Marisa Mell
Acting
- Born:
- 1939-02-24
- Died:
- 1992-05-16
- Place of birth:
- Graz, Austria
Biography
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
Filmography
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
I Love Vienna
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Dangerous Affairs
In Zeiten wie diesen
Seifenblasen
Der Mörder
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
The Commissioner
Nude Strike
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
The Traveling Companion
College Girl on Vacation
Under Siege
Peccati a Venezia
Fever of 40!
Ring of Darkness
NDR Talk Show
Obscene Desire
Mad Dog Killer
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
Casanova & Co.
Born Winner
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
Mahogany
A Diary of a Murderess
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
Violent Blood Bath
Death Will Have Your Eyes
Gang War in Milan
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
Magic Graz
High Voltage
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Ben & Charlie
Where the Bullets Fly
Devil's Ransom
Dalli Dalli
Marta
The Great Swindle
Versatile Lovers
One on Top of the Other
Stuntman
Danger: Diabolik
Anyone Can Play
One Pair of Eyes
Che notte, ragazzi!
Objective: 500 Million
Secret Agent Super Dragon
Operation Double Cross
Diamond Walkers
City of Fear
Casanova '70
Masquerade
French Dressing
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
Venusberg
The Secret of the Red Orchid
Dr
The Cry of the Wild Geese
Ordered to Love
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
Aktuelle Schaubude
The Light of Love