Ursula Andress was born on March 19, , in Ostermundigen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. She is the third of six children born to a Swiss mother, Anna Andress, and a German diplomat father, Rolf Andress. She has four sisters: Erika Andress, Charlotte Andress, Gisela Andress, and Kàtey Andress, as well as a brother, Heinz Andress.