Marlene Schmidt
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.
Filmography
Kidnapped
as Secretary
Kidnapped
as Secretary
They're Playing with Fire
as Gas Station Customer
They're Playing with Fire
as Gas Station Customer
Mortuary
as Lois Stevens
Mortuary
as Lois Stevens
The Fifth Floor
as Night Nurse
The Fifth Floor
as Night Nurse
Texas Detour
as Lady Bartender
Texas Detour
as Lady Bartender
Scorchy
as Claudia Bianco
Scorchy
as Claudia Bianco
Dr. Minx
as Harriet Thomas
Dr. Minx
as Harriet Thomas
The Specialist
as Elizabeth Bounds
The Specialist
as Elizabeth Bounds
The Teacher
as Alice Roberts
The Teacher
as Alice Roberts
The Stepmother
as Sonya Hill
The Stepmother
as Sonya Hill
Farewell, Lebanon
Farewell, Lebanon
The Red Plain
as Betty
The Red Plain
as Betty
Destiny
as Afsaneh
Destiny
as Afsaneh