Marlene Schmidt
Acting • Born 1934-09-07
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.
Filmography
14 credits
Farewell, Lebanon
Movie • 1968
The Teacher
Movie • 1974
Alice Roberts
The Stepmother
Movie • 1972
Sonya Hill
Dr. Minx
Movie • 1975
Harriet Thomas
The Red Plain
Movie • 1968
Betty
Destiny
Movie • 1968
Afsaneh
Kidnapped
Movie • 1988
Secretary
The Fifth Floor
Movie • 1978
Night Nurse
Separate Ways
Movie • 1981
Pat Ingram
Texas Detour
Movie • 1978
Lady Bartender
Mortuary
Movie • 1982
Lois Stevens
They're Playing with Fire
Movie • 1984
Gas Station Customer
The Specialist
Movie • 1975
Elizabeth Bounds
Scorchy
Movie • 1976
Claudia Bianco