Marisa Mell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marisa Mell (24 February 1939 – 16 May 1992) was an Austrian actress who became a cult figure of 1960s Italian B-movies. She was born as Marlies Theres Moitzi in Graz, Austria. In 1963, she was involved in a violent automobile accident in France. For six hours, she lay unconscious, unaware that she nearly lost her right eye. The disfigurement extended to her lip as well. She spent the next two years undergoing plastic surgery, and no damage remained in her face, except for a distinctive curl of her upper lip. She turned down a seven-year Hollywood contract, saying that while the payment would have been great, "the contract was a whole book. I think that even to go to the toilet I would have needed a permission." In 1967, she performed the title role in the "utterly calamitous" musical Mata Hari alongside Pernell Roberts. After a preview performance in Washington, D.C. that became infamous for its numerous technical problems, producer David Merrick decided to close the production before its scheduled Broadway run. She is best known for the role of Eva Kant in Danger: Diabolik (1968). In the late 1990s, the television show MST3K brought the actress to a new generation of B-movie viewers when the film was featured on an episode. The show also spoofed another of her starring roles in the film Secret Agent Super Dragon. She died in Vienna from throat cancer in 1992, aged 53. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marisa Mell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · I Love Vienna as Selina
- 1990 · Ator IV: The Hobgoblin as Nephele
- 1990 · Dangerous Affairs as Signora Elena Aloisi
- 1989 · In Zeiten wie diesen as Cleopatra Meier
- 1985 · Seifenblasen as TV manager
- 1984 · Der Mörder as Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
- 1984 · Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse as
- 1983 · Nude Strike as Marisa
- 1981 · The Doctor Prefers Sailors as Clara Morelli
- 1981 · La compagna di viaggio as Woman with hat-veil
- 1980 · College Girl on Vacation as Violante Castaldi
- 1980 · Under Siege as Kim Lombard
- 1980 · Peccati a Venezia as Melissa
- 1980 · Fever of 40! as Linda Martin
- 1979 · Ring of Darkness as Agatha
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1978 · Obscene Desire as Amanda
- 1977 · The Mad Dog Killer as Giuliana Caroli
- 1977 · Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein as Chantal
- 1977 · Casanova & Co. as Duchess of Cornaro
- 1976 · Born Winner as Jusy
- 1976 · Amori, letti e tradimenti as Greta
- 1976 · Taxi Love - Servizio per signora as
- 1975 · Mahogany as Carlotta Gavina
- 1975 · A Diary of a Murderess as Gina / Elisabeth
- 1975 · Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear as Greta
- 1974 · Violent Blood Bath as Patricia Bataille
- 1974 · Death Will Have Your Eyes as Luisa
- 1973 · Gang War in Milan as Jasmina Sanders
- 1973 · Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate as Paola
- 1972 · Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich as Kaiserin Elisabeth
- 1972 · Magic Graz as herself
- 1972 · High Voltage as Laura Moncada
- 1972 · Seven Blood-Stained Orchids as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
- 1972 · Ben & Charlie as Sarah
- 1972 · Where the Bullets Fly as Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
- 1971 · Devil's Ransom as Michèle
- 1971 · Dalli Dalli as Self
- 1971 · Marta as Marta / Pilar
- 1971 · The Great Swindle as Carla
- 1970 · Versatile Lovers as Isabelle
- 1969 · One on Top of the Other as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
- 1968 · Stuntman as Gloria
- 1968 · Danger: Diabolik as Eva Kant
- 1967 · Anyone Can Play as Paola
- 1966 · Che notte, ragazzi! as Monica
- 1966 · Objective: 500 Million as Yo
- 1966 · Secret Agent Super Dragon as Charity Farrel
- 1965 · Operation Double Cross as Frieda
- 1965 · Diamond Walkers as Irene de Ridder
- 1965 · City of Fear as Ilona
- 1965 · Casanova '70 as Thelma
- 1965 · Masquerade as Sophie
- 1964 · French Dressing as Françoise Fayol
- 1964 · The Last Ride to Santa Cruz as Juanita
- 1964 · Ein Mann im schönsten Alter as Brigitte
- 1963 · Venusberg as Florentine
- 1962 · Secret of the Red Orchid as Lilian Ranger
- 1962 · Dr as Klara
- 1961 · The Cry of the Wild Geese as Judith Gare
- 1961 · Ordered to Love as Erika Meuring
- 1960 · Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger as Inge
- 1960 · Am Galgen hängt die Liebe as Alka
- 1960 · Der brave Soldat Schwejk as Olli
- 1959 · Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond as Liliane
- 1957 · Aktuelle Schaubude as Self
- 1954 · The Light of Love as Minor Role