Marisa Mell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1939
- Died
- May 16, 1992 (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Love Vienna
Movie · as Selina
Dangerous Affairs
Movie · as Signora Elena Aloisi
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Movie · as Nephele
In Zeiten wie diesen
Movie · as Cleopatra Meier
Seifenblasen
Movie · as TV manager
Der Mörder
Movie · as Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
TV · 13 eps
Nude Strike
Movie · as Marisa
The Commissioner
Movie · as Zappavigna
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
Movie · as Clara Morelli
The Traveling Companion
Movie · as Woman with hat-veil
College Girl on Vacation
Movie · as Violante Castaldi
Under Siege
Movie · as Kim Lombard
Fever of 40!
Movie · as Linda Martin
Peccati a Venezia
Movie · as Melissa
Ring of Darkness
Movie · as Agatha
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Obscene Desire
Movie · as Amanda
Mad Dog Killer
Movie · as Giuliana Caroli
Casanova & Company
Movie · as Duchess of Cornaro
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Movie · as Self
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
TV · as Chantal · 13 eps
Born Winner
Movie · as Jusy
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
Movie · as Greta
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
Movie
Mahogany
Movie · as Carlotta Gavina
A Diary of a Murderess
Movie · as Gina / Elisabeth
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
Movie · as Greta
Violent Blood Bath
Movie · as Patricia Bataille
Death Will Have Your Eyes
Movie · as Luisa
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
Movie · as Paola
Gang War in Milan
Movie · as Jasmina Sanders
High Voltage
Movie · as Laura Moncada
Where the Bullets Fly
Movie · as Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
Ben & Charlie
Movie · as Sarah
Magic Graz
Movie · as herself
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
Movie · as Kaiserin Elisabeth
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Movie · as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
Marta
Movie · as Marta / Pilar
The Great Swindle
Movie · as Carla
Devil's Ransom
Movie · as Michèle
Dalli Dalli
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Versatile Lovers
Movie · as Isabelle
One on Top of the Other
Movie · as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
Stuntman
Movie · as Gloria
Danger: Diabolik
Movie · as Eva Kant
Anyone Can Play
Movie · as Paola
One Pair of Eyes
TV · 1 ep
Objective: 500 Million
Movie · as Yo
Che notte, ragazzi!
Movie · as Monica
Secret Agent Super Dragon
Movie · as Charity Farrel
Casanova '70
Movie · as Thelma
City of Fear
Movie · as Ilona
Operation Double Cross
Movie · as Frieda
Diamond Walkers
Movie · as Irene de Ridder
Masquerade
Movie · as Sophie
French Dressing
Movie · as Françoise Fayol
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Movie · as Juanita
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
Movie · as Brigitte
Venusberg
Movie · as Florentine
The Secret of the Red Orchid
Movie · as Lilian Ranger
Dr
Movie · as Klara
Ordered to Love
Movie · as Erika Meuring
The Cry of the Wild Geese
Movie · as Judith Gare
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Movie · as Olli
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
Movie · as Inge
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
Movie · as Alka
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
Movie · as Liliane
Aktuelle Schaubude
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Light of Love
Movie · as Minor Role