Ursula Buchfellner (born 8 June 1961) is a German model and
actress
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. She was ''
Playboy
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'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month for its October 1979 issue. Her
centerfold
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was photographed by Peter Weissbrich.
Buchfellner also was the Playmate for the December 1977 issue of ''Playboy's'' German edition, being only 16 at the time when the photos were taken (she was 17 in relation to the edition in which her photos were published). In November 1985 she became the first Playmate to go on to appear in ''
Penthouse'' magazine.
International acting and modeling careers followed Buchfellner's ''Playboy'' appearance. She was sometimes credited as Uschi Buchfellner, Ursula Fellner, Ulla Maris and Ursula Maris.
She starred mainly in European B-movies such as ''
Devil Hunter'' (1980) and ''
Sadomania
''Sadomania – Hölle der Lust'' is a 1981 German-Spanish women in prison film directed by Jesús Franco, starring Ajita Wilson. It was also released as ''Hellhole Women'', ''Prisoners of the Flesh'' and ''Sadomania: The Hell of Passion''.
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'' (1981). Later on she also featured in renowned German television serials, like ''
Derrick
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Early life and education
Buchfellner was born 3rd of 10 children in
Munich
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. Her father was an
alcoholic
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. For the first 3 years the family lived in a post-war shelter for the poor, until the "Hasenbergl" housing projects were built. Their apartment had running water and a toilet, but shared a bath on the floor. When her mother had twins, she and another sibling were sent to a children's home during the week and saw their family only on weekends. She has described how hunger was a constant experience especially towards the end of the month when money got tight.
[
After finishing 9th grade (]Hauptschulabschluss
The Hauptschulabschluss (), Berufsreife or Berufsbildungsreife () is a school leaving certificate in Germany. The Hauptschulabschluss may be awarded to students who graduate from a Hauptschule or Abendhauptschule. It may also be awarded to student ...
) her mother found her a training spot in a bakery, also because she was allowed to bring home remnants in a paper bag.[
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Career
In 1977, a photographer of Playboy asked her if she was interested to become a playmate. After researching what this entailed, she agreed. When media wrote about her, the baker's wife asked her to leave the bakery. The wages she earned allowed her to invite her older sister for a fried chicken dinner every day.
She stated that, unlike many playmates, she saved most of her money so she was able to buy an apartment in Munich.[
After 7 years of modelling, Penthouse invited her to work for them for $80,000. When she saw the photos for Penthouse, she declined.][Ursula Buchfellner. Lange war ich unsichtbar: Wie Versöhnung mein Leben rettete. Kailash, 12 October 2015, 224 pages (in German) . (I was invisible for a long time: How reconciliation saved my life )]
Selected filmography
* '' Popcorn and Ice Cream'' (1978)
* ''Cola, Candy, Chocolate
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Cast
* Olivia Pascal as Gaby
* Philippe Ricci as Dr. Andreas Witzig
* Christ ...
'' (1979)
See also
* List of people in Playboy 1970–1979
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References
Further reading
*Ursula Buchfellner. Lange war ich unsichtbar: Wie Versöhnung mein Leben rettete. Kailash, 12 October 2015,224 pages ( German) .
External links
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1970s Playboy Playmates
German television actresses
Living people
Actresses from Munich
1961 births
German film actresses
20th-century German actresses
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