Marianna Hill ( Schwarzkopf, February 9, 1942) is an American actress. She predominantly worked in American television and is known for her starring roles in the

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films '' El Condor'' and ''

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'' and the cult horror film ''

Messiah of Evil ''Messiah of Evil'' (later also shown under the title ''Dead People'') is a 1973 American supernatural horror film co-written, co-produced, and co-directed by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, and starring Marianna Hill, Michael Greer, Anitra F ...

'' (both 1973), as well as many roles on television series in the 1960s and '70s. She was sometimes credited as Mariana Hill.

Early years

Marianna Hill was born in

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, to architect Frank Schwarzkopf and writer Mary Hawthorne Hill, who worked as a script doctor.

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General

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was her cousin. Her father, a building contractor, worked in several countries, which resulted in Hill's education in California, Spain, and Canada. During her teenage years, her family settled in Southern California when her father purchased a restaurant there.

Career

Hill's initial acting experience came when she was an apprentice at the Laguna Playhouse. She then worked three summers at the

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, and later gained more experience at the

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. She was a life member of

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as of January 1980. She adopted her mother's surname ("Hill") as her professional surname. She has appeared in more than 70 films and television episodes. Her film debut came in ''

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'' (1962). She played Gabrielle in the

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film, ''

Red Line 7000 ''Red Line 7000'' is a 1965 American action sports film released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Howard Hawks, who also wrote the story. It stars James Caan, Laura Devon and Marianna Hill in a story about young stock-car racers tryi ...

'' (1965) and featured in the

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film ''

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'' (1966); the

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political film ''

Medium Cool ''Medium Cool'' is a 1969 American drama film written and directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill and Harold Blankenship. It takes place in Chicago in the summer of 1968. It was notable fo ...

'' (1969); the western '' El Condor'' (1970); the

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film ''

'' (1973) as Callie Travers; the cult classic horror-thriller film '' The Baby'' (1973); and in ''

The Godfather Part II ''The Godfather Part II'' is a 1974 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film is partially based on the 1969 novel ''The Godfather'' by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. ''Part II'' s ...

'' (1974) as Deanna Dunn-Corleone,

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's hard-drinking wife. Hill guest-starred in several '60s sitcoms, including ''

My Three Sons ''My Three Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons, before moving to CBS for the remaining seasons. ''My Three Sons'' chronicl ...

,'' ''

Hogan's Heroes ''Hogan's Heroes'' is an American television sitcom set in a Nazi German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during World War II. It ran for 168 episodes (six seasons) from September 17, 1965, to April 4, 1971, on the CBS network, the longest broadcast ...

'' and ''

Love American Style ''Love, American Style'' is an anthology comedy television series that aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974. The series was produced by Paramount Television. During the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, it was a part of ABC's Friday primetime lineup t ...

'', as well as in the original ''

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'' series ("

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", 1966, as Dr. Helen Noel) and ''

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'' ("The Case of the Greek Goddess", 1963, as Theba). She guest-starred in ''

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'', ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'', ''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...

'', ''

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'' , ''

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'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Outer Limits'', ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private inves ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Tall Man'', and the first pilot movie for ''

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''. Hill's final TV guest appearance was in a 1984 episode of ''

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''. After moving to New York to teach at the

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, Hill moved to England in 1988 to teach at the Lee Strasberg Studio in London. She remained there until its closure in 2001. Hill continued to teach at the Method Studio in London, and made an appearance in the 2005 British film '' Coma Girl: The State of Grace'', a part she got through the association of one of her students with the film's writer and director Dina Jacobsen. Her last American film was ''

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'', which was filmed on the campus of

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in New York in 1986. The film was not released until 2016. In a rare public appearance, Hill attended the premier of the movie at the 2016 Fort Lauderdale Film Festival. Hill lives in

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and still teaches acting privately and at acting workshops. She was scheduled to make an appearance at the Destination Star Trek Germany convention in June 2021 however the convention has been postponed until 2022.

Filmography

*1962: ''

'' as Marla *1963: ''

'' as Annie *1963: ''

Black Zoo ''Black Zoo'' is a 1963 American horror film directed by Robert Gordon and starring Michael Gough, Jeanne Cooper, Rod Lauren, Virginia Grey, Jerome Cowan, and Elisha Cook, Jr. It was produced and co-written by Herman Cohen. It is a violent, gore- ...

'' as Audrey *1963: ''

Wives and Lovers "Wives and Lovers" is a 1963 song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It has been recorded by numerous male and female vocalists, instrumentalists and ensembles, most notably by Jack Jones in 1963. That recording earned the 1964 Grammy Award for ...

'' (uncredited) *1964: '' Outer Limits'' as Nina Link *1964: ''

The New Interns ''The New Interns'' is a 1964 American drama film directed by John Rich, and the sequel to the 1962 film '' The Interns'', itself based on the novel of the same name by Richard Frede. It stars Michael Callan and Dean Jones. For his performance, ...

'' as Sandy *1964: ''

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'' as Viola (uncredited) *1964: ''

'' as Dolores Tenino (episode: "Ponderosa Matador") *1965: ''

That Funny Feeling ''That Funny Feeling'' is a 1965 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, and Donald O'Connor. This was the third film pairing of Dee and then-husband Darin, following 1961's ''Come Septembe ...

'' (1965) Kitty (uncredited) *1965: ''

'' as Gabrielle *1966: ''

'' as Lani Kaimana *1966: ''

'' (episode: "

") as Helen Noel *1967: ''

'' as Cleo Patrick *1968: ''

'' as Marcie *1969: ''

'' "The Gasoline War" as Louisa *1969: ''

'' as Ruth *1969: ''

'' as Juanita *1969: ''

'' as Nancy Hanks *1969: ''

Mayberry RFD ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' (abbreviation for Rural Free Delivery) is an American television series produced as a spin-off continuation of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting character ...

'' as Renee *1970: ''

'' as Angelica Stone (segment: "Love and the Gangster") *1970: '' El Condor'' as Claudine *1970: ''

The Traveling Executioner ''The Traveling Executioner'' is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Smight and starring Stacy Keach, Bud Cort, Stefan Gierasch and Marianna Hill. The musical '' The Fields of Ambrosia'' is based on the film. Plot Jonas Candide ...

'' as Gundred Herzallerliebst *1972: '' Thumb Tripping'' as Lynne *1973: ''

'' as Arletty *1973: '' The Baby'' as Germaine Wadsworth *1973: ''

'' as Mildred *1973: ''

'' as Callie Travers *1974: ''

The Last Porno Flick ''The Last Porno Flick'' (also known as ''Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers'') is an American 1974 film starring Marianna Hill and directed by Ray Marsh. Plot Two young men wishing to make a porno movie raise money from their family and friends by cl ...

'' as Mary *1974: ''

'' as Deanna Corleone *1976: ''

Death at Love House ''Death at Love House'' (a.k.a. ''The Shrine of Lorna Love'') is a 1976 American made-for-television horror film directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starring Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson, Sylvia Sidney and Marianna Hill. The film aired on the ABC ne ...

'' as Lorna Love *1978: ''

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'' as Bambi Greer (re-released in 1984 as ''Invisible Strangler'') *1980: ''

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'' as Julie *1980: ''

Blood Beach ''Blood Beach'' is a 1981 American horror film written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring David Huffman, John Saxon, and Burt Young. The premise, conceived by Steven Nalevansky, involves a creature lurking beneath the sand of Santa Moni ...

'' as Catherine Hutton *2005: '' Coma Girl: The State of Grace'' as Mrs. Anderson *2016: ''

'' as Jennifer Holding

References

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