Marlene Schmidt

Known for: Acting
Born: September 7, 1934
Birthplace: Breslau, Germany

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

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Kidnapped 1988
as Secretary, Producer
They're Playing with Fire 1984
as Gas Station Customer, Writer, Producer
Mortuary 1982
as Lois Stevens, Producer, Writer
Separate Ways 1981
as Pat Ingram, Executive Producer, Story
The Fifth Floor 1978
as Night Nurse, Story, Executive Producer
Texas Detour 1978
as Lady Bartender, Executive Producer
Scorchy 1976
as Claudia Bianco, Executive Producer
Dr. Minx 1975
as Harriet Thomas
The Specialist 1975
as Elizabeth Bounds, Screenplay, Executive Producer
The Teacher 1974
as Alice Roberts, Associate Producer
The Stepmother 1972
as Sonya Hill, Associate Producer
Farewell, Lebanon 1968
Actor
The Red Plain 1968
as Betty
Destiny 1968
as Afsaneh, Producer

Credits from TMDB.