Cast & creator
Marlene Schmidt
Best known for Shoebox Zoo, They're Playing with Fire, They're Playing with Fire
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.
30
film credits
1
television credits
14
1968–2004 · acting roles
5.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (31)
Showing 31 of 31 credits
Shoebox Zoo
Line Producer
2004
They're Playing with Fire
Gas Station Customer
1984They're Playing with Fire
Writer
1984They're Playing with Fire
Producer
1984
Mortuary
Lois Stevens
1982Mortuary
Producer
1982Mortuary
Writer
1982
The Teacher
Alice Roberts
1974The Teacher
Associate Producer
1974
The Stepmother
Sonya Hill
1972The Stepmother
Associate Producer
1972
The Fifth Floor
Night Nurse
1978The Fifth Floor
Story
1978The Fifth Floor
Executive Producer
1978
Scorchy
Claudia Bianco
1976Scorchy
Executive Producer
1976
Farewell, Lebanon
1968
Texas Detour
Lady Bartender
1978Texas Detour
Executive Producer
1978
Destiny
Afsaneh
1968Destiny
Producer
1968
Separate Ways
Pat Ingram
1981Separate Ways
Executive Producer
1981Separate Ways
Story
1981
The Specialist
Elizabeth Bounds
1975The Specialist
Screenplay
1975The Specialist
Executive Producer
1975
Kidnapped
Secretary
1988Kidnapped
Producer
1988
Dr. Minx
Harriet Thomas
1975
The Red Plain
Betty
1968