Maria Schell

Maria Schell

1926-01-15 – 2005-04-26 (age 79) Vienna, Austria
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Biography

Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926, Vienna – 26 April 2005, Preitenegg, Carinthia) was an Austrian/Swiss actress, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1956 for Gervaise.

The daughter of a Swiss author and an Austrian actress, she was the older sister of actor Maximilian Schell, and lesser-known actors Carl Schell and Immy (Immaculata) Schell.

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Known For

Superman
Superman

1978

as Vond-Ah

White Nights
White Nights

1957

as Natalia

Cimarron
Cimarron

1960

as Sabra Cravat

Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned

1976

as Frau Miriam Hauser

The Odessa File
The Odessa File

1974

as Frau Miller

The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree

1959

as Elizabeth Mahler

The Bloody Judge
The Bloody Judge

1970

as Mother Rosa

The Twist
The Twist

1976

as Gretel

Napoleon
Napoleon

1955

as Marie-Louise d'Autriche

99 Women
99 Women

1969

as Leonie Caroll

Gervaise
Gervaise

1956

as Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse

The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov

1958

as Grushenka

The Mark
The Mark

1961

as Ruth Leighton

The Passerby
The Passerby

1982

as Anna Helwig

King Thrushbeard
King Thrushbeard

1984

as Queen

The Magic Box
The Magic Box

1952

as Helena Friese-Greene

Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo

1978

as Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski

End of Desire
End of Desire

1958

as Jeanne Dandieu

Dr. Holl
Dr. Holl

1951

as Angelika Alberti