
Acting
Born February 24, 1939 · 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.

Fireflower: The Two Lives of Marisa Mell
2023

I Love Vienna
1991

Quest for the Mighty Sword
1990

Dangerous Affairs
1990
In Zeiten wie diesen
1989

Seifenblasen
1985
Der Mörder
1984

The Commissioner
1983

Nude Strike
1983

The Doctor Prefers Sailors
1981

The Traveling Companion
1981

College Girl on Vacation
1980

Traficantes Del Panico
1980

Peccati a Venezia
1980

Fever of 40!
1980

Ring of Darkness
1979

Obscene Desire
1978

Mad Dog Killer
1977

Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
1977

Casanova & Co.
1977

Born Winner
1976

Loves, Bed and Betrayals
1976

Taxi Love - Servizio per signora
1976

Mahogany
1975

A Diary of a Murderess
1975

Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
1975

Violent Blood Bath
1974

Death Will Have Your Eyes
1974

Gang War in Milan
1973

Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
1973

Elisabeth - Kaiserin von Österreich
1972
Magic Graz
1972

High Voltage
1972

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972

Ben & Charlie
1972

Where the Bullets Fly
1972

Devil's Ransom
1971

Marta
1971

The Great Swindle
1971

Versatile Lovers
1970

One on Top of the Other
1969

Stuntman
1968

Danger: Diabolik
1968

Anyone Can Play
1967

Che notte, ragazzi!
1966

Objective: 500 Million
1966

Secret Agent Super Dragon
1966

Operation Double Cross
1965

Diamond Walkers
1965

City of Fear
1965

Casanova '70
1965

Masquerade
1965

French Dressing
1964

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964

Ein Mann im schönsten Alter
1964

Venusberg
1963

Secret of the Red Orchid
1962

Dr
1962

The Cry of the Wild Geese
1961

Ordered to Love
1961

Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger
1960

Am Galgen hängt die Liebe
1960

Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960

Das Nachtlokal zum Silbermond
1959

The Light of Love
1954