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Marlene Schmidt

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.


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Born:
Sep 6, 1934 In Breslau, Germany
Movie/TV Credits:
12
First Appeared:
In the movie Destiny 1968-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Kidnapped 1988-06-09
Known For
Poster of They're Playing with Fire
Poster of The Teacher
Poster of Farewell, Lebanon
Poster of Destiny
Filmography
Movie Kidnapped Secretary 1988-06-09
Movie They're Playing with Fire Gas Station Customer 1984-04-01
Movie Mortuary Lois Stevens 1983-09-02
Movie Separate Ways Pat Ingram 1981-05-01
Movie Texas Detour Lady Bartender 1978-06-06
Movie The Fifth Floor Night Nurse 1978-11-15
Movie The Specialist Elizabeth Bounds 1975-05-01
Movie Dr. Minx Harriet Thomas 1975-11-01
Movie The Teacher Alice Roberts 1974-05-29
Movie The Stepmother Sonja Hill 1972-10-26
Movie Destiny 1968-01-01
Movie Farewell, Lebanon 1968-09-09