Maria Schell was born on 15 January 1926. She was an Austrian actress.

Biography and Career

Maria Schell was born on 15 January 1926 in Vienna, Austria. She was an Austrian actress who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1956 for Gervaise. She was 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 Schell.

She starred in such films as Dr. Holl, The Heart of the Matter, Gervaise, Le Notti Bianche, Rose Bernd, The Brothers Karamazov playing the role of Grushenka, The Hanging Tree, Cimarron and Superman: The Movie. She played Mother Maria in the sequel to Lilies of the Field called Christmas Lilies of the Field. She starred opposite such actors a s Yul Brynner, Marcello Mastroianni, Suzy Delair, Gary Cooper and Marlon Brando.

She also had three guest appearances in the television series, Der Kommissar. Her final public appearance was at the premiere of her Brother Maximilian's documentary film, My Sister Maria 2002.

Schell was married twice, first to Horst Hachler and second to Veit Relin. Her daughter by her second marriage, actress Marie Theres Relin, who is married to Bavarian playwright Franz Xaver Kroetz and has three children, made a media and Internet appearance as a spokeswoman for housewives.

Maria Schell lived in ill health in Carinthia in the Austrian Alps until her death from pneumonia in Preitenegg, Austria on 26 April 2005, aged 79.

General Appearance

Birth Name: Margarethe Schell
Birth: 15 January 1926

Why do we like Maria Schell?

We like her because of her acting as an Austrian actress.

Why is Maria Schell famous?

She is famous because of her great work as an actress and Television appearances.

Maria Schell Lists

	1926 births
	2005 deaths
	People from Vienna
	Austrian film actors
	Austrian television actors
	People from Carinthia
	Austrians of Swiss descent

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Maria Schell Pictures

 

Maria Schell Movies
The Brothers Karamazov As the Sea Rages The Hanging Tree Cimarron Superman Martian Chronicles Affairs Of Dr. Holl As Long As You`Re Near Me The Odessa File I, Too, Am Only A Woman The Sins Of Rose Bernd Voyage Of The Damned
Maria Schell Filmography

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Category: Actresses  - ( Actresses Archive)

Date Added: 22 March '10

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