Marlene Schmidt
Breslau, Germany

Fled East Germany in 1960 to live in Stuttgart and work as an electronics engineer. Soon after, she entered a beauty contest on a whim and ended up winning the title of Miss Germany. That led to being crowned Miss Universe in 1961. She married actor Ty Hardin in 1962, but the marriage only lasted 3 years. In 1969, she married Iraqi-born filmmaker Howard Avedis. Their partnership resulted in numerous drive-in hits and cult classics, including The Stepmother (1972), The Teacher (1974) and Mortuary (1983). Marlene always produced, sometimes wrote and usually appeared in supporting roles in these productions.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Crew

Kidnapped (1988)
Producer
They're Playing with Fire (1984)
Writer | Producer
Mortuary (1983)
Writer | Producer
Separate Ways (1981)
Executive Producer | Story
The Fifth Floor (1978)
Story | Executive Producer
Texas Detour (1978)
Executive Producer
Scorchy (1976)
Executive Producer
The Specialist (1975)
Screenplay | Executive Producer
The Teacher (1974)
Associate Producer
The Stepmother (1972)
Associate Producer
Destiny (1968)
Producer