Portrait of Maria Schell

Acting

Maria Schell

Career

Active from 1942 to 1995, busiest in 1972 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for White Nights
White Nights
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maria Schell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Social Critique 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
Der Clan der Anna Voss
Der Clan der Anna Voss (1995)

TV show · as Anna Voss

Maria des Eaux-Vives
Maria des Eaux-Vives (1993)

TV show · as Sœur Maria

1980s

16 titles · average score 62
Die glückliche Familie
Die glückliche Familie (1987)

TV show · as Maria Behringer

Nineteen Nineteen
Nineteen Nineteen (1985)

as Sophie Rubin

King Thrushbeard
King Thrushbeard (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

as Queen

Der Trauschein
Der Trauschein (1983)

as Ella Brozowsky

Inside the Third Reich
Inside the Third Reich (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mrs. Speer

Der Besuch der alten Dame
Der Besuch der alten Dame (1982)

as Claire Zachanassian

Frau Jenny Treibel
Frau Jenny Treibel (1982)

as Jenny Treibel

The Passerby
The Passerby (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

as Anna Helwig

Krimistunde
Krimistunde (1982)

TV show · as Elsa

Das Traumschiff
Das Traumschiff (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Anette

Der Thronfolger
Der Thronfolger (1980)

as Königin Sophia Dorothea

The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles (1980)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Anna Lustig

1970s

29 titles · average score 59
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979)

as Mother Maria

Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo (1978)
GoodWatch score 41

as Pauls Mutti Frau von Przygodski

Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

as Vond-Ah

The Twist
The Twist (1976)
GoodWatch score 48

as Gretel

The Odessa File
The Odessa File (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

as Frau Miller

Chamsin
Chamsin (1972)

as Miriam

Dust in the Sun
Dust in the Sun (1972)

as Gertie Bradford

Die Pfarrhauskomödie
Die Pfarrhauskomödie (1972)

as Irma

Marie
Marie (1972)

as Mutter

The Bloody Judge
The Bloody Judge (1970)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mother Rosa

The Provocation
The Provocation (1970)

as Jeanne

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Äbtissin / Evelyn Stürznickel

1960s

12 titles · average score 62
99 Women
99 Women (1969)
GoodWatch score 42

as Leonie Caroll

The Devil by the Tail
The Devil by the Tail (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as La comtesse Diane

Die ungarische Hochzeit
Die ungarische Hochzeit (1969)

as Kaiserin Maria Theresia

The Commissioner
The Commissioner (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Irene Pauli / Erna Gutmann

Nora oder Ein Puppenheim
Nora oder Ein Puppenheim (1965)

as Nora

Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa
Zwei Whisky und ein Sofa (1963)

as Beate Dehn

L'assassin connaît la musique
L'assassin connaît la musique (1963)

as Agnès Duvillard, la première veuve

Only a Woman
Only a Woman (1962)

as Lilli König

The Mark
The Mark (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ruth Leighton

Das Riesenrad
Das Riesenrad (1961)

as Elisabeth von Hill

Cimarron
Cimarron (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sabra Cravat

Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1960)

as Ninotchka

1950s

26 titles · average score 70
The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree (1959)
GoodWatch score 79

as Elizabeth Mahler

The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Grushenka

End of Desire
End of Desire (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jeanne Dandieu

White Nights
White Nights (1957)
GoodWatch score 86

as Natalia

The Sins of Rose Bernd
The Sins of Rose Bernd (1957)

as Rose Bernd

Gervaise
Gervaise (1956)
GoodWatch score 76

as Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse

Liebe
Liebe (1956)

as Anna Ballard

The Last Bridge
The Last Bridge (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Helga Reinbeck

The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Helena Friese-Greene

So Little Time
So Little Time (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nicole de Malvines

Until we meet again
Until we meet again (1952)

as Pamela

Dr. Holl
Dr. Holl (1951)

as Angelika Alberti

1940s

2 titles
The Angel with the Trumpet
The Angel with the Trumpet (1948)

as Selma Rösner

Steibruch
Steibruch (1942)

as Meiti / Gretl