Marisa Mell
Acting
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.
TV Shows(6)
Movies(65)
Feuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
Self (archive footage)
2023
I Love Vienna
Selina
1991
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Nephele
1990
Dangerous Affairs
Signora Elena Aloisi
1990
In Zeiten wie diesen
Cleopatra Meier
1989
Seifenblasen
TV manager
1985
Der Mörder
Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
1984
The Commissioner
Zappavigna
1983
Nude Strike
Marisa
1983
The Doctor Prefers Sailors
Clara Morelli
1981
The Traveling Companion
Woman with hat-veil
1981
College Girl on Vacation
Violante Castaldi
1980
Traficantes Del Panico
Kim Lombard
1980
Peccati a Venezia
Melissa
1980
Fever of 40!
Linda Martin
1980
Ring of Darkness
Agatha
1979
Obscene Desire
Amanda
1978
Mad Dog Killer
Giuliana Caroli
1977
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Self
1977
Casanova & Co.
Duchess of Cornaro
1977
Born Winner
Jusy
1976
Loves, Bed and Betrayals
Greta
1976
Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
Mahogany
Carlotta Gavina
1975
A Diary of a Murderess
Gina / Elisabeth
1975
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
Greta
1975
Violent Blood Bath
Patricia Bataille
1974
Death Will Have Your Eyes
Luisa
1974
Gang War in Milan
Jasmina Sanders
1973
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
Paola
1973
Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
Kaiserin Elisabeth
1972
Magic Graz
herself
1972
High Voltage
Laura Moncada
1972
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
1972
Ben & Charlie
Sarah
1972
Where the Bullets Fly
Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
1972
Devil's Ransom
Michèle
1971
Marta
Marta / Pilar
1971
The Great Swindle
Carla
1971
Versatile Lovers
Isabelle
1970
One on Top of the Other
Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
1969
Stuntman
Gloria
1968
Danger: Diabolik
Eva Kant
1968
Anyone Can Play
Paola
1967
Che notte, ragazzi!
Monica
1966
Objective: 500 Million
Yo
1966
Secret Agent Super Dragon
Charity Farrel
1966
Operation Double Cross
Frieda
1965
Diamond Walkers
Irene de Ridder
1965
City of Fear
Ilona
1965
Casanova '70
Thelma
1965
Masquerade
Sophie
1965
French Dressing
Françoise Fayol
1964
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Juanita
1964
Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
Brigitte
1964
Venusberg
Florentine
1963
Secret of the Red Orchid
Lilian Ranger
1962
Dr
Klara
1962
The Cry of the Wild Geese
Judith Gare
1961
Ordered to Love
Erika Meuring
1961
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
Inge
1960
Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
Alka
1960
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Olli
1960
Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
Liliane
1959
The Light of Love
Minor Role
1954