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Actor Born: January 15, 1926 in Vienna, Austria Death: April 26, 2005 in Preitenegg, Austria Biography:The older sister of actor "Maximillian Schell", Viennese-born leading lady "Maria Schell" was one of four children born to a Swiss author and Austrian actress. Billed as Gritli Schell, "Maria Schell" made her screen debut at 16 in the Swiss-filmed Steibruch; it would be six years before she'd appear before the cameras again, in 1948's "Der Engel Mit der Posaune". This last-named Austro-German production was simultaneously filmed in an English-language version, Angel With a Trumpet, which brought "Schell" to the attention of international filmgoers. In 1954, she won a Cannes Film Festival award for her enigmatic portrayal of a German nurse imprisoned in wartime Yugoslavia in "The Last Bridge"; two years later, she claimed a Venice Film Festival prize for her work in "Gervaise" (1956). "Schell"'s American film career consisted of starring roles in "The Brothers Karamazov" (1958, as Grushenka), the "Gary... Full Biography
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