Marlene Schmidt
Born: 1934-09-07 in Breslau, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Fled East Germany in 1960 to live in Stuttgart and work as an electronics engineer. Soon after, she entered a beauty contest on a whim and ended up winning the title of Miss Germany. That led to being crowned Miss Universe in 1961. She married actor Ty Hardin in 1962, but the marriage only lasted 3 years. In 1969, she married Iraqi-born filmmaker Howard Avedis. Their partnership resulted in numerous drive-in hits and cult classics, including The Stepmother (1972), The Teacher (1974) and Mortuary (1983). Marlene always produced, sometimes wrote and usually appeared in supporting roles in these productions.
Filmography
2004
- Shoebox Zoo ... (Line Producer)
1988
- Kidnapped as Secretary
1984
- They're Playing with Fire as Gas Station Customer
1982
- Mortuary as Lois Stevens
1981
- Separate Ways as Pat Ingram
1978
- Texas Detour as Lady Bartender
- The Fifth Floor as Night Nurse
1976
- Scorchy as Claudia Bianco
1975
- Dr. Minx as Harriet Thomas
- The Specialist as Elizabeth Bounds
1974
- The Teacher as Alice Roberts
1972
- The Stepmother as Sonya Hill
1968
- Destiny as Afsaneh
- The Red Plain as Betty
- Farewell, Lebanon