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