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Marlene Schmidt

Marlene Schmidt

Birthday: 1934-09-06 | Place of Birth: 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 productions.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1975
Dr. Minx

as    Harriet Thomas

1974
The Teacher

as    Alice Roberts

1972
The Stepmother

as    Sonja Hill