Marisa Mell
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieFeuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieI Love Vienna
1991
Selina
movieDangerous Affairs
1990
Signora Elena Aloisi
In Zeiten wie diesen
1989
Cleopatra Meier
movieSeifenblasen
1985
TV manager
Der Mörder
1984
Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
movieThe Commissioner
1983
Zappavigna
movieNude Strike
1983
Marisa
movieThe Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981
Clara Morelli
movieThe Traveling Companion
1981
Woman with hat-veil
movieCollege Girl on Vacation
1980
Violante Castaldi
movieTraficantes Del Panico
1980
Kim Lombard
movieFever of 40!
1980
Linda Martin
moviePeccati a Venezia
1980
Melissa
movieObscene Desire
1978
Amanda
movieMad Dog Killer
1977
Giuliana Caroli
movieCasanova & Co.
1977
Duchess of Cornaro
movieMahogany
1975
Carlotta Gavina
movieA Diary of a Murderess
1975
Gina / Elisabeth
movieViolent Blood Bath
1974
Patricia Bataille
movieGang War in Milan
1973
Jasmina Sanders
movieElisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
1972
Kaiserin Elisabeth
movieHigh Voltage
1972
Laura Moncada
movieSeven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972
Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
movieWhere the Bullets Fly
1972
Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
movieDevil's Ransom
1971
Michèle
movieMarta
1971
Marta / Pilar
movieVersatile Lovers
1970
Isabelle
movieOne on Top of the Other
1969
Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
movieStuntman
1968
Gloria
movieDanger: Diabolik
1968
Eva Kant
movieSecret Agent Super Dragon
1966
Charity Farrel
movieDiamond Walkers
1965
Irene de Ridder
movieCasanova '70
1965
Thelma
movieMasquerade
1965
Sophie
movieFrench Dressing
1964
Françoise Fayol
movieVenusberg
1963
Florentine
movieThe Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
Lilian Ranger
movieDr
1962
Klara
movieThe Cry of the Wild Geese
1961
Judith Gare
movieOrdered to Love
1961
Erika Meuring
movieThe Light of Love
1954
Minor Role