Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1886–1975)

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Annette Kellerman

<p><b>Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann</b> (6 July 1886 – 6 November 1975)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ADB_1-1"><a href="#cite_note-ADB-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> was an Australian professional swimmer, <a href="/en/Vaudeville" title="Vaudeville" class="wl">vaudeville</a> star, film actress, and writer.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Annette Kellermann, Born, Died, Resting place...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox biography vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn" style="display:inline">Annette Kellermann</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Annette_Kellerman1.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Annette_Kellerman1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Annette_Kellerman1.jpg/220px-Annette_Kellerman1.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="3147" data-file-height="4869" data-file-type="bitmap" height="340" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Annette_Kellerman1.jpg/330px-Annette_Kellerman1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Annette_Kellerman1.jpg/440px-Annette_Kellerman1.jpg 2x" alt="Annette_Kellerman1.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Kellermann in her famous one-piece bathing suit, c. 1906</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann</div><br><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1886-07-06</span>)</span>6 July 1886<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ADB_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-ADB-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span><br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Marrickville,_New_South_Wales" title="Marrickville, New South Wales" class="wl">Marrickville, New South Wales</a>, Australia</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">6 November 1975<span style="display:none">(1975-11-06)</span> (aged<span>&nbsp;</span>89)<br><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/en/Southport,_Queensland" title="Southport, Queensland" class="wl">Southport, Queensland</a>, Australia</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/en/Great_Barrier_Reef" title="Great Barrier Reef" class="wl">Great Barrier Reef</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">Australian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Swimmer, actress, writer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known<span>&nbsp;</span>for</th><td class="infobox-data">Swimmer, actress, writer, Inventor of Synchronised Swimming, Pioneer of women's swimwear</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">James Raymond Louis Sullivan </div>
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<p>Kellermann was one of the first women to wear a <a href="/en/One-piece_swimsuit" title="One-piece swimsuit" class="wl">one-piece bathing costume</a>, instead of the then-accepted <a href="/en/Trousers" title="Trousers" class="wl">pantaloons</a>, and inspired others to follow her example. Kellerman's swimming costumes became so popular that she started her own fashion line of one-piece bathing suits. Kellermann helped popularize the sport of <a href="/en/Synchronised_swimming" title="Synchronised swimming" class="mw-redirect wl">synchronised swimming</a>, and authored a swimming manual. She appeared in several movies, usually with aquatic themes, and as the star of the 1916 film <i><a href="/en/A_Daughter_of_the_Gods" title="A Daughter of the Gods" class="wl">A Daughter of the Gods</a></i> was the first major actress to <a href="/en/Nudity_in_film" title="Nudity in film" class="wl">appear nude</a> in a Hollywood production. Kellermann was an advocate of health, fitness, and natural beauty throughout her life.</p>



Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann  was an Australian professional swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress, and writer. Kellermann was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, instead of the then-accepted pantaloons, and inspired others to follow her example. Kellerman's swimming costumes became so popular that she started her own fashion line of one-piece bathing suits. Kellermann helped popularize the sport of synchronised swimming, and authored a swimming manual. She appeared in several movies, usually with aquatic themes, and as the star of the 1916 film A Daughter of the Gods was the first major actress to appear nude in a Hollywood production. Kellermann was an advocate of health, fitness, and natural beauty throughout her life. 