Marisa Mell
Known for: Acting
Born: February 24, 1939
Died: May 16, 1992
Place of birth: Graz, Austria
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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Filmography
65 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
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Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
2023
4.9
I Love Vienna
1991
3.6
Quest for the Mighty Sword
1990
4.5
Dangerous Affairs
19904.0
In Zeiten wie diesen
1989
9.0
Seifenblasen
19857.0
Der Mörder
198410.0
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
1984
9.0
The Commissioner
1983
7.7
Nude Strike
1983
4.8
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981
4.8
The Traveling Companion
1981
4.5
College Girl on Vacation
1980
5.2
Under Siege
1980
7.0
Fever of 40!
1980
3.6
Peccati a Venezia
1980
4.8
Ring of Darkness
1979
6.6
NDR Talk Show
1979
5.4
Obscene Desire
1978
5.7
Mad Dog Killer
1977
7.0
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977
7.8
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
1977
3.9
Casanova & Co.
1977
4.3
Born Winner
1976
4.3
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
1976
4.3
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
5.9
Mahogany
1975
5.5
A Diary of a Murderess
1975
5.1
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
1975
6.1
Violent Blood Bath
1974
4.1
Death Will Have Your Eyes
1974
6.7
Gang War in Milan
1973
4.5
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
1973
8.0
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
19729.0
Magic Graz
1972
6.0
High Voltage
1972
6.2
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972
5.1
Ben & Charlie
1972
4.5
Where the Bullets Fly
1972
7.0
Devil's Ransom
1971
9.3
Dalli Dalli
1971
5.5
Marta
1971
4.3
The Great Swindle
1971
3.6
Versatile Lovers
1970
6.4
One on Top of the Other
1969
5.5
Stuntman
1968
6.3
Danger: Diabolik
1968
4.6
Anyone Can Play
1967
7.0
One Pair of Eyes
1967
7.0
Che notte, ragazzi!
1966
5.9
Objective: 500 Million
1966
3.6
Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966
5.0
Operation Double Cross
1965
6.0
Diamond Walkers
1965
8.3
City of Fear
1965
6.4
Casanova '70
1965
5.0
Masquerade
1965
5.5
French Dressing
1964
7.0
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964
4.0
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
1964
6.0
Venusberg
1963
5.8
The Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
5.8
Dr
1962
7.5
The Cry of the Wild Geese
1961
3.6
Ordered to Love
1961
7.5
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
1960
8.0
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
1960
6.6
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960
3.3
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959
8.0
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
5.5
The Light of Love
1954