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Maria Schell

Actor

Maria Schell

Born January 15, 1926 in Vienna, AustriaDied April 26, 200573 films

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.

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Superman poster7.2Superman1978The Odessa File poster6.6The Odessa File1974The Hanging Tree poster6.7The Hanging Tree1959Gervaise poster6.7Gervaise1956Cimarron poster6.2Cimarron1960Voyage of the Damned poster6.0Voyage of the Damned1976The Brothers Karamazov poster6.5The Brothers Karamazov1958The Devil by the Tail poster6.1The Devil by the Tail1969

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 1988Herbst in LuganoLilly
  2. 1985Nineteen NineteenSophie Rubin
  3. 1984King ThrushbeardQueen
  4. 1984Samson and DelilahDeborah
  5. 1983Der TrauscheinElla Brozowsky
  6. 1982Frau Jenny TreibelJenny Treibel
  7. 1982The PasserbyAnna Helwig
  8. 1982Der Besuch der alten DameClaire Zachanassian
  9. 1980Liebe bleibt nicht ohne SchmerzenDr. Agnes Schranz
  10. 1980Der ThronfolgerKönigin Sophia Dorothea
  11. 1979Christmas Lilies of the FieldMother Maria
  12. 1979MoralLina Beermann
  13. 1979The First PolkaValeska Piontek
  14. 1979Der WaldGurmyszkaja
  15. 1978SupermanVond-Ah
  16. 1978Just a GigoloPauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski
  17. 1978Spiel der VerliererAnna Friedrichs
  18. 1978TeerosenBella
  19. 1976Voyage of the DamnedFrau Miriam Hauser
  20. 1976The TwistGretel
  21. 1976So oder so ist das LebenKatja Crohnen
  22. 1976Die HeiratsvermittlerinMrs. Dolly Levi
  23. 1975Die Ohrfeige
  24. 1975ChangeMama
  25. 1974Die KurpfuscherinAmalie Hohenstern
  26. 1974The Odessa FileFrau Miller
  27. 1973ImmobilienLouise Strothmann
  28. 1972Die PfarrhauskomödieIrma
  29. 1972ChamsinMiriam
  30. 1972Dust in the SunGertie Bradford
  31. 1972Die keusche SusanneSusanne
  32. 1972MarieMutter
  33. 1970The ProvocationJeanne
  34. 1970The Bloody JudgeMother Rosa
  35. 196999 WomenLeonie Caroll
  36. 1969The Devil by the TailLa comtesse Diane
  37. 1969Die ungarische HochzeitKaiserin Maria Theresia
  38. 1965Nora oder Ein PuppenheimNora
  39. 1963Zwei Whisky und ein SofaBeate Dehn
  40. 1963L'assassin connaît la musiqueAgnès Duvillard, la première veuve
  41. 1962Only a WomanLilli König
  42. 1961Das RiesenradElisabeth von Hill
  43. 1961The MarkRuth Leighton
  44. 1960CimarronSabra Cravat
  45. 1960NinotchkaNinotchka
  46. 1959As the Sea RagesMaria
  47. 1959For Whom the Bell TollsMaria
  48. 1959The Hanging TreeElizabeth Mahler
  49. 1958Der SchinderhannesJulchen
  50. 1958End of DesireJeanne Dandieu
  51. 1958The Brothers KaramazovGrushenka
  52. 1957White NightsNatalia
  53. 1957The Sins of Rose BerndRose Bernd
  54. 1956LiebeAnna Ballard
  55. 1956GervaiseGervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
  56. 1955The RatsPauline Karka
  57. 1955NapoleonMarie-Louise d'Autriche
  58. 1955Master Over Life and DeathBarbara Bertram
  59. 1954The Last BridgeDr. Helga Reinbeck
  60. 1953The Heart of the MatterHelen Rolt
  61. 1953Tagebuch einer VerliebtenBarbara Holzmann
  62. 1953As Long as You're Near MeEva Berger
  63. 1953Dreaming LipsElisabeth
  64. 1952Until we meet againPamela
  65. 1952So Little TimeNicole de Malvines
  66. 1952The Magic BoxHelena Friese-Greene
  67. 1951Dr. HollAngelika Alberti
  68. 1950Es kommt ein TagMadeleine
  69. 1950MaresiBlanka von Steinville
  70. 1950The Angel with the TrumpetAnna Linden
  71. 1949The Last Night
  72. 1948The Angel with the TrumpetSelma Rösner
  73. 1942SteibruchMeiti / Gretl