Acting · Graz, Austria · Born February 24, 1939
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.
MovieFeuerblume - Die zwei Leben der Marisa Mell
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieI Love Vienna
1991
as Selina
MovieQuest for the Mighty Sword
1990
as Nephele
MovieDangerous Affairs
1990
as Signora Elena Aloisi
In Zeiten wie diesen
1989
as Cleopatra Meier
MovieSeifenblasen
1985
as TV manager
Der Mörder
1984
as Wahrsagerin / Fortune teller
Heiße Wickel - kalte Güsse
1984
MovieThe Commissioner
1983
as Zappavigna
MovieNude Strike
1983
as Marisa
MovieThe Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981
as Clara Morelli
MovieThe Traveling Companion
1981
as Woman with hat-veil
MovieCollege Girl on Vacation
1980
as Violante Castaldi
MovieTraficantes Del Panico
1980
as Kim Lombard
MovieFever of 40!
1980
as Linda Martin
MoviePeccati a Venezia
1980
as Melissa
MovieRing of Darkness
1979
as Agatha
TVNDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
MovieObscene Desire
1978
as Amanda
MovieMad Dog Killer
1977
as Giuliana Caroli
MovieUrgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977
as Self
TVEs muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
1977
as Chantal
MovieCasanova & Co.
1977
as Duchess of Cornaro
MovieBorn Winner
1976
as Jusy
MovieLoves, Bed and Betrayals
1976
as Greta
MovieTaxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976
MovieMahogany
1975
as Carlotta Gavina
MovieA Diary of a Murderess
1975
as Gina / Elisabeth
MovieParapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
1975
as Greta
MovieViolent Blood Bath
1974
as Patricia Bataille
MovieDeath Will Have Your Eyes
1974
as Luisa
MovieGang War in Milan
1973
as Jasmina Sanders
MovieBeautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
1973
as Paola
MovieElisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
1972
as Kaiserin Elisabeth
Magic Graz
1972
as herself
MovieHigh Voltage
1972
as Laura Moncada
MovieSeven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972
as Anna Sartori / Maria Sartori
MovieBen & Charlie
1972
as Sarah
MovieWhere the Bullets Fly
1972
as Lulu 'Miss Dynamite' Belle
MovieDevil's Ransom
1971
as Michèle
TVDalli Dalli
1971
as Self
MovieMarta
1971
as Marta / Pilar
MovieThe Great Swindle
1971
as Carla
MovieVersatile Lovers
1970
as Isabelle
MovieOne on Top of the Other
1969
as Susan Dumurrier / Monica Weston
MovieStuntman
1968
as Gloria
MovieDanger: Diabolik
1968
as Eva Kant
MovieAnyone Can Play
1967
as Paola
TVOne Pair of Eyes
1967
MovieChe notte, ragazzi!
1966
as Monica
MovieObjective: 500 Million
1966
as Yo
MovieSecret Agent Super Dragon
1966
as Charity Farrel
MovieOperation Double Cross
1965
as Frieda
MovieDiamond Walkers
1965
as Irene de Ridder
MovieCity of Fear
1965
as Ilona
MovieCasanova '70
1965
as Thelma
MovieMasquerade
1965
as Sophie
MovieFrench Dressing
1964
as Françoise Fayol
MovieThe Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964
as Juanita
MovieEin Mann im schönsten Alter
1964
as Brigitte
MovieVenusberg
1963
as Florentine
MovieThe Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
as Lilian Ranger
MovieDr
1962
as Klara
MovieThe Cry of the Wild Geese
1961
as Judith Gare
MovieOrdered to Love
1961
as Erika Meuring
MovieWegen Verführung Minderjähriger
1960
as Inge
MovieAm Galgen hängt die Liebe
1960
as Alka
MovieDer brave Soldat Schwejk
1960
as Olli
MovieDas Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959
as Liliane
TVAktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
MovieThe Light of Love
1954
as Minor Role
