《粉红豹》女星埃尔克·索默逝世享年85岁：曾凭《大奖》获金球奖，继子向德媒证实死讯
德国演员埃尔克·索默（Elke Sommer）10月28日晚在美国洛杉矶Bel Air的家中因心力衰竭逝世，享年85岁。她的继子塞巴斯蒂安·沃尔特（Sebastian Walther）向德国《图片报》证实了死讯，表示她在晚间10点左右安详离世。再过一周，索默将迎来86岁生日。
索默1940年11月5日出生于柏林，原名Elke Schletz，原本想成为一名译员，在意大利度假时被星探发掘进入影坛。她1963年与保罗·纽曼合演间谍片《大奖》（The Prize），凭此获得1964年金球奖最具潜力新人奖。
1964年，她在「粉红豹」系列第二部《黑夜怪影》（A Shot in the Dark）中饰演被诬陷谋杀的女佣玛丽亚·甘布雷利，与彼得·塞勒斯饰演的克卢佐探长对戏，这成为她最广为人知的角色。
她此后还出演了《爱的艺术》《奥斯卡》《破坏小队》等影片，一生参演电影逾70部，晚年亦从事绘画。她的丈夫、酒店业者沃尔夫·沃尔特三个月前因癌症去世，享年77岁；索默身后留下继子与继女。据《图片报》报道，她希望葬在德国马洛夫施泰因的家族墓地。
Elke Sommer, Star of 'A Shot in the Dark' and Golden Globe Winner for 'The Prize,' Dies at 85
German actress Elke Sommer died of heart failure at her home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles on the evening of October 28, at age 85. Her stepson, Sebastian Walther, confirmed her death to the German outlet Bild, saying she passed away peacefully around 10 p.m. She would have turned 86 on November 5.
Born Elke Schletz in Berlin on November 5, 1940, Sommer initially hoped to become an interpreter and was discovered while vacationing in Italy. Her performance in the 1963 espionage thriller 'The Prize,' opposite Paul Newman, earned her the 1964 Golden Globe for most promising newcomer.
In 1964 she played Maria Gambrelli, a maid suspected of murder, opposite Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau in 'A Shot in the Dark,' the second film in the Pink Panther series — the role for which she remains best known.
Her other films included 'The Art of Love,' 'The Oscar' and 'The Wrecking Crew'; she appeared in more than 70 features and later worked as a painter. Her husband, hotelier Wolf Walther, died of cancer three months ago at 77. She is survived by her stepson and a stepdaughter, and, according to Bild, wished to be buried in her family's grave in Marloffstein, Germany.
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图片来源：图：演员埃尔克·索默晚年留影（资料图）。A.k.zehnnullzwo摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Actress Elke Sommer in later years (file photo). Photo by A.k.zehnnullzwo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
