- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Graz, Austria
- Died
- May 16, 1992
Marisa Mell
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 infa…
Filmography
movieFeuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieI Love Vienna
1991 · Selina
movieQuest for the Mighty Sword
1990 · Nephele
movieDangerous Affairs
1990 · Signora Elena Aloisi
In Zeiten wie diesen
movieIn Zeiten wie diesen
1989 · Cleopatra Meier
movieSeifenblasen
1985 · TV manager
Der Mörder
movieDer Mörder
1984 · Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
tvHeiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
1984
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
movieRing of Darkness
1979 · Agatha
tvNDR Talk Show
1979 · Self
movieObscene Desire
1978 · Amanda
movieMad Dog Killer
1977 · Giuliana Caroli
movieUrgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977 · Self
tvEs muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
1977 · Chantal
movieCasanova & Co.
1977 · Duchess of Cornaro
movieBorn Winner
1976 · Jusy
movieLoves, Bed and Betrayals
1976 · Greta
movieTaxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
movieMahogany
1975 · Carlotta Gavina
movieA Diary of a Murderess
1975 · Gina / Elisabeth
movieParapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
1975 · Greta
movieViolent Blood Bath
1974 · Patricia Bataille
movieDeath Will Have Your Eyes
1974 · Luisa
movieGang War in Milan
1973 · Jasmina Sanders
movieBeautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
1973 · Paola
movieElisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
1972 · Kaiserin Elisabeth
Magic Graz
movieMagic Graz
1972 · herself
movieHigh Voltage
1972 · Laura Moncada
movieSeven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972 · Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
movieBen & Charlie
1972 · Sarah
movieWhere the Bullets Fly
1972 · Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
movieDevil's Ransom
1971 · Michèle
tvDalli Dalli
1971 · Self
movieMarta
1971 · Marta / Pilar
movieThe Great Swindle
1971 · Carla
movieVersatile Lovers
1970 · Isabelle
movieOne on Top of the Other
1969 · Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
movieStuntman
1968 · Gloria
movieDanger: Diabolik
1968 · Eva Kant
movieAnyone Can Play
1967 · Paola
tvOne Pair of Eyes
1967
movieChe notte, ragazzi!
1966 · Monica
movieObjective: 500 Million
1966 · Yo
movieSecret Agent Super Dragon
1966 · Charity Farrel
movieOperation Double Cross
1965 · Frieda
movieDiamond Walkers
1965 · Irene de Ridder
movieCity of Fear
1965 · Ilona
movieCasanova '70
1965 · Thelma
movieMasquerade
1965 · Sophie
movieFrench Dressing
1964 · Françoise Fayol
movieThe Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964 · Juanita
movieEin Mann im schönsten Alter
1964 · Brigitte
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
movieWegen Verführung Minderjähriger
1960 · Inge
movieAm Galgen hängt die Liebe
1960 · Alka
movieDer brave Soldat Schwejk
1960 · Olli
movieDas Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959 · Liliane
tvAktuelle Schaubude
1957 · Self
movieThe Light of Love
1954 · Minor Role