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