Acting

Maria Schell

1926-2005

Known for Superman, White Nights, The Odessa File.

9 linked movie credits shown

Born01/15/1926

Died04/26/2005

AgeDied at 79

BirthplaceVienna, Austria

DepartmentActing

Also known asMaria Margarethe Anna Schell, Мария Шелл

Biography

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.