Maria Schell
Austrian-Swiss actress (1926-2005) · Switzerland · On the map · Actors · Died at 79
Maria Margarethe Anna Schell was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.
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My Sister MariaFilm, Herself1998LebensläufeSeries1994
alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioSeries1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'Film1981
Das TraumschiffSeries, Anette1979Die PyramideSeries1978
Just a GigoloFilm, Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski1974
DerrickSeries, Erika Rabes
The Odessa FileFilm, 1974Frau Miller1972
ChamsinFilm, Miriam1970
Scene of the CrimeSeries, Evelyn Stürznickel1969
99 WomenFilm, Leonie Caroll1964Die DrehscheibeSeries1961
Das RiesenradFilm, Elisabeth von Hill1960
CimarronFilm, Sabra Cravat1958
Der SchinderhannesFilm, Julchen1956Volpi Cup for Best ActressAward
CinépanoramaSeries, 1956
GervaiseFilm, 1956Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse1955
NapoleonFilm, Marie-Louise d'Autriche1954Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActressAward1953
As Long as You're Near MeFilm, Eva Berger1952
So Little TimeFilm, Nicole de Malvines1951German Film AwardSeries1948
BambiSeries1942
SteibruchFilm, Meiti / Gretl1926Born15 January 1926People around Maria
O. W. Fischer Also in Napoléon and Das Riesenrad
Artur Brauner Produced The Passerby and Die Ratten
Curd Jürgens Also in Die Ratten, The Twist and Just a Gigolo
Jesús Franco Directed The Bloody Judge and 99 Women
Ronald Neame Directed The Odessa File (1975)
Gustav Ucicky Directed After the Storm and Until We Meet Again
Helmut Käutner Directed The Last Bridge and Der Schinderhannes
Josef von Báky Directed Diary of a Married Woman (1953)
Alexander Salkind Produced Superman and The Twist- Ilya Salkind Produced Superman and The Twist
Pierre Spengler Produced Superman and The Twist
Jean Marais Also in White Nights, Napoléon and Napoleon
Yves Montand Also in Napoléon and The Devil by the Tail
Sacha Guitry Directed Napoléon (1955)
Robert Siodmak Directed Die Ratten (1955)
Alexandre Astruc Directed One Life (1958)
Wolfgang Staudte Directed Rose Bernd (1957)
Ivan Desny Also in One Life and Herr über Leben und Tod
Heidemarie Hatheyer Also in Die Ratten, Dr. Holl and The Rats
Karl Hellmer Also in Die Ratten, The Rats and Das Riesenrad
Louis Arbessier Also in Napoléon, One Life and End of Desire
Sigfrit Steiner Also in After the Storm and Der Schinderhannes
Gérard Darrieu Also in Gervaise, One Life and End of Desire- Johanna Sibelius Wrote Only a Woman and Until we meet again
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White Nights 1957
Superman 1978
The Hanging Tree 1959
Gervaise 1956
The Odessa File 1974
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Television 24
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In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance in Helmut Käutner's war drama The Last Bridge, and in 1956, she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Gervaise.
