What we know
What we know: Elke Sommer, German-born star of ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ dies at 85
Compiled Oct 29
What we know
- Elke Sommer, a German-born actor known for 1960s Hollywood films, died at 85
- She died at her home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, on a Wednesday
- She starred in 'The Prize' with Paul Newman and 'A Shot in the Dark' with Peter Sellers
- She was born Elke Schletz in Berlin on Nov. 5, 1940
- She won a Golden Globe for most promising newcomer for her role in 'The Prize'
- She married Joe Hyams in 1964 (divorced 1981) and Wolf Walther in 1993
What we don’t know yet
- The LAPD said it responded to the death of an 85-year-old woman on Sommer's block, without directly confirming it was her
Open questions
- What was the cause of Elke Sommer's death?
- Has it been officially confirmed that the death LAPD responded to was Sommer's?
- What was Elke Sommer doing in her later years before her death?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.