Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Known for

Acting

Born

January 15, 1926

Birthplace

Vienna, Austria

Died

April 26, 2005 (aged 79)

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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Best known work

Superman
Superman
1978
White Nights
White Nights
1957
The Odessa File
The Odessa File
1974
Kojak
Kojak
1973
The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree
1959
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
1970
Cimarron
Cimarron
1960
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
1976
99 Women
99 Women
1969
Gervaise
Gervaise
1956

Filmography

  1. 2021

    Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2012

    Mothers and Daughters

    as Self

  3. 2002

    My Sister Maria

    as Herself

  4. 1998

    LebensläufeTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  5. 1995

    Die Harald Schmidt ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  6. 1995

    Der Clan der Anna VossTV

    as Anna Voss (6 episodes)

  7. 1994

    alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  8. 1993

    Maria des Eaux-VivesTV

    as Sœur Maria (3 episodes)

  9. 1988

    Herbst in Lugano

    as Lilly

  10. 1987

    Die glückliche FamilieTV

    as Maria Behringer (52 episodes)

  11. 1987

    SeitenblickeTV

    as self (1 episode)

  12. 1986

    ShowgeschichtenTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  13. 1985

    Nineteen Nineteen

    as Sophie Rubin

  14. 1985

    SonntagsgesprächTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  15. 1984

    King Thrushbeard

    as Queen

  16. 1984

    Samson and Delilah

    as Deborah

  17. 1983

    Der Trauschein

    as Ella Brozowsky

  18. 1982

    Frau Jenny Treibel

    as Jenny Treibel

  19. 1982

    AbsenderTV

  20. 1982

    Inside the Third ReichTV

    as Mrs. Speer (2 episodes)

  21. 1982

    The Passerby

    as Anna Helwig

  22. 1982

    KrimistundeTV

    as Elsa (1 episode)

  23. 1982

    The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

    as Self

  24. 1982

    Der Besuch der alten Dame

    as Claire Zachanassian

  25. 1981

    Das TraumschiffTV

    as Anette (1 episode)

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