Marlene Schmidt
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Sep 7, 1934 (92 years old)
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.
Known For
| 1988 | KidnappedSecretary | |
| 1984 | They're Playing with FireGas Station Customer | |
| 1982 | MortuaryLois Stevens | |
| 1981 | Separate WaysPat Ingram | |
| 1978 | The Fifth FloorNight Nurse | |
| 1978 | Texas DetourLady Bartender | |
| 1976 | ScorchyClaudia Bianco | |
| 1975 | Dr. MinxHarriet Thomas | |
| 1975 | The SpecialistElizabeth Bounds | |
| 1974 | The TeacherAlice Roberts | |
| 1972 | The StepmotherSonya Hill | |
| 1968 | Farewell, Lebanon | |
| 1968 | The Red PlainBetty | |
| 1968 | DestinyAfsaneh |
| 2004 | Shoebox ZooLine Producer | |
| 1988 | KidnappedProducer | |
| 1984 | They're Playing with FireProducer | |
| 1982 | MortuaryProducer | |
| 1981 | Separate WaysExecutive Producer | |
| 1978 | Texas DetourExecutive Producer | |
| 1978 | The Fifth FloorExecutive Producer | |
| 1976 | ScorchyExecutive Producer | |
| 1975 | The SpecialistExecutive Producer | |
| 1974 | The TeacherAssociate Producer | |
| 1972 | The StepmotherAssociate Producer | |
| 1968 | DestinyProducer |
| 1984 | They're Playing with FireWriter | |
| 1982 | MortuaryWriter | |
| 1981 | Separate WaysStory | |
| 1978 | The Fifth FloorStory | |
| 1975 | The SpecialistScreenplay |