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Maria Perschy (September 23, 1938 – December 3, 2004) was an Austrian actress.
Perschy was born in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria and moved to Vienna at the age of 17 to study acting. After completing her education, she moved to for more training, leading to a movie career. Her first major success came with Nasser Asphalt where she played together with Horst Buchholz. Her acting career would eventually take her — by way of , Italy, and Great Britain — to Hollywood. Perschy played in a number of American films, her most notable roles being in the 1962 biopic Freud and the 1964 Rock Hudson comedy, Man's Favorite Sport?. Perschy's career in America eventually declined and by the late 1970s her only US appearances were brief roles in TV shows such as Hawaii Five-O and General Hospital.
While shooting in Spain in 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. On 3 December 2004, Austrian state broadcaster ORF reported that Maria Perschy had died of cancer in Vienna.
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Filmography
all 73
Movies 62
TV Shows 11
self 2

Rosamunde Pilcher: Melodie der Herzen (1998)

Zwei Brüder (1994)

Auf eigene Gefahr (1993)

Roda Roda (1992)

Harry and Harriet (1990)

Eurocops (1988)

Vultures (1983)

The Standard (1977)

Fox Hunt (1976)

El límite del amor (1976)

The Adolescents (1975)

Exorcismo (1975)

The Ghost Galleon (1974)

Sergeant Berry (1974)

Le dessous du ciel (1974)

Hunchback of the Morgue (1973)

The Specter of Terror (1973)

Dalli Dalli (1971)

The Last Day of the War (1970)

Paul Temple (1969)

Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin (1969)

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

The Vengeance of Pancho Villa (1967)

Spy Today, Die Tomorrow (1967)

Five Golden Dragons (1967)

The Desperate Ones (1967)

The Tall Women (1966)

Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill (1966)

African Gold (1965)

Extraconiugale (1964)

Secret of the Sphinx (1964)

No Survivors, Please (1964)

633 Squadron (1964)

Operation Hong Kong (1964)

Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)

The Mad Executioners (1963)

Die fünfte Kolonne (1963)

Freud: The Secret ion (1962)

Melody of Hate (1962)

Ordered to Love (1961)

Love in Rome (1960)

Der Held meiner Träume (1960)

Die Liebe des Jahres (1959)

Natürlich die Autofahrer (1959)

The Moralist (1959)

Der schwarze Blitz (1958)

Wet Asphalt (1958)

Fanny (1958)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1938-09-23
Deathday
2004-12-03 (66 years old)
Birth Name
Herta-Maria Perschy
Birth Place
Eisenstadt, Austria
Citizenships
Austria
Also Known As
Maria Pechy, Maria Percy, Herta-Maria Perschy
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