2005 Movie News Archives

Maria Schell

April 27, 2005: “Superman: The Movie” Actress Maria Schell Dies

The Austrian-Swiss actress Maria Schell, a star of the German-speaking cinema who won Hollywood fame, has died at the age of 79 at her home in southern Austria.

Schell is best known to Superman fans as Vond-Ah, one of the Kryptonian council members seen at the beginning of "Superman: The Movie".

Schell became internationally known when she was named best actress at the Cannes film festival in 1954 for her role as a young doctor in the anti-war film "Die Letzte Brucke" (The Last Bridge) directed by fellow Austrian Helmut Kautner.



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