‘Pink Panther’ Actress Elke Sommer Dies Days Before 86th Birthday

Elke Sommer, the German actress known for her role in the Pink Panther sequel film A Shot in the Dark, has died at 85.

On Wednesday, October 28, Sommer “passed away peacefully around 10 p.m” at her Los Angeles home, her stepson, Sebastian Walther, told the German outlet, Bild, per Page Six. Her death came three months after her husband, Wolf Walther, died following a battle with cancer.