Person
Marlene Schmidt
Acting · Born 1934-09-07 · Breslau, Germany
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.
Known for
Shoebox Zoo
Line Producer
The Teacher
Alice Roberts
Mortuary
Lois Stevens
The Stepmother
Sonya Hill
Scorchy
Claudia Bianco
They're Playing with Fire
Gas Station Customer
The Fifth Floor
Night Nurse
Separate Ways
Pat Ingram
Texas Detour
Lady Bartender
The Specialist
Elizabeth Bounds
Filmography
- 2004Shoebox ZooLine Producer
- 1988KidnappedSecretary
- 1984They're Playing with FireGas Station Customer
- 1982MortuaryLois Stevens
- 1981Separate WaysPat Ingram
- 1978The Fifth FloorNight Nurse
- 1978Texas DetourLady Bartender
- 1976ScorchyClaudia Bianco
- 1975Dr. MinxHarriet Thomas
- 1975The SpecialistElizabeth Bounds
- 1974The TeacherAlice Roberts
- 1972The StepmotherSonya Hill
- 1968Farewell, Lebanon
- 1968The Red PlainBetty
- 1968DestinyAfsaneh
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