
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.
Filmography
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Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
2014
as (archive footage)

Kassensturz
1984
as Frau Bauermann

Shalom Pharao
1983
as Frau Potiphar (voice)

Happy Weekend
1983
as Ella Huber

Holocaust II
1980
as Dorothea

Lena Rais
1979
as Hella

50/50
1978
as Heidi Brunner

The Serpent's Egg
1977
as Hure

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
1975
as Hertha Gabler

Die sündige Kleinstadt
1975
as Waltraut Henze
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Das Rückendekolleté
1975
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Der Verrat
1974
as Helen

Studio legale per una rapina
1973
as Lisa
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Desaster
1973
as Fräulein Baum

Josefine M.
1970
as Lady J.
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Immer bei Vollmond
1970
as Flora

X + YY: Formel des Bösen
1970
as Madame Odette
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Die Nichten der Frau Oberst 2. Teil - Mein Bett ist meine Burg
1969
as Clarissa

Guess Who's Coming for Breakfast
1968
as Clarissa (Frau Oberst)

Island of the Doomed
1967
as Cora Robinson

Strangler of the Tower
1966
as Grace Harrison

Man on the Spying Trapeze
1966
as Fawzia, Hotel Maid
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Das Strafquartett: Ein Knastical
1965
as Madame Piqueton

Bullets Don't Argue
1964
as Helen