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.

Actor

1968

[ ] Farewell, Lebanon (????)
[ ] The Red Plain (Betty)
[ ] Destiny (Afsaneh)

1972

[ ] The Stepmother (Sonya Hill)

1974

[ ] The Teacher (Alice Roberts)

1975

[ ] Dr. Minx (Harriet Thomas)
[ ] The Specialist (Elizabeth Bounds)

1976

[ ] Scorchy (Claudia Bianco)

1978

[ ] The Fifth Floor (Night Nurse)
[ ] Texas Detour (Lady Bartender)

1981

[ ] Separate Ways (Pat Ingram)

1982

[ ] Mortuary (Lois Stevens)

1984

[ ] They're Playing with Fire (Gas Station Customer)

1988

[ ] Kidnapped (Secretary)

Writing

1975

[ ] The Specialist (Screenplay)

1978

[ ] The Fifth Floor (Story)

1981

[ ] Separate Ways (Story)

1982

[ ] Mortuary (Writer)

1984

[ ] They're Playing with Fire (Writer)

Production

1968

[ ] Destiny (Producer)

1972

[ ] The Stepmother (Associate Producer)

1974

[ ] The Teacher (Associate Producer)

1975

[ ] The Specialist (Executive Producer)

1976

[ ] Scorchy (Executive Producer)

1978

[ ] Texas Detour (Executive Producer)
[ ] The Fifth Floor (Executive Producer)

1981

[ ] Separate Ways (Executive Producer)

1982

[ ] Mortuary (Producer)

1984

[ ] They're Playing with Fire (Producer)

1988

[ ] Kidnapped (Producer)