Marisa Mell
Acting
Born 1939-02-24
Died 1992-05-16
Graz, Austria
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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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Acting
58 credits
NDR Talk Show
Dalli Dalli
Aktuelle Schaubude
The Traveling Companion
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
Danger: Diabolik
Objective: 500 Million
Traficantes Del Panico
Magic Graz
Violent Blood Bath
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
Nude Strike
Casanova '70
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Mahogany
Casanova & Co.
Mad Dog Killer
Seifenblasen
High Voltage
One on Top of the Other
Ben & Charlie
The Commissioner
Obscene Desire
College Girl on Vacation
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
Che notte, ragazzi!
Masquerade
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
Operation Double Cross
Ring of Darkness
Ordered to Love
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
The Secret of the Red Orchid
Stuntman
A Diary of a Murderess
Devil's Ransom
Secret Agent Super Dragon
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
In Zeiten wie diesen
Where the Bullets Fly
French Dressing
Fever of 40!
Quest for the Mighty Sword
The Great Swindle
Peccati a Venezia
Marta
Anyone Can Play
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Gang War in Milan
City of Fear
Death Will Have Your Eyes
Versatile Lovers
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Born Winner
Dangerous Affairs
The Light of Love
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
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