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