Known for

Acting

Born

Sep 7, 1934 (92 years old)

Place of birth

Breslau, Germany

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.

Titles

Shoebox Zoo

Series • 2004

Mortuary

Movie • 1982

The Teacher

Movie • 1974

The Stepmother

Movie • 1972

Scorchy

Movie • 1976

They're Playing with Fire

Movie • 1984

The Fifth Floor

Movie • 1978

Separate Ways

Movie • 1981

Texas Detour

Movie • 1978

Kidnapped

Movie • 1988

The Specialist

Movie • 1975