Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 15, 1926
Place of Birth:
Vienna, Austria
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Maria Schell
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood | Herself (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Mothers and Daughters | Self |
| 2002 | My Sister Maria | Herself |
| 1988 | Herbst in Lugano | Lilly |
| 1985 | Nineteen Nineteen | Sophie Rubin |
| 1984 | King Thrushbeard | Queen |
| 1984 | Samson and Delilah | Deborah |
| 1983 | Der Trauschein | Ella Brozowsky |
| 1982 | The Passerby | Anna Helwig |
| 1982 | Frau Jenny Treibel | Jenny Treibel |
| 1982 | Inside the Third Reich | Mrs. Speer |
| 1982 | Der Besuch der alten Dame | Claire Zachanassian |
| 1980 | Liebe bleibt nicht ohne Schmerzen | Dr. Agnes Schranz |
| 1980 | Der Thronfolger | Königin Sophia Dorothea |
| 1980 | The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self |
| 1979 | Die erste Polka | Valeska Piontek |
| 1979 | Der Wald | Gurmyszkaja |
| 1979 | Christmas Lilies of the Field | Mother Maria |
| 1979 | Moral | Lina Beermann |
| 1978 | Superman | Vond-Ah |
| 1978 | Just a Gigolo | Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski |
| 1978 | Teerosen | Bella |
| 1978 | Spiel der Verlierer | Anna Friedrichs |
| 1976 | The Twist | Gretel |
| 1976 | Die Heiratsvermittlerin | Mrs. Dolly Levi |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned | Frau Miriam Hauser |
| 1976 | So oder so ist das Leben | Katja Crohnen |
| 1975 | Change | Mama |
| 1975 | Die Ohrfeige | |
| 1974 | The Odessa File | Frau Miller |
| 1974 | Die Kurpfuscherin | Amalie Hohenstern |
| 1973 | Immobilien | Louise Strothmann |
| 1972 | Die Pfarrhauskomödie | Irma |
| 1972 | Dust in the Sun | Gertie Bradford |
| 1972 | Die keusche Susanne | Susanne |
| 1972 | Marie | Mutter |
| 1970 | The Bloody Judge | Mother Rosa |
| 1970 | The Provocation | Jeanne |
| 1969 | 99 Women | Leonie Caroll |
| 1969 | The Devil by the Tail | La comtesse Diane |
| 1969 | Die ungarische Hochzeit | Kaiserin Maria Theresia |
| 1965 | Nora oder Ein Puppenheim | Nora |
| 1963 | L'assassin connaît la musique | Agnès Duvillard, la première veuve |
| 1963 | Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa | Beate Dehn |
| 1962 | Only a Woman | Lilli König |
| 1961 | The Mark | Ruth Leighton |
| 1961 | Das Riesenrad | Elisabeth von Hill |
| 1960 | Cimarron | Sabra Cravat |
| 1959 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Maria |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree | Elizabeth Mahler |
| 1959 | As the Sea Rages | Maria |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov | Grushenka |
| 1958 | Der Schinderhannes | Julchen |
| 1958 | End of Desire | Jeanne Dandieu |
| 1957 | Le Notti Bianche | Natalia |
| 1957 | Rose Bernd | Rose Bernd |
| 1957 | Magyarország lángokban | Self |
| 1956 | Liebe | Anna Ballard |
| 1956 | Gervaise | Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse |
| 1955 | Napoleon | Marie-Louise d'Autriche |
| 1955 | The Rats | Pauline Karka |
| 1955 | Master Over Life and Death | Barbara Bertram |
| 1954 | The Last Bridge | Dr. Helga Reinbeck |
| 1953 | The Heart of the Matter | Helen Rolt |
| 1953 | As Long as You're Near Me | Eva Berger |
| 1953 | Tagebuch einer Verliebten | Barbara Holzmann |
| 1953 | Dreaming Lips | Elisabeth |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Helena Friese-Greene |
| 1952 | Until we meet again | Pamela |
| 1952 | So Little Time | Nicole de Malvines |
| 1951 | Dr. Holl | Angelika Alberti |
| 1950 | The Angel with the Trumpet | Anna Linden |
| 1950 | Es kommt ein Tag | Madeleine |
| 1950 | Maresi | Blanka von Steinville |
| 1949 | The Last Night | |
| 1948 | The Angel with the Trumpet | Selma Rösner |
| 1942 | Steibruch | Meiti / Gretl |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Lebensläufe | Self |
| 1995 | Der Clan der Anna Voss | Anna Voss |
| 1995 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Self |
| 1994 | alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio | Self |
| 1993 | Maria des Eaux-Vives | Sœur Maria |
| 1987 | Die glückliche Familie | Maria Behringer |
| 1987 | Seitenblicke | self |
| 1986 | Showgeschichten | Self |
| 1985 | Sonntagsgespräch | Self |
| 1982 | Krimistunde | Elsa |
| 1981 | Das Traumschiff | Anette |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? | Self |
| 1980 | The Martian Chronicles | Anna Lustig |
| 1980 | Heut' abend | Self |
| 1979 | Die Pyramide | Self |
| 1977 | Auf los geht's los | Self |
| 1974 | Der kleine Doktor | Ernestine |
| 1974 | Derrick | Erika Rabes |
| 1974 | Derrick | Luisa van Doom |
| 1973 | Kojak | Sister Lepar Angelica / Princess Viva Dushan |
| 1973 | Klimbim | Self |
| 1973 | Je später der Abend | Self |
| 1972 | Assignment: Vienna | Elga Compani |
| 1971 | Was wäre, wenn | Self |
| 1971 | Dalli Dalli | Self - Candidate |
| 1971 | Sie und Er im Kreuzverhör | |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Evelyn Stürznickel |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Äbtissin |
| 1970 | Treffpunkte | Self |
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Irene Pauli |
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Frau Pajak |
| 1969 | Der Kommissar | Erna Gutmann |
| 1964 | Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen | Self |
| 1964 | Die Drehscheibe | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Maria |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama | Self |
| 1955 | What Am I? | Self |
| 1951 | Deutscher Filmpreis | Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self (archive footage) |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self - Laudation |