Acting
Marlene Schmidt
EN, AR, FA cinema · 14 credits
Born
7 September 1934 (age 92)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Kidnapped
as Secretary, Producer
They're Playing with Fire
as Gas Station Customer, Writer, Producer
Mortuary
as Lois Stevens, Writer, Producer
Separate Ways
as Pat Ingram, Executive Producer, Story
The Fifth Floor
as Night Nurse, Story, Executive Producer
Texas Detour
as Lady Bartender, Executive Producer
Scorchy
as Claudia Bianco, Executive Producer
Dr. Minx
as Harriet Thomas
The Specialist
as Elizabeth Bounds, Screenplay, Executive Producer
The Teacher
as Alice Roberts, Associate Producer
The Stepmother
as Sonya Hill, Associate Producer
The Red Plain
as Betty
Destiny
as Afsaneh, Producer