Marlene Schmidt

Acting·Sep 7, 1934·Breslau, Germany

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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.

Film	Credit
Kidnapped1988 · Secretary, Producer	Secretary, Producer
They're Playing with Fire1984 · Gas Station Customer, Writer, Producer	Gas Station Customer, Writer, Producer
Mortuary1982 · Lois Stevens, Writer, Producer	Lois Stevens, Writer, Producer
Separate Ways1981 · Pat Ingram	Pat Ingram
The Fifth Floor1978 · Night Nurse	Night Nurse
Texas Detour1978 · Lady Bartender	Lady Bartender
Scorchy1976 · Claudia Bianco	Claudia Bianco
Dr. Minx1975 · Harriet Thomas	Harriet Thomas
The Specialist1975 · Elizabeth Bounds, Screenplay	Elizabeth Bounds, Screenplay
The Teacher1974 · Alice Roberts	Alice Roberts
The Stepmother1972 · Sonya Hill	Sonya Hill
Farewell, Lebanon1968 · Actor	Actor
The Red Plain1968 · Betty	Betty
Destiny1968 · Afsaneh, Producer	Afsaneh, Producer