Maria Schell

Acting

Maria Schell

Born 15 January 1926 · Vienna, Austria · Died 26 April 2005 at 79

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Schell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Highlights

Superman1978 · Film · Vond-Ah
White Nights1957 · Film · Natalia
Kojak1973 · Series · Sister Lepar Angelica / Princess Viva Dushan
The Odessa File1974 · Film · Frau Miller
The Hanging Tree1959 · Film · Elizabeth Mahler
Scene of the Crime1970 · Series · Evelyn Stürznickel

Filmography

Movies

50 films

Nineteen Nineteen1985 · Film · Sophie Rubin
King Thrushbeard1984 · Film · Queen
Samson and Delilah1984 · Film · Deborah
The Passerby1982 · Film · Anna Helwig
Der Besuch der alten Dame1982 · Film · Claire Zachanassian
Christmas Lilies of the Field1979 · Film · Mother Maria
The First Polka1979 · Film · Valeska Piontek
Superman1978 · Film · Vond-Ah
Just a Gigolo1978 · Film · Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski
Voyage of the Damned1976 · Film · Frau Miriam Hauser
The Twist1976 · Film · Gretel
So oder so ist das Leben1976 · Film · Katja Crohnen
Change1975 · Film · Mama
The Odessa File1974 · Film · Frau Miller
Die Pfarrhauskomödie1972 · Film · Irma
Chamsin1972 · Film · Miriam
Dust in the Sun1972 · Film · Gertie Bradford
Die keusche Susanne1972 · Film · Susanne
The Provocation1970 · Film · Jeanne
The Bloody Judge1970 · Film · Mother Rosa
99 Women1969 · Film · Leonie Caroll
The Devil by the Tail1969 · Film · La comtesse Diane
L'assassin connaît la musique1963 · Film · Agnès Duvillard, la première veuve
Das Riesenrad1961 · Film · Elisabeth von Hill
The Mark1961 · Film · Ruth Leighton
Cimarron1960 · Film · Sabra Cravat
As the Sea Rages1959 · Film · Maria
For Whom the Bell Tolls1959 · Film · Maria
The Hanging Tree1959 · Film · Elizabeth Mahler
Der Schinderhannes1958 · Film · Julchen
End of Desire1958 · Film · Jeanne Dandieu
The Brothers Karamazov1958 · Film · Grushenka
White Nights1957 · Film · Natalia
The Sins of Rose Bernd1957 · Film · Rose Bernd
Liebe1956 · Film · Anna Ballard
Gervaise1956 · Film · Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
The Rats1955 · Film · Pauline Karka
Napoleon1955 · Film · Marie-Louise d'Autriche
The Last Bridge1954 · Film · Dr. Helga Reinbeck
The Heart of the Matter1953 · Film · Helen Rolt
As Long as You're Near Me1953 · Film · Eva Berger
Dreaming Lips1953 · Film · Elisabeth
Until we meet again1952 · Film · Pamela
So Little Time1952 · Film · Nicole de Malvines
The Magic Box1952 · Film · Helena Friese-Greene
Dr. Holl1951 · Film · Angelika Alberti
The Angel with the Trumpet1950 · Film · Anna Linden
The Last Night1949 · Film
The Angel with the Trumpet1948 · Film · Selma Rösner
Steibruch1942 · Film · Meiti / Gretl

Filmography

Series

12 shows

Der Clan der Anna Voss1995 · Series · Anna Voss
Maria des Eaux-Vives1993 · Series · Sœur Maria
Die glückliche Familie1987 · Series · Maria Behringer
Inside the Third Reich1982 · Series · Mrs. Speer
Das Traumschiff1981 · Series · Anette
The Martian Chronicles1980 · Series · Anna Lustig
Derrick1974 · Series · Erika Rabes
Kojak1973 · Series · Sister Lepar Angelica / Princess Viva Dushan
Assignment: Vienna1972 · Series · Elga Compani
Scene of the Crime1970 · Series · Evelyn Stürznickel
The Commissioner1969 · Series · Irene Pauli
Playhouse 901956 · Series · Maria