Marlene Schmidt
Actor, Producer, Writer
September 7, 1934 (92 years)
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
Filmography
| 2005 | Love Life (2005) · as Kassiererin |
| 1987 | Kidnapped · as Secretary |
| 1984 | They're Playing with Fire · as Gas Station CustomerOn Plex |
| 1982 | Mortuary · as Lois StevensOn Plex |
| 1981 | Separate Ways · as Pat Ingram |
| 1978 | The Fifth Floor · as Night NurseOn Plex |
| 1978 | Texas Detour · as Lady Bartender |
| 1976 | Scorchy · as Claudia Bianco |
| 1975 | Dr. Minx · as Harriet ThomasOn Plex |
| 1975 | The Specialist · as Elizabeth Bounds |
| 1974 | The Teacher · as Alice RobertsOn Plex |
| 1972 | The Stepmother · as Sonya Hill |
| 1987 | |
| 1984 | They're Playing with FireOn Plex |
| 1982 | MortuaryOn Plex |
| 1981 | Separate Ways · as Executive Producer |
| 1978 | The Fifth Floor · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1978 | Texas Detour · as Executive Producer |
| 1976 | Scorchy · as Executive Producer |
| 1975 | Dr. Minx · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1975 | The Specialist · as Executive Producer |
| 1974 | The Teacher · as Associate ProducerOn Plex |
| 1972 | The Stepmother · as Associate Producer |
| 1984 | They're Playing with FireOn Plex |
| 1982 | MortuaryOn Plex |
| 1975 | The Specialist · as Screenplay |
| 1964 | Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen · as Self |
| 2004 | Shoebox Zoo · as Line Producer |
| 1981 | Separate Ways · as Story |
| 1978 | The Fifth Floor · as StoryOn Plex |