Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1926-01-15

  • Day of Death

    2005-04-26 (79 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Vienna, Austria

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.

Acting