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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 hav…
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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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Marisa Mell's Filmography
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Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
as Self (archive footage)
I Love Vienna
as Selina
Quest for the Mighty Sword
as Nephele
Dangerous Affairs
as Signora Elena Aloisi
No Poster
In Zeiten wie diesen
as Cleopatra Meier
Seifenblasen
as TV manager
No Poster
Der Mörder
as Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
The Commissioner
as Zappavigna
Nude Strike
as Marisa
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
as Clara Morelli
The Traveling Companion
as Woman with hat-veil
College Girl on Vacation
as Violante Castaldi
Under Siege
as Kim Lombard
Peccati a Venezia
as Melissa
Fever of 40!
as Linda Martin
Ring of Darkness
as Agatha
Obscene Desire
as Amanda
Mad Dog Killer
as Giuliana Caroli
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
as Self
Casanova & Co.
as Duchess of Cornaro
Born Winner
as Jusy
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
as Greta
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
Mahogany
as Carlotta Gavina
A Diary of a Murderess
as Gina / Elisabeth
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
as Greta
Violent Blood Bath
as Patricia Bataille
Death Will Have Your Eyes
as Luisa
Gang War in Milan
as Jasmina Sanders
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as Paola
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
as Kaiserin Elisabeth
No Poster
Magic Graz
as herself
High Voltage
as Laura Moncada
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
Ben & Charlie
as Sarah
Where the Bullets Fly
as Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
Devil's Ransom
as Michèle
Marta
as Marta / Pilar
The Great Swindle
as Carla
Versatile Lovers
as Isabelle
One on Top of the Other
as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
Stuntman
as Gloria
Danger: Diabolik
as Eva Kant
Anyone Can Play
as Paola
Che notte, ragazzi!
as Monica
Objective: 500 Million
as Yo
Secret Agent Super Dragon
as Charity Farrel
Operation Double Cross
as Frieda
Diamond Walkers
as Irene de Ridder
City of Fear
as Ilona
Casanova '70
as Thelma
Masquerade
as Sophie
French Dressing
as Françoise Fayol
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Juanita
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
as Brigitte
Venusberg
as Florentine
The Secret of the Red Orchid
as Lilian Ranger
Dr
as Klara
The Cry of the Wild Geese
as Judith Gare
Ordered to Love
as Erika Meuring
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
as Inge
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
as Alka
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
as Olli
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
as Liliane
The Light of Love
as Minor Role