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.
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Movies (65)
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
2023 · Self (archive footage)
I Love Vienna
1991 · Selina
Quest for the Mighty Sword
1990 · Nephele
Dangerous Affairs
1990 · Signora Elena Aloisi
In Zeiten wie diesen
1989 · Cleopatra Meier
Seifenblasen
1985 · TV manager
Der Mörder
1984 · Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
The Commissioner
1983 · Zappavigna
Nude Strike
1983 · Marisa
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981 · Clara Morelli
The Traveling Companion
1981 · Woman with hat-veil
College Girl on Vacation
1980 · Violante Castaldi
Under Siege
1980 · Kim Lombard
Fever of 40!
1980 · Linda Martin
Peccati a Venezia
1980 · Melissa
Ring of Darkness
1979 · Agatha
Obscene Desire
1978 · Amanda
Mad Dog Killer
1977 · Giuliana Caroli
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977 · Self
Casanova & Company
1977 · Duchess of Cornaro
Born Winner
1976 · Jusy
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
1976 · Greta
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
Mahogany
1975 · Carlotta Gavina
A Diary of a Murderess
1975 · Gina / Elisabeth
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
1975 · Greta
Violent Blood Bath
1974 · Patricia Bataille
Death Will Have Your Eyes
1974 · Luisa
Gang War in Milan
1973 · Jasmina Sanders
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
1973 · Paola
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
1972 · Kaiserin Elisabeth
Magic Graz
1972 · herself
High Voltage
1972 · Laura Moncada
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972 · Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
Ben & Charlie
1972 · Sarah
Where the Bullets Fly
1972 · Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
Devil's Ransom
1971 · Michèle
Marta
1971 · Marta / Pilar
The Great Swindle
1971 · Carla
Versatile Lovers
1970 · Isabelle
One on Top of the Other
1969 · Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
Stuntman
1968 · Gloria
Danger: Diabolik
1968 · Eva Kant
Anyone Can Play
1967 · Paola
Che notte, ragazzi!
1966 · Monica
Objective: 500 Million
1966 · Yo
Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966 · Charity Farrel
Operation Double Cross
1965 · Frieda
Diamond Walkers
1965 · Irene de Ridder
City of Fear
1965 · Ilona
Casanova '70
1965 · Thelma
Masquerade
1965 · Sophie
French Dressing
1964 · Françoise Fayol
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964 · Juanita
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
1964 · Brigitte
Venusberg
1963 · Florentine
The Secret of the Red Orchid
1962 · Lilian Ranger
Dr
1962 · Klara
The Cry of the Wild Geese
1961 · Judith Gare
Ordered to Love
1961 · Erika Meuring
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
1960 · Inge
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
1960 · Alka
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960 · Olli
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959 · Liliane
The Light of Love
1954 · Minor Role
