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Marlene Schmidt

Marlene Schmidt

Acting Born Sep 07, 1934 · 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...

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2 titles
Dr. Minx (1975) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
5.0
Dr. Minx
Dr. Minx
1975 R
A physically attractive female physician finds no fun in brief affairs in this dreadful exploitation...
The Fifth Floor (1978) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
4.0
The Fifth Floor
The Fifth Floor
1978 R
A disco dancer who through no fault of her own accidentally overdoses on drugs and collapses at a di...

Also Known For

Mortuary
5.2
movie
Mortuary
as Lois Stevens
1982
They're Playing with Fire
5.0
movie
They're Playing with Fire
as Gas Station Customer
1984
The Teacher
4.4
movie
The Teacher
as Alice Roberts
1974
The Fifth Floor
4.5
movie
The Fifth Floor
as Night Nurse
1978
The Stepmother
3.8
movie
The Stepmother
as Sonya Hill
1972
Scorchy
4.1
movie
Scorchy
as Claudia Bianco
1976
Kidnapped
3.7
movie
Kidnapped
as Secretary
1988
Separate Ways
4.1
movie
Separate Ways
as Pat Ingram
1981
Texas Detour
4.0
movie
Texas Detour
as Lady Bartender
1978
Dr. Minx
3.0
movie
Dr. Minx
as Harriet Thomas
1975
The Specialist
3.6
movie
The Specialist
as Elizabeth Bounds
1975
Shoebox Zoo
7.8
tv
Shoebox Zoo
Line Producer
2004