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.
Movie Appearances
Farewell, Lebanon
1968
The Teacher
as Alice Roberts
1974
The Stepmother
as Sonya Hill
1972
Dr. Minx
as Harriet Thomas
1975
The Red Plain
as Betty
1968
Destiny
as Afsaneh
1968
Kidnapped
as Secretary
1988
The Fifth Floor
as Night Nurse
1978
Separate Ways
as Pat Ingram
1981
Texas Detour
as Lady Bartender
1978
Mortuary
as Lois Stevens
1982
They're Playing with Fire
as Gas Station Customer
1984
The Specialist
as Elizabeth Bounds
1975
Scorchy
as Claudia Bianco
1976