- When she appeared in Carry on Behind (1975), she received £30,000. She became one of the only two actors in the films (with Phil Silvers) to receive the highest ever Carry On salary. Kenneth Williams only received £5,000, a sixth of what she received.
- Currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and works as a painter, mostly influenced by Marc Chagall.
- Appeared in pictorials in Playboy magazine issues of September 1964, December 1967, and September 1970.
- She was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on December 7, 2001.
- She's the daughter of a Lutheran minister, who died when she was only 14.
- Was considered for the leading female role in the Elvis Presley movie G.I. Blues (1960), but the role was eventually played by Juliet Prowse.
- After becoming "Miss Viareggio" during a holiday in Italy, she was discovered by director Vittorio De Sica (1958).
- In the 1960s, while living in Beverly Hills, she and her then husband, Joe Hyams, believed their house to be haunted.
- She was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for her performance in the play, "Born Yesterday", at the Drury Lane Theatre North in Chicago, Illinois.
- Cousin of Gudy Somer and Brazilian 1974 Miss Universe Mariza Sommer.
- Suffered three miscarriages during her marriage to Joe Hyams.
- Now spends about half the year touring in plays around Europe and America.
- She enjoys playing comedy as she finds it more challenging and enjoys making people laugh.
- She has lived in Hollywood since 1964 after a film producer spotted her in a British film.
- Hosted the 1981 Miss Universe pageant along with Bob Barker.
- At 17 she studied languages intending to be an interpreter and came to London to polish her English, She won top awards at an important German beauty contest earning a screen test resulting in making 5 films in Germany and 6 in Italy then she came to the UK in August 1960 for Don't Bother to knock and inspired by her character in the film she recorded a Cha Cha number.
- Following the death of Joe Dunne on 14th January 2022, Sommer is the last surviving cast member of A Shot in the Dark.
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