des Herrn Hans
TV • 1976
Alte Gauner
TV • 1985
Elfriede Schlaker
Dein gutes Recht
TV • 1975
Elke Darius
Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
TV • 1978
Amalie Grünspan
Hafenpolizei
TV • 1963
Fräulein Steffens
Okay S.I.R.
TV • 1973
Beatrix Werden
Sergeant Berry
TV • 1974
Miss Richie
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen
TV • 1964
Self
Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse
TV • 1966
Inge Masterson
Zum blauen Bock
TV • 1957
Self
Vergißmeinnicht
TV • 1964
Self
Die Drehscheibe
TV • 1964
Self
Night-Club
TV • 1968
Self
Babeck
TV • 1968
Caroline