Marlene Schmidt
Acting
1934-09-07 · 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.
movieKidnapped
as Secretary · 1988 · 4.2
movieThey're Playing with Fire
as Gas Station Customer · 1984 · 5.1
movieMortuary
as Lois Stevens · 1982 · 5.2
movieSeparate Ways
as Pat Ingram · 1981 · 4.7
movieThe Fifth Floor
as Night Nurse · 1978 · 4.9
movieTexas Detour
as Lady Bartender · 1978 · 4.4
movieScorchy
as Claudia Bianco · 1976 · 4.4
movieDr. Minx
as Harriet Thomas · 1975 · 4.0
movieThe Specialist
as Elizabeth Bounds · 1975 · 4.7
movieThe Teacher
as Alice Roberts · 1974 · 4.5
movieThe Stepmother
as Sonya Hill · 1972 · 4.1
movieFarewell, Lebanon
as · 1968 · 0.0
movieThe Red Plain
as Betty · 1968 · 5.0
movieDestiny
as Afsaneh · 1968 · 10.0