Marisa Mell
Acting
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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.
Filmography
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
2023
I Love Vienna
1991
Quest for the Mighty Sword
1990
Dangerous Affairs
1990
In Zeiten wie diesen
1989
Seifenblasen
1985
Der Mörder
1984
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
1984
The Commissioner
1983
Nude Strike
1983
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981
The Traveling Companion
1981
College Girl on Vacation
1980
Traficantes Del Panico
1980
Peccati a Venezia
1980
Fever of 40!
1980
Ring of Darkness
1979
NDR Talk Show
1979
Obscene Desire
1978
Mad Dog Killer
1977
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
1977
Casanova & Co.
1977
Born Winner
1976
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
1976
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
Mahogany
1975
A Diary of a Murderess
1975
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
1975
Violent Blood Bath
1974
Death Will Have Your Eyes
1974
Gang War in Milan
1973
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
1973
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
1972
Magic Graz
1972
High Voltage
1972
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972
Ben & Charlie
1972
Where the Bullets Fly
1972
Devil's Ransom
1971
Dalli Dalli
1971
Marta
1971
The Great Swindle
1971
Versatile Lovers
1970
One on Top of the Other
1969
Stuntman
1968
Danger: Diabolik
1968
Anyone Can Play
1967
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Che notte, ragazzi!
1966
Objective: 500 Million
1966
Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966
Operation Double Cross
1965
Diamond Walkers
1965
City of Fear
1965
Casanova '70
1965
Masquerade
1965
French Dressing
1964
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
1964
Venusberg
1963
Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
Dr
1962
The Cry of the Wild Geese
1961
Ordered to Love
1961
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
1960
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
1960
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
The Light of Love
1954