Acting
Marlene Schmidt
Born September 7, 1934 · Breslau, Germany
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
5.1
Mortuary
Lois Stevens, Producer, Writer
5.1
They're Playing with Fire
Gas Station Customer, Writer, Producer
4.7
The Teacher
Alice Roberts, Associate Producer
5.1
The Fifth Floor
Night Nurse, Story, Executive Producer
4.1
The Stepmother
Sonya Hill, Associate Producer
4.8
Scorchy
Claudia Bianco, Executive Producer
4.7
Separate Ways
Pat Ingram, Executive Producer, Story
4.7
Kidnapped
Secretary, Producer
4.4 TMDB
Texas Detour
Lady Bartender, Executive Producer
4.2
Dr. Minx
Harriet Thomas
4.4
The Specialist
Elizabeth Bounds, Screenplay, Executive Producer
6.7
Shoebox Zoo
Line Producer
5.0 TMDB
The Red Plain
Betty
10.0 TMDB
Destiny
Afsaneh, Producer
Farewell, Lebanon
1968 · Movie
Filmography
- 2004Shoebox ZooLine ProducerSeries
- 1988KidnappedSecretary, ProducerMovie
- 1984They're Playing with FireGas Station Customer, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 1982MortuaryLois Stevens, Producer, WriterMovie
- 1981Separate WaysPat Ingram, Executive Producer, StoryMovie
- 1978The Fifth FloorNight Nurse, Story, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1978Texas DetourLady Bartender, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1976ScorchyClaudia Bianco, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1975Dr. MinxHarriet ThomasMovie
- 1975The SpecialistElizabeth Bounds, Screenplay, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1974The TeacherAlice Roberts, Associate ProducerMovie
- 1972The StepmotherSonya Hill, Associate ProducerMovie
- 1968Farewell, LebanonMovie
- 1968The Red PlainBettyMovie
- 1968DestinyAfsaneh, ProducerMovie