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Maria Schell(1926-2005)

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Maria Schell
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Maria Schell studied in a religious institution in Colmar (Haut-Rhin, France). She received a dramatic training in Zurich, Switzerland. To pay her studies, she was a secretary there. Besides being a film star; Maria appeared in plays in Zurich, Basel, in Vienna (Josefstad Theater), Berlin, Munich (Kammerspiel Theater), at the Salzburg Festival and went on provincial tours from 1963. Among the plays she performed there were such classics as William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust" and such modern classics as "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw.
BornJanuary 15, 1926
DiedApril 26, 2005(79)
BornJanuary 15, 1926
DiedApril 26, 2005(79)
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 15 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Vond-Ah
  • 1978
Gervaise (1956)
Gervaise
7.3
  • Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
  • 1956
Heidemarie Hatheyer, Franz Weihmayr, Dieter Borsche, Lina Carstens, Otto Gebühr, Rolf Hansen, Adrian Hoven, Marianne Koch, Mark Lothar, Franz Schafheitlin, Maria Schell, Thea von Harbou, Gustav Waldau, Carl Wery, and H.O. Meissner in Affairs of Dr. Holl (1951)
Affairs of Dr. Holl
6.9
  • Angelika Alberti
  • 1951
Marcello Mastroianni and Maria Schell in White Nights (1957)
White Nights
7.7
  • Natalia
  • 1957

Credits

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Actress

  • Rüdiger Vogler in La passion du docteur Bergh (1998)
    La passion du docteur Bergh
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Madame Herstäl
    • 1998
  • Eine unmoralische Frau: Aufstieg und Fall der Neuberin
    TV Movie
    • Neuberin
    • 1997
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Evelyn Stürznickel
    • Aebtissin
    • 1975–1996
  • Maria Schell in Der Clan der Anna Voss (1995)
    Der Clan der Anna Voss
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Anna Voss
    • 1995
  • Liquid Television (1991)
    Liquid Television
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Contestant (segment "The Blockheads - Mall", voice)
    • 1994
  • Maria des Eaux-Vives (1993)
    Maria des Eaux-Vives
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Maria
    • 1993
  • Die glückliche Familie (1987)
    Die glückliche Familie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Maria Behringer
    • 1987–1991
  • Le dernier mot (1991)
    Le dernier mot
    TV Movie
    • Maria Wagner
    • 1991
  • Schmunzelgeschichten
    TV Series
    • Desdemona (ep. Othello)
    • 1989
  • Herbst in Lugano
    TV Movie
    • Lilly
    • 1988
  • Nineteen Nineteen (1985)
    Nineteen Nineteen
    5.3
    • Sophie Rubin
    • 1985
  • Král Drozdia brada (1984)
    Král Drozdia brada
    6.9
    • královna, Michalova matka
    • 1984
  • Der Trauschein
    TV Movie
    • Ella Brozowsky
    • 1984
  • Samson and Delilah (1984)
    Samson and Delilah
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Deborah
    • 1984
  • Das Traumschiff (1981)
    Das Traumschiff
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Anette
    • 1983

Producer

  • So oder so ist das Leben (1976)
    So oder so ist das Leben
    6.9
    • co-producer
    • 1976
  • Die Pfarrhauskomödie (1972)
    Die Pfarrhauskomödie
    3.4
    • producer
    • 1972

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • Vond-Ah (German)
    • 1978
  • L'assassin connaît la musique... (1963)
    L'assassin connaît la musique...
    6.3
    • Agnès Duvillard (German)
    • 1963

Videos9

Official 4K Restoration Trailer
Trailer 1:47
Official 4K Restoration Trailer
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Trailer 0:52
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Trailer 0:52
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 2:44
Trailer
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 5:24
Trailer [OV]
Superman: The Movie
Trailer 2:39
Superman: The Movie
The Odessa File
Trailer 2:01
The Odessa File

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Gritli Schell
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • January 15, 1926
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • April 26, 2005
    • Preitenegg, Carinthia, Austria(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Veit Relin1966 - 1986 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Oliver Schell
  • Parents
      Hermann Ferdinand Schell
  • Relatives
      Maximilian Schell(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Shot a special promotional trailer for The Hanging Tree (1959)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 21 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She appeared in only one film with her younger brother Maximilian Schell: The Odessa File (1974). They had no scenes together.
  • Quotes
    Memory is the most important thing in life, nobody can take it from you.
  • Nickname
    • Seelchen

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