Marlene Schmidt

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1934-09-06 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Breslau, Germany

Marlene Schmidt

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

1988
Kidnapped

as Secretary

1984
They're Playing with Fire

as Gas Station Customer

1983
Mortuary

as Lois Stevens

1981
Separate Ways

as Pat Ingram

1978
The Fifth Floor

as Night Nurse

1978
Texas Detour

as Lady Bartender

1975
Dr. Minx

as Harriet Thomas

1974
The Teacher

as Alice Roberts

1972
The Stepmother

as Sonja Hill

Producer

2004
Shoebox Zoo

as Line Producer

1988
Kidnapped

as Producer

1983
Mortuary

as Producer

1981
Separate Ways

as Executive Producer

1978
Texas Detour

as Executive Producer

1978
The Fifth Floor

as Executive Producer

1976
Scorchy

as Executive Producer

1975
The Specialist

as Executive Producer

1974
The Teacher

as Associate Producer

1972
The Stepmother

as Associate Producer

1968
Destiny

as Producer

Writer

1983
Mortuary

as Writer

1981
Separate Ways

as Story

1978
1975
The Specialist

as Screenplay