Marisa Mell
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.
Acting
Movie
Danger: Diabolik
as Eva Kant
1968
Movie
One on Top of the Other
as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
1969
Movie
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
1972
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Casanova '70
as Thelma
1965
Movie
Mad Dog Killer
as Giuliana Caroli
1977
Movie
Mahogany
as Carlotta Gavina
1975
Movie
Gang War in Milan
as Jasmina Sanders
1973
Movie
Secret of the Red Orchid
as Lilian Ranger
1962
Movie
Objective: 500 Million
as Yo
1966
Movie
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
as Olli
1960
Movie
Ben & Charlie
as Sarah
1972
Movie
Secret Agent Super Dragon
as Charity Farrel
1966
Movie
College Girl on Vacation
as Violante Castaldi
1980
Movie
Quest for the Mighty Sword
as Nephele
1990
Movie
Masquerade
as Sophie
1965
Movie
Marta
as Marta / Pilar
1971
Movie
French Dressing
as Françoise Fayol
1964
Movie
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
as Clara Morelli
1981
Movie
Casanova & Co.
as Duchess of Cornaro
1977
Movie
High Voltage
as Laura Moncada
1972
Movie
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as Paola
1973
Movie
A Diary of a Murderess
as Gina / Elisabeth
1975
Movie
Traficantes Del Panico
as Kim Lombard
1980
Movie
Death Will Have Your Eyes
as Luisa
1974