Marlene Schmidt

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Breslau, Germany, 1934-09-06

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	Destiny		0
2	1968	The Red Plain		30
3	1968	Farewell, Lebanon		0
4	1972	The Stepmother	Sonja Hill	39
5	1974	The Teacher	Alice Roberts	42
6	1975	Dr. Minx	Harriet Thomas	28
7	1978	Texas Detour	Lady Bartender	43
8	1978	The Fifth Floor	Night Nurse	46
9	1981	Separate Ways	Pat Ingram	45
10	1982	Mortuary	Lois Stevens	53
11	1984	They're Playing with Fire	Gas Station Customer	52
12	1988	Kidnapped	Secretary	39

Marlene Schmidt

Film

Television