People
Marlene Schmidt
- Name: Marlene Schmidt
- Birthday: 1934-09-06
- Place of birth: Breslau, Germany
- Popularity: 1.583
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Kidnapped as Secretary | 1988-06-09 |
| They're Playing with Fire as Gas Station Customer | 1984-04-01 |
| Mortuary as Lois Stevens | 1983-09-02 |
| Separate Ways as Pat Ingram | 1981-05-01 |
| The Fifth Floor as Night Nurse | 1978-11-15 |
| Texas Detour as Lady Bartender | 1978-06-06 |
| Dr. Minx as Harriet Thomas | 1975-11-01 |
| The Teacher as Alice Roberts | 1974-05-29 |
| The Stepmother as Sonja Hill | 1972-10-26 |
| Farewell, Lebanon | 1968-09-09 |
| The Red Plain | 1968-05-05 |
| Destiny | 1968-01-01 |
