Marlene Schmidt
Cunoscut Pentru
Acting
Born
September 7, 1934 (age 91)
Birth Place
Breslau, Germany
Biografie
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.
Filmografie
Kidnapped
1988 — producer
Kidnapped
1988 — Secretary
They're Playing with Fire
1984 — producer
They're Playing with Fire
1984 — writer
They're Playing with Fire
1984 — Gas Station Customer
Mortuary
1982 — writer
Mortuary
1982 — Lois Stevens
Mortuary
1982 — producer
Separate Ways
1981 — executive producer
Separate Ways
1981 — Pat Ingram
Separate Ways
1981 — story
The Fifth Floor
1978 — story