Marlene Schmidt

Marlene Schmidt

  • Birthday: 1934-09-06
  • Place of birth: 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.

Filmography

The Teacher

1974

As Alice Roberts

The Stepmother

1972

As Sonja Hill

Dr. Minx

1975

As Harriet Thomas

Destiny

1968

As

Texas Detour

1978

As Lady Bartender

Kidnapped

1988

As Secretary

The Fifth Floor

1978

As Night Nurse

Mortuary

1983

As Lois Stevens

Separate Ways

1981

As Pat Ingram

They're Playing with Fire

1984

As Gas Station Customer

Production

Scorchy

1976

As Executive Producer

They're Playing with Fire

1984

As Producer

Texas Detour

1978

As Executive Producer

Mortuary

1983

As Producer

The Teacher

1974

As Associate Producer

The Stepmother

1972

As Associate Producer

The Specialist

1975

As Executive Producer

The Fifth Floor

1978

As Executive Producer

Separate Ways

1981

As Executive Producer

Kidnapped

1988

As Producer

Destiny

1968

As Producer

The Specialist

1975

As Screenplay

Mortuary

1983

As Writer

The Fifth Floor

1978

As Story

Separate Ways

1981

As Story

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