Marisa Mell
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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.
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Acted in
Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell
2023
as Self (archive footage)
I Love Vienna
1991
as Selina
Ator IV: The Hobgoblin
1990
as Nephele
Dangerous Affairs
1990
as Signora Elena Aloisi
In Zeiten wie diesen
1989
as Cleopatra Meier
Seifenblasen
1985
as TV manager
Der Mörder
1984
as Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
1984
Nude Strike
1983
as Marisa
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981
as Clara Morelli
La compagna di viaggio
1981
as Woman with hat-veil
College Girl on Vacation
1980
as Violante Castaldi
Under Siege
1980
as Kim Lombard
Peccati a Venezia
1980
as Melissa
Fever of 40!
1980
as Linda Martin
Ring of Darkness
1979
as Agatha
Obscene Desire
1978
as Amanda
The Mad Dog Killer
1977
as Giuliana Caroli
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
1977
as Chantal
Casanova & Co.
1977
as Duchess of Cornaro
Born Winner
1976
as Jusy
Amori, letti e tradimenti
1976
as Greta
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
Mahogany
1975
as Carlotta Gavina
A Diary of a Murderess
1975
as Gina / Elisabeth
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
1975
as Greta
Violent Blood Bath
1974
as Patricia Bataille
Death Will Have Your Eyes
1974
as Luisa
Gang War in Milan
1973
as Jasmina Sanders
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
1973
as Paola
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
1972
as Kaiserin Elisabeth
Magic Graz
1972
as herself
High Voltage
1972
as Laura Moncada
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972
as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
Ben & Charlie
1972
as Sarah
Where the Bullets Fly
1972
as Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
Devil's Ransom
1971
as Michèle
Dalli Dalli
1971
as Self
Marta
1971
as Marta / Pilar
The Great Swindle
1971
as Carla
Versatile Lovers
1970
as Isabelle
One on Top of the Other
1969
as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
Stuntman
1968
as Gloria
Danger: Diabolik
1968
as Eva Kant
Anyone Can Play
1967
as Paola
Che notte, ragazzi!
1966
as Monica
Objective: 500 Million
1966
as Yo
Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966
as Charity Farrel
Operation Double Cross
1965
as Frieda
Diamond Walkers
1965
as Irene de Ridder
City of Fear
1965
as Ilona
Casanova '70
1965
as Thelma
Masquerade
1965
as Sophie
French Dressing
1964
as Françoise Fayol
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964
as Juanita
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
1964
as Brigitte
Venusberg
1963
as Florentine
Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
as Lilian Ranger
Dr
1962
as Klara
The Cry of the Wild Geese
1961
as Judith Gare
Ordered to Love
1961
as Erika Meuring
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
1960
as Inge
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
1960
as Alka
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960
as Olli
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959
as Liliane
The Light of Love
1954
as Minor Role