Marlene Schmidt
Known for Acting · 14 credits
- Born
- 1934-09-07 (age 91)
- 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
Movies (14)
They're Playing with Fire
1984
as Gas Station Customer
Texas Detour
1978
as Lady Bartender
Kidnapped
1988
as Secretary
Scorchy
1976
as Claudia Bianco
The Stepmother
1972
as Sonya Hill
Mortuary
1982
as Lois Stevens
The Teacher
1974
as Alice Roberts
The Fifth Floor
1978
as Night Nurse
Separate Ways
1981
as Pat Ingram
The Specialist
1975
as Elizabeth Bounds
Destiny
1968
as Afsaneh
The Red Plain
1968
as Betty
Farewell, Lebanon
1968
Dr. Minx
1975
as Harriet Thomas
About 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… With 14 credits spanning from 1968 to 1988, Marlene Schmidt has appeared in 14 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Marlene Schmidt Movies
- They're Playing with Fire (1984) — as Gas Station Customer
- Texas Detour (1978) — as Lady Bartender
- Kidnapped (1988) — as Secretary
- Scorchy (1976) — as Claudia Bianco
- The Stepmother (1972) — as Sonya Hill
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