Cast

Maria Schell

1926 – 2005

Active years (films on this site)

1955–1957

Genres

DramaRomance

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodGerman ExpressionismItalian Neorealism and AfterPostwar European Realism

Directors worked with

Robert Siodmak1 filmRené Clément1 filmLuchino Visconti1 film

Biography

Maria Margarethe Anna Schell 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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Awards and honours

International

• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress 1954
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress 1956
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

National / local

• Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

3 films on this site

1. The Rats 1955 · Robert Siodmak · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
2. Gervaise 1956 · René Clément · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. White Nights 1957 · Luchino Visconti · IMDb 7.7 · Cast