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.
71 acting credits
Acting · 71
NDR Talk Show
1979
Dalli Dalli
1971
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
The Traveling Companion
1981
Danger: Diabolik
1968
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
1977
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
1984
Mahogany
1975
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Casanova & Co.
1977
One on Top of the Other
1969
Casanova '70
1965
Ben & Charlie
1972
Stuntman
1968
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972
A Diary of a Murderess
1975
Where the Bullets Fly
1972
Masquerade
1965
Marta
1971
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
1976
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977
Nude Strike
1983
High Voltage
1972
Anyone Can Play
1967
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
1973
Ring of Darkness
1979
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964
Quest for the Mighty Sword
1990
Traficantes Del Panico
1980
Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
Fever of 40!
1980
Ordered to Love
1961
French Dressing
1964
College Girl on Vacation
1980
Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966
Devil's Ransom
1971
Mad Dog Killer
1977
Gang War in Milan
1973
Dangerous Affairs
1990
Obscene Desire
1978
Peccati a Venezia
1980
Dr
1962
Death Will Have Your Eyes
1974
I Love Vienna
1991
Versatile Lovers
1970
Operation Double Cross
1965
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
2023
Diamond Walkers
1965
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
1964
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
1960
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
Magic Graz
1972
Che notte, ragazzi!
1966
Born Winner
1976
The Great Swindle
1971
Objective: 500 Million
1966
Violent Blood Bath
1974
Der Mörder
1984
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
1975
The Light of Love
1954
City of Fear
1965
The Cry of the Wild Geese
1961
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959
Venusberg
1963
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
1960
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
1972
The Commissioner
1983
In Zeiten wie diesen
1989
Seifenblasen
1985