Marisa Mell
Marisa Mell (24 February 1939 – 16 May 1992) was an Austrian actress who became a cult figure of 1960s Italian B-movies. She was born as Marlies Theres Moitzi in Graz, Austria. In 1963, she was involved in a violent automobile accident in France. For six hours, she lay unconscious, unaware that she nearly lost her right eye. The disfigurement extended to her lip as well. She spent the next two years undergoing plastic surgery, and no damage remained in her face, except for a distinctive curl of her upper lip. She turned down a seven-year Hollywood contract, saying that while the payment would have been great, "the contract was a whole book. I think that even to go to the toilet I would have needed a permission." In 1967, she performed the title role in the "utterly calamitous" musical Mata Hari alongside Pernell Roberts. After a preview performance in Washington, D.C. that became infamous for its numerous technical problems, producer David Merrick decided to close the production before its scheduled Broadway run. She is best known for the role of Eva Kant in Danger: Diabolik (1968). In the late 1990s, the television show MST3K brought the actress to a new generation of B-movie viewers when the film was featured on an episode. The show also spoofed another of her starring roles in the film Secret Agent Super Dragon. She died in Vienna from throat cancer in 1992, aged 53.
Filmography
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
as Self (archive footage)
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
as Self (archive footage)
Quest for the Mighty Sword
as Nephele
Quest for the Mighty Sword
as Nephele
In Zeiten wie diesen
as Cleopatra Meier
In Zeiten wie diesen
as Cleopatra Meier
Seifenblasen
as TV manager
Seifenblasen
as TV manager
Der Mörder
as Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
Der Mörder
as Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
Nude Strike
as Marisa
Nude Strike
as Marisa
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
as Clara Morelli
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
as Clara Morelli
The Traveling Companion
as Woman with hat-veil
The Traveling Companion
as Woman with hat-veil
College Girl on Vacation
as Violante Castaldi
College Girl on Vacation
as Violante Castaldi
Traficantes Del Panico
as Kim Lombard
Traficantes Del Panico
as Kim Lombard
Peccati a Venezia
as Melissa
Peccati a Venezia
as Melissa
Fever of 40!
as Linda Martin
Fever of 40!
as Linda Martin
Ring of Darkness
as Agatha
Ring of Darkness
as Agatha
Obscene Desire
as Amanda
Obscene Desire
as Amanda
Mad Dog Killer
as Giuliana Caroli
Mad Dog Killer
as Giuliana Caroli
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
as Self
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
as Self
Casanova & Co.
as Duchess of Cornaro
Casanova & Co.
as Duchess of Cornaro
Born Winner
as Jusy
Born Winner
as Jusy
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
as Greta
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
as Greta
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
Violent Blood Bath
as Patricia Bataille
Violent Blood Bath
as Patricia Bataille
Gang War in Milan
as Jasmina Sanders
Gang War in Milan
as Jasmina Sanders
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as Paola
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as Paola
Magic Graz
as herself
Magic Graz
as herself
High Voltage
as Laura Moncada
High Voltage
as Laura Moncada
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
Where the Bullets Fly
as Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
Where the Bullets Fly
as Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
Marta
as Marta / Pilar
Marta
as Marta / Pilar
The Great Swindle
as Carla
The Great Swindle
as Carla
Versatile Lovers
as Isabelle
Versatile Lovers
as Isabelle
One on Top of the Other
as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
One on Top of the Other
as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
Stuntman
as Gloria
Stuntman
as Gloria
Danger: Diabolik
as Eva Kant
Danger: Diabolik
as Eva Kant
Anyone Can Play
as Paola
Anyone Can Play
as Paola
Che notte, ragazzi!
as Monica
Che notte, ragazzi!
as Monica
Objective: 500 Million
as Yo
Objective: 500 Million
as Yo
Secret Agent Super Dragon
as Charity Farrel
Secret Agent Super Dragon
as Charity Farrel
Operation Double Cross
as Frieda
Operation Double Cross
as Frieda
City of Fear
as Ilona
City of Fear
as Ilona
Casanova '70
as Thelma
Casanova '70
as Thelma
Masquerade
as Sophie
Masquerade
as Sophie
French Dressing
as Françoise Fayol
French Dressing
as Françoise Fayol
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Juanita
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Juanita
Venusberg
as Florentine
Venusberg
as Florentine
The Secret of the Red Orchid
as Lilian Ranger
The Secret of the Red Orchid
as Lilian Ranger
The Cry of the Wild Geese
as Judith Gare
The Cry of the Wild Geese
as Judith Gare
Ordered to Love
as Erika Meuring
Ordered to Love
as Erika Meuring
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
as Inge
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
as Inge
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
as Alka
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
as Alka
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
as Liliane
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
as Liliane
The Light of Love
as Minor Role
The Light of Love
as Minor Role