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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 6, 1934Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
23Place of birth
Breslau, Germany![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/moV8fm62YVOZ9qFVYoaX8C08VF9.jpg)
Cast credits
Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rvsWF6BWsPbm9p9dQz4pu9mkrW8.jpg)
They're Playing with Fire
Writer, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iWXwZZ0OqLnykISvbfmYcYKYu4K.jpg)
Scorchy
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rYMXp74NBTQtPBX817EfrY8EW7p.jpg)
The Specialist
Screenplay, Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cystpBHA2NUSTET98OW9aJpIdIz.jpg)
Texas Detour
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lFjv4XTWRW1Q84A42ACzkQgBIDR.jpg)
Mortuary
Producer, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nQzUltLrstyub09eCPsnQPkErHc.jpg)
The Teacher
Associate Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kqYa9WXTOze5N3WC5JcD69T2nlq.jpg)
The Stepmother
Associate Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uvDroWKStImx95tXf44VdkyfFOJ.jpg)
The Fifth Floor
Story, Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/j34b2tsRmVrFe2ljILvP33kUM53.jpg)
Separate Ways
Story, Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sb9REioAVYSE3bDWGAQ4gFwzGHp.jpg)
Kidnapped
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rYTugGPZInPmvhKnKtyfNHggdif.jpg)
Destiny
Producer