Marisa Mell
Biography
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
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Movies (46)
Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell
as Self (archive footage)
2023
I Love Vienna
as Selina
1991
Quest for the Mighty Sword
as Nephele
1990
Dangerous Affairs
as Signora Elena Aloisi
1990
In Zeiten wie diesen
as Cleopatra Meier
1989
Seifenblasen
as TV manager
1985
Der Mörder
as Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
1984
The Commissioner
as Zappavigna
1983
Nude Strike
as Marisa
1983
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
as Clara Morelli
1981
The Traveling Companion
as Woman with hat-veil
1981
College Girl on Vacation
as Violante Castaldi
1980
Under Siege
as Kim Lombard
1980
Fever of 40!
as Linda Martin
1980
Peccati a Venezia
as Melissa
1980
Ring of Darkness
as Agatha
1979
Obscene Desire
as Amanda
1978
The Mad Dog Killer
as Giuliana Caroli
1977
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
as Self
1977
Casanova & Co.
as Duchess of Cornaro
1977
Born Winner
as Jusy
1976
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
as Greta
1976
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
Mahogany
as Carlotta Gavina
1975
A Diary of a Murderess
as Gina / Elisabeth
1975
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
as Greta
1975
Violent Blood Bath
as Patricia Bataille
1974
Death Will Have Your Eyes
as Luisa
1974
Gang War in Milan
as Jasmina Sanders
1973
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as Paola
1973
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
1972
Devil's Ransom
as Michèle
1971
Marta
as Marta / Pilar
1971
The Great Swindle
as Carla
1971
Versatile Lovers
as Isabelle
1970
One on Top of the Other
as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
1969
Stuntman
as Gloria
1968
Danger: Diabolik
as Eva Kant
1968
Anyone Can Play
as Paola
1967
Che notte, ragazzi!
as Monica
1966
Objective: 500 Million
as Yo
1966
