Anouska Hempel, Lady Weinberg (born Anne Geissler; 13 December 1941)
is a New Zealand-born film and television actress turned hotelier and
interior designer. She is a noted figure in London society. She is
sometimes credited as Anoushka Hempel.Hempel is of Russian and Swiss
German ancestry and has mused that she was born on a boat en route
from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand. Her father emigrated to New
Zealand where she was born. Her family later moved to Cronulla, south
of Sydney in Australia, where he owned a garage. As a teenager in the
mid-1950s, Hempel attended Sutherland High School. In 1962 she moved
to England carrying only £10.Hempel's first film appearance was in
the Hammer Horror film The Kiss of the Vampire (1963). In 1969, she
appeared in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service as one
of the "angels of death". Thereafter she appeared in several films
including Scars of Dracula (1970), The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
(1971), Go for a Take (1972), Tiffany Jones (1973), Russ Meyer's
controversial, soft pornographic film Black Snake (1973), Double
Exposure (1977), and Lady Oscar (1979). In the 1970s, Hempel appeared
in one episode of the BBC series The Lotus Eaters and she also
auditioned for the part of Jo Grant in Doctor Who and appeared in the
science-fiction TV series' UFO ("Mindbender" 1970) and Space: 1999
("The Metamorph" 1976).After finishing acting, Hempel has embarked in
a career as a hotelier and interior designer. In 2002, she was ranked
by Architectural Digest as one of the top 100 interior designers and
architects in the world.
is a New Zealand-born film and television actress turned hotelier and
interior designer. She is a noted figure in London society. She is
sometimes credited as Anoushka Hempel.Hempel is of Russian and Swiss
German ancestry and has mused that she was born on a boat en route
from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand. Her father emigrated to New
Zealand where she was born. Her family later moved to Cronulla, south
of Sydney in Australia, where he owned a garage. As a teenager in the
mid-1950s, Hempel attended Sutherland High School. In 1962 she moved
to England carrying only £10.Hempel's first film appearance was in
the Hammer Horror film The Kiss of the Vampire (1963). In 1969, she
appeared in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service as one
of the "angels of death". Thereafter she appeared in several films
including Scars of Dracula (1970), The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
(1971), Go for a Take (1972), Tiffany Jones (1973), Russ Meyer's
controversial, soft pornographic film Black Snake (1973), Double
Exposure (1977), and Lady Oscar (1979). In the 1970s, Hempel appeared
in one episode of the BBC series The Lotus Eaters and she also
auditioned for the part of Jo Grant in Doctor Who and appeared in the
science-fiction TV series' UFO ("Mindbender" 1970) and Space: 1999
("The Metamorph" 1976).After finishing acting, Hempel has embarked in
a career as a hotelier and interior designer. In 2002, she was ranked
by Architectural Digest as one of the top 100 interior designers and
architects in the world.
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