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Austrian-Swiss actress (1926–2005)

Person · Open Library

Born
1926
Works
4

Top works

  • My father, my daughter
  • "--und wenn's a Katz is!"
  • ... und wenn's a Katz is! Mein Weg durchs Leben
  • Die Kostbarkeit des Augenblicks

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Film & TV

Acting · Vienna, Austria

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.…

Known for

  • Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Mothers and Daughters — Self2012
  • My Sister Maria — Herself2002
  • Lebensläufe — Self1998
  • Der Clan der Anna Voss — Anna Voss1995
  • Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self1995
  • alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio — Self1994
  • Maria des Eaux-Vives — Sœur Maria1993
  • Herbst in Lugano — Lilly1988
  • Die glückliche Familie — Maria Behringer1987

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Austria
Active from
1926
Active to
2005

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
110
Total plays
221

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Key facts

Born
Maria Margarethe Anna Schell , ( 1926-01-15 ) 15 January 1926, Vienna , Austria
Died
26 April 2005 (2005-04-26) (aged 79), Preitenegg , Austria
Occupations
Actress, producer
Years active
1942–1996
Spouse s
Horst Hächler ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1965 ) ​ , Veit Relin ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1986 ) ​
Relatives
Maximilian Schell (brother)

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Wikidata facts

Image
Maria Schell 928-4676.jpg
Number of children
2
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Commons category
Maria Schell
date of birth
1926-01-15
date of death
2005-04-26
birth name
Maria Margarete Anna Schell
Commons gallery
Maria Schell
start of work period
1942-00-00
end of work period
1996-00-00
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Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 – 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance in Helmut Käutner's war drama The Last Bridge, and in 1956, she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Gervaise.

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