Herta-Maria Perschy(23 September 1938 – 3 December 2004) was anAustrianactress whose career included performances on screen with actorRock Hudsonand on American television in both daytime and prime time.[1]
Maria Perschy | |
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| Born | Herat-Maria Perschy 23 September 1938 |
| Died | 3 December 2004(aged 66) Vienna,Austria |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–2000 |
Early life
editPerschy was born inEisenstadt,then part ofNazi Germany,now inBurgenland,Austriaand moved toViennaat the age of 17 to study acting.
Career
editAfter completing her education, she moved toWest Germanyfor more training, leading to a film career. Her first major success came withNasser Asphaltwhere she played together withHorst Buchholz.Her acting career would eventually take her — by way ofFrance,Italyand theUnited Kingdom— toHollywood.Perschy played in a number of American films, her most notable roles being in the 1962biopicFreud,the 1964Rock Hudsoncomedy,Man's Favorite Sport?,and the 1964 hit war movie633 Squadron.Perschy's career in America eventually declined and by the late 1970s her only US appearances were brief roles in TV shows such asHawaii Five-OandGeneral Hospital.
While shooting inSpainin 1971, Perschy suffered a burn injury from an accident that required several operations before she could resume her career. Perschy returned to her native Austria in 1985 and continued to perform in a series of plays and TV series.
In 1969, she filmedCastle of Fu ManchuwithChristopher Leeand Richard Greene. When it aired on television in New York City four years later,The New York Timesnoted that the film would be "[w]ell worth viewing, if it's as sharp and fast as others in this new series".[2]
Death
editOn 3 December 2004, Perschy died of cancer in Vienna.
Selected filmography
edit- Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe(1956)
- Roter Mohn(1956) - Extra (uncredited)
- Nasser Asphalt(1958) - Bettina
- Der schwarze Blitz(1958) - Gretl Mittermayr
- Die Landärztin(1958) - Afra
- Il moralista(1959) - Monique
- Of Course, the Motorists(1959) - Karin Dobermann
- Call Girls of Rome(1960) - Claudia
- The Hero of My Dreams(1960) - Franziska Kleinschmidt
- Love in Rome(1960) - Eleonora Curtatoni
- Ordered to Love(1961) - Doris Korff
- Wenn beide schuldig werden(1962) - Josi
- Melody of Hate(1962) - Claudia / Martina
- The Password Is Courage(1962) - Irena
- Freud(1962) - Magda (uncredited)
- The Mad Executioners(1963) - Ann Barry
- 633 Squadron(1964) - Hilde Bergman
- Man's Favorite Sport?(1964) - Isolde 'Easy' Mueller
- Mystery of the Red Jungle(1964) - Claudia Laudon
- No Survivors, Please(1964) - Ginny Desmond
- Secret of the Sphinx(1964) - Hélène Blomberg
- Extraconiugale(1964) - Eva (segment "La moglie svedese" )
- The Bandits of the Rio Grande(1965) - Helen
- African Gold(1965) - Helena Hanson
- Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill(1966) - Joan Smith
- Seven Vengeful Women(1966) - Ursula
- The Desperate Ones(1967) - Marusia
- Five Golden Dragons(1967) - Margret
- A Witch Without a Broom(1967) - Mariana
- Spy Today, Die Tomorrow(1967) - Lu Forrester
- The Castle of Fu Manchu(1969) - Marie / Ingrid
- Dr. Fabian: Laughing Is the Best Medicine(1969) - Dr. Inge Vollmer
- El último día de la guerra(1970) - Elena Truppe
- Murders in the Rue Morgue(1971) - Genevre
- The Leo Chronicles(1972)
- Hunchback of the Morgue(1973) - Frieda
- El espectro del terror(1973) - María
- The Ghost Galleon(1974) - Lillian
- Los fríos senderos del crimen(1974) - Jane
- Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll(1974) - Ivette
- Dites-le avec des fleurs(1974) - La femme de Klaus
- La noche de la furia(1974) - Jill
- Exorcismo(1975) - Patricia
- La Diosa salvaje(1975) - Isabel von Marnix
- The Adolescents(1975) - Miss Stella Larsen
- My Husband Prefers Virgins(1975) - Luisa
- Las protegidas(1975) - Sra. de Aguirre
- El límite del amor(1976) - Madre Superiora
- The People Who Own the Dark(1976) - Lily
- Batida de raposas(1976) - Mercedes
- The Standard(1977) - Mordax
- Hawaii Five-O(1978, Episode: "Sleeper" ) - Sonya
- Les Morfalous(1984) - Pamela Windsor
- Harry and Harriet(1990) - Ruth Olsen
References
edit- ^Johnson, Sabrina. "An afternoon of cinema commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force".Diss, England. Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury, March 23, 2018.
- ^"Television This Week"(Channel 5, November 14, 3:00 p.m.). New York, New York:The New York Times,November 14, 1976.
