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