- Born
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Marlene Schmidt was born on September 7, 1934 in Breslau, Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for The Stepmother (1972), They're Playing with Fire (1984) and The Specialist (1975). She was previously married to Howard Avedis and Ty Hardin.
- SpousesHoward Avedis(December 26, 1969 - October 25, 2017) (his death)Ty Hardin(September 1, 1962 - August 21, 1965) (divorced, 1 child)
- Fled East Germany in 1960 and settled in Stuttgart, became a $53-a-week electronics engineer, entered a beauty contest and was quickly elected Miss Germany.
- Miss Universe of 1961.
- Born in the eastern part of Germany, she grew up in the German Democratic Republic after war, but went to West-Germany.
- Has a daughter with her ex-husband, Ty Hardin.
- Raised in East Germany, she earned a master's degree in engineering. In 1960, she and her family fled to Stuttgart in West Germany, where she got a job as an electronics engineer.
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