1939-02-24 Graz, Austria
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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Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-25 |
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I Love Vienna | Selina | 1991-01-01 |
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Sensazioni d'amore | Signora Elena Aloisi | 1990-01-01 |
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Quest for the Mighty Sword | Nephele | 1990-08-29 |
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In Zeiten wie diesen | Cleopatra Meier | 1989-12-12 |
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Seifenblasen | TV manager | 1985-05-14 |
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Der Mörder | Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller | 1984-09-07 |
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Corpi nudi | Marisa | 1983-01-01 |
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Il commissionario | Zappavigna | 1983-03-19 |
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La dottoressa preferisce i marinai | Clara Morelli | 1981-12-01 |
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La compagna di viaggio | Woman with hat-veil | 1981-01-03 |
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Peccati a Venezia | Melissa | 1980-01-01 |
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La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà | Violante Castaldi | 1980-12-10 |
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Traficantes Del Panico | Kim Lombard | 1980-08-08 |
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Febbre a 40! | Linda Martin | 1980-01-01 |
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Un ombra nell'ombra | Agatha | 1979-10-29 |
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L'osceno desiderio | Amanda | 1978-12-04 |
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La belva col mitra | Giuliana Caroli | 1977-10-29 |
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Casanova & Co. | Duchess of Cornaro | 1977-03-01 |
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Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante | Self | 1977-08-01 |
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L'ultima volta | Jusy | 1976-12-01 |
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Amori, letti e tradimenti | Greta | 1976-10-08 |
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Taxi Love - Servizio per signora | 1976-01-01 | |
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Mahogany | Carlotta Gavina | 1975-10-08 |
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La encadenada | Gina / Elisabeth | 1975-05-04 |
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Parapsycho - Spektrum der Angst | Greta | 1975-05-02 |
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La moglie giovane | Luisa | 1974-01-01 |
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Pena de muerte | Patricia Bataille | 1974-08-12 |
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Milano Rovente | Jasmina Sanders | 1973-02-21 |
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Bella, ricca, lieve difetto fisico, cerca anima gemella | Paola | 1973-02-08 |
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Magic Graz | herself | 1972-05-01 |
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Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso | Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori | 1972-02-24 |
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Alta tensión | Laura Moncada | 1972-04-01 |
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Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich | Kaiserin Elisabeth | 1972-12-20 |
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Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo | Sarah | 1972-02-04 |
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Tutti fratelli nel west... per parte di padre | Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle | 1972-01-01 |
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Historia de una traición | Carla | 1971-03-06 |
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Senza via d'uscita | Michèle | 1971-06-18 |
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Marta | Marta / Pilar | 1971-04-10 |
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Les belles au bois dormantes | Isabelle | 1970-05-06 |
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Una sull'altra | Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston | 1969-08-15 |
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Diabolik | Eva Kant | 1968-01-24 |
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Stuntman | Gloria | 1968-12-31 |
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Le dolci signore | Paola | 1967-09-21 |
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Objectif 500 millions | Yo | 1966-06-29 |
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New York chiama Superdrago | Charity Farrel | 1966-02-17 |
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Che notte, ragazzi! | Monica | 1966-09-30 |
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Casanova '70 | Thelma | 1965-06-15 |
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City of Fear | Ilona | 1965-08-01 |
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Train d'enfer | Frieda | 1965-11-10 |
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Masquerade | Sophie | 1965-04-13 |
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Diamond Walkers | Irene de Ridder | 1965-08-20 |
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Der letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz | Juanita | 1964-03-28 |
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French Dressing | Françoise Fayol | 1964-04-10 |
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Ein Mann im schönsten Alter | Brigitte | 1964-01-17 |
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Venusberg | Florentine | 1963-04-26 |
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Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee | Lilian Ranger | 1962-03-01 |
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Dr | Klara | 1962-01-01 |
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Lebensborn | Erika Meuring | 1961-01-13 |
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Ruf der Wildgänse | Judith Gare | 1961-09-22 |
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Der brave Soldat Schwejk | Olli | 1960-09-21 |
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Am Galgen hängt die Liebe | Alka | 1960-10-20 |
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Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger | Inge | 1960-11-11 |
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Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond | Liliane | 1959-06-03 |
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Das Licht der Liebe | Minor Role | 1954-07-31 |
