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
Movie | Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-25 |
Movie | I Love Vienna | Selina | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | Dangerous Affairs | Signora Elena Aloisi | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | Ator IV: The Hobgoblin | Nephele | 1990-08-29 |
Movie | In Zeiten wie diesen | Cleopatra Meier | 1989-12-12 |
Movie | Seifenblasen | TV manager | 1985-05-14 |
Series | Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse | 1984-08-28 | |
Movie | Der Mörder | Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller | 1984-09-07 |
Movie | Nude Strike | Marisa | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | La compagna di viaggio | Woman with hat-veil | 1981-01-03 |
Movie | The Doctor Prefers Sailors | Clara Morelli | 1981-12-01 |
Movie | Peccati a Venezia | Melissa | 1980-01-01 |
Movie | Fever of 40! | Linda Martin | 1980-01-01 |
Movie | Under Siege | Kim Lombard | 1980-08-08 |
Movie | College Girl on Vacation | Violante Castaldi | 1980-12-10 |
Series | NDR Talk Show | Self | 1979-02-09 |
Movie | Ring of Darkness | Agatha | 1979-10-29 |
Movie | Obscene Desire | Amanda | 1978-12-04 |
Series | Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein | Chantal | 1977-05-11 |
Movie | Casanova & Co. | Duchess of Cornaro | 1977-03-01 |
Movie | The Mad Dog Killer | Giuliana Caroli | 1977-10-29 |
Movie | Taxi Love - Servizio per signora | Unknown | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | Amori, letti e tradimenti | Greta | 1976-10-08 |
Movie | Born Winner | Jusy | 1976-12-01 |
Movie | Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear | Greta | 1975-05-02 |
Movie | Mahogany | Carlotta Gavina | 1975-10-08 |
Movie | A Diary of a Murderess | Gina / Elisabeth | 1975-05-04 |
Movie | Death Will Have Your Eyes | Luisa | 1974-01-01 |
Movie | Violent Blood Bath | Patricia Bataille | 1974-08-12 |
Movie | Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate | Paola | 1973-02-08 |
Movie | Gang War in Milan | Jasmina Sanders | 1973-02-21 |
Movie | Seven Blood-Stained Orchids | Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori | 1972-02-24 |
Movie | Ben & Charlie | Sarah | 1972-02-04 |
Movie | Where the Bullets Fly | Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle | 1972-01-01 |
Movie | High Voltage | Laura Moncada | 1972-04-01 |
Movie | Magic Graz | herself | 1972-05-01 |
Movie | Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich | Kaiserin Elisabeth | 1972-12-20 |
Movie | Marta | Marta / Pilar | 1971-04-10 |
Movie | The Great Swindle | Carla | 1971-03-06 |
Series | Dalli Dalli | Self | 1971-05-13 |
Movie | Devil's Ransom | Michèle | 1971-06-18 |
Movie | Versatile Lovers | Isabelle | 1970-05-06 |
Movie | One on Top of the Other | Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston | 1969-08-15 |
Movie | Stuntman | Gloria | 1968-12-31 |
Movie | Danger: Diabolik | Eva Kant | 1968-01-24 |
Movie | Anyone Can Play | Paola | 1967-09-21 |
Movie | Secret Agent Super Dragon | Charity Farrel | 1966-02-17 |
Movie | Che notte, ragazzi! | Monica | 1966-09-30 |
Movie | Objective: 500 Million | Yo | 1966-06-29 |
Movie | Casanova '70 | Thelma | 1965-06-15 |
Movie | Masquerade | Sophie | 1965-04-13 |
Movie | City of Fear | Ilona | 1965-08-01 |
Movie | Diamond Walkers | Irene de Ridder | 1965-08-20 |
Movie | Operation Double Cross | Frieda | 1965-11-10 |
Movie | Ein Mann im schönsten Alter | Brigitte | 1964-01-17 |
Movie | French Dressing | Françoise Fayol | 1964-04-10 |
Movie | The Last Ride to Santa Cruz | Juanita | 1964-03-28 |
Movie | Venusberg | Florentine | 1963-04-26 |
Movie | Dr | Klara | 1962-01-01 |
Movie | Secret of the Red Orchid | Lilian Ranger | 1962-03-01 |
Movie | Ordered to Love | Erika Meuring | 1961-01-13 |
Movie | The Cry of the Wild Geese | Judith Gare | 1961-09-22 |
Movie | Der brave Soldat Schwejk | Olli | 1960-09-21 |
Movie | Am Galgen hängt die Liebe | Alka | 1960-10-20 |
Movie | Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger | Inge | 1960-11-11 |
Movie | Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond | Liliane | 1959-06-03 |
Series | Aktuelle Schaubude | Self | 1957-12-07 |
Movie | The Light of Love | Minor Role | 1954-07-31 |