# Elke Sommer, prolific German star of A Shot in the Dark and And Then There Were None, dies aged 85

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:36:52+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/29/elke-sommer-prolific-german-star-of-a-shot-in-the-dark-and-and-then-there-were-none-dies
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/elke-sommer-prolific-german-star-of-a-shot-in-the-dark-and-and-then-th-750571/

The Berlin-born actress had a gift for languages that took her to Hollywood, landing roles alongside Peter Sellers, Dick Van Dyke and Paul Newman Elke Sommer, the prolific German star of the Pink Panther film A Shot in the Dark, early 70s Agatha Christie adaptation And Then there Were None, and British sex comedy Carry On Behind, has died aged 85. Bild magazine reported that Sommer had died in Los

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