Ursula Buchfellner (born 8 June 1961) is a German model and

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. She was ''

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'' magazine's

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for its October 1979 issue. Her

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was photographed by Peter Weissbrich. Buchfellner also was the Playmate for the December 1977 issue of ''Playboy's'' West German edition, being only 16 at the time when the photos were taken (and she was 16 in relation to the edition in which her photos were published,in December 1977). In November 1985 she became the first Playmate to go on to appear in ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' (1981). Later on she also featured in renowned German television serials, like ''

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''.

Early life and education

Buchfellner was born 3rd of 10 children in

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. Her father was an

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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 (

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) her mother found her a training spot in a bakery, and she was allowed to bring home remnants in a paper bag.

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

* ''

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'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1979) * ''Devil Hunter'' (1980) * ''Sadomania - Hölle der Lust'' (1981)

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* * 1970s Playboy Playmates German television actresses Living people Actresses from Munich 1961 births German film actresses 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-tv-actor-stub

Early life and education

Career

Selected filmography

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