Marisa Mell
Marisa Mell, actually Marlies Theres Moitzi, ( born February 24, 1939 in Graz, † 16 May 1992, Vienna) was an Austrian actress.
Life
As Marlies Theres Moitzi she grew up in Graz. Early on, she was enthusiastic about the theater. She attended drama school in Graz and then the Max -Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna. To their grade included, among other things, Erika Pluhar and Senta Berger. Because she wanted to be an international success, it changed its name to Marisa Mell. After they had finished the drama school, she married the Swiss Henri Tucci. But the marriage did not last long. Your first international success came in the 1963 French film directed by Ken Russell dressing. In the same year she suffered severe facial injuries in a car accident.
When she moved to Rome, she made films with Marcello Mastroianni and Antonio Sabato. In 1971, she starred opposite Uschi Glas and Petra Schürmann last Edgar Wallace film The mystery of the Silver Crescent with, which was only moderately successful; In 1976, she starred opposite Tony Curtis in Casanova & Co. In later years remained of great movie offers.
She died in 1992 at age 53 of esophageal cancer and is buried in the parish cemetery Kahlenbergerdorf in Vienna. 2000 Marisa Mell - Alley was named in Vienna Liesing after her.