# Maria Perschy
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{{short description|Austrian actress (1938–2004)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maria Perschy
| image = Maria Perschy.jpg
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| birth_name = Herta-Maria Perschy
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1938|09|23}}
| birth_place = [Eisenstadt](/source/Eisenstadt), Reichsgau Niederdonau, Nazi Germany (now [Burgenland](/source/Burgenland), Austria)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2004|12|03|1938|09|23}}
| death_place = [Vienna](/source/Vienna), Austria
| nationality =
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| occupation = Actress
| known_for =
| years_active = 1956–2000
}}
'''Herta-Maria Perschy''' (23 September 1938 – 3 December 2004) was an [Austrian](/source/Austrians) actress whose career included performances on screen with actor [Rock Hudson](/source/Rock_Hudson) and on American television in both daytime and prime time.[Johnson, Sabrina. "[http://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/what-s-on/regal-cinema-wymondham-ex-services-club-1-5447615 An afternoon of cinema commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force]". Diss, England. Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury, March 23, 2018.]
== Early life ==
Perschy was born in [Eisenstadt](/source/Eisenstadt), then part of [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany), now in [Burgenland](/source/Burgenland), Austria, and moved to [Vienna](/source/Vienna) at the age of 17 to study acting.
== Career ==
After completing her education, she moved to [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) for more training, leading to a film career. Her first major success came with ''[Nasser Asphalt](/source/Nasser_Asphalt)'' where she played together with [Horst Buchholz](/source/Horst_Buchholz). Her acting career would eventually take her — by way of [France](/source/France), [Italy](/source/Italy) and the [United Kingdom](/source/UK) — to [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles). Perschy played in a number of American films, her most notable roles being in the 1962 [biopic](/source/biopic) ''[Freud](/source/Freud_(film))'', the 1964 [Rock Hudson](/source/Rock_Hudson) comedy, ''[Man's Favorite Sport?](/source/Man's_Favorite_Sport%3F)'', and the 1964 hit war movie ''[633 Squadron](/source/633_Squadron)''. 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](/source/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series))'' and ''[General Hospital](/source/General_Hospital)''.
While shooting in [Spain](/source/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.
In 1969, she filmed ''Castle of Fu Manchu'' with [Christopher Lee](/source/Christopher_Lee) and Richard Greene. When it aired on television in New York City four years later, ''The New York Times'' noted that the film would be "[w]ell worth viewing, if it's as sharp and fast as others in this new series".["[https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/14/archives/television-this-week-channel-information.html Television This Week]" (Channel 5, November 14, 3:00 p.m.). New York, New York: ''The New York Times'', November 14, 1976.]
== Death ==
On 3 December 2004, Perschy died of cancer in Vienna.
== Selected filmography ==
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* ''Nichts als Ärger mit der Liebe'' (1956)
* ''Roter Mohn'' (1956) - Extra (uncredited)
* ''[Nasser Asphalt](/source/Nasser_Asphalt)'' (1958) - Bettina
* ''Der schwarze Blitz'' (1958) - Gretl Mittermayr
* ''Die Landärztin'' (1958) - Afra
* ''[Il moralista](/source/Il_moralista)'' (1959) - Monique
* ''[Of Course, the Motorists](/source/Of_Course%2C_the_Motorists)'' (1959) - Karin Dobermann
* ''[Call Girls of Rome](/source/Call_Girls_of_Rome)'' (1960) - Claudia
* ''[The Hero of My Dreams](/source/The_Hero_of_My_Dreams)'' (1960) - Franziska Kleinschmidt
* ''[Love in Rome](/source/Love_in_Rome)'' (1960) - Eleonora Curtatoni
* ''{{ill|Lebensborn (film)|de|3=Lebensborn (Film)|lt=Ordered to Love}}'' (1961) - Doris Korff
* ''Wenn beide schuldig werden'' (1962) - Josi
* ''[Melody of Hate](/source/Melody_of_Hate)'' (1962) - Claudia / Martina
* ''[The Password Is Courage](/source/The_Password_Is_Courage)'' (1962) - Irena
* ''[Freud](/source/Freud_(film))'' (1962) - Magda (uncredited)
* ''[The Hangman of London](/source/The_Hangman_of_London)'' (1963) - Ann Barry
* ''[633 Squadron](/source/633_Squadron)'' (1964) - Hilde Bergman
* ''[Man's Favorite Sport?](/source/Man's_Favorite_Sport%3F)'' (1964) - Isolde 'Easy' Mueller
* ''[Mystery of the Red Jungle](/source/Mystery_of_the_Red_Jungle)'' (1964) - Claudia Laudon
* ''{{Ill|No Survivors, Please|de|Der Chef wünscht keine Zeugen}}'' (1964) - Ginny Desmond
* ''[Secret of the Sphinx](/source/Secret_of_the_Sphinx)'' (1964) - Hélène Blomberg
* ''Extraconiugale'' (1964) - Eva (segment "La moglie svedese")
* ''[The Bandits of the Rio Grande](/source/The_Bandits_of_the_Rio_Grande)'' (1965) - Helen
* ''African Gold'' (1965) - Helena Hanson
* ''[Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill](/source/Kiss_Kiss%2C_Kill_Kill)'' (1966) - Joan Smith
* ''[Seven Vengeful Women](/source/Seven_Vengeful_Women)'' (1966) - Ursula
* ''[The Desperate Ones](/source/The_Desperate_Ones)'' (1967) - Marusia
* ''[Five Golden Dragons](/source/Five_Golden_Dragons)'' (1967) - Margret
* ''[A Witch Without a Broom](/source/A_Witch_Without_a_Broom)'' (1967) - Mariana
* ''[Spy Today, Die Tomorrow](/source/Spy_Today%2C_Die_Tomorrow)'' (1967) - Lu Forrester
* ''[The Castle of Fu Manchu](/source/The_Castle_of_Fu_Manchu)'' (1969) - Marie / Ingrid
* ''[Dr. Fabian: Laughing Is the Best Medicine](/source/Dr._Fabian%3A_Laughing_Is_the_Best_Medicine)'' (1969) - Dr. Inge Vollmer
* ''El último día de la guerra'' (1970) - Elena Truppe
* ''[Murders in the Rue Morgue](/source/Murders_in_the_Rue_Morgue_(1971_film))'' (1971) - Genevre
* ''The Leo Chronicles'' (1972)
* ''Hunchback of the Morgue'' (1973) - Frieda
* ''El espectro del terror'' (1973) - María
* ''[The Ghost Galleon](/source/The_Ghost_Galleon)'' (1974) - Lillian
* ''Los fríos senderos del crimen'' (1974) - Jane
* ''[Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll](/source/Blue_Eyes_of_the_Broken_Doll)'' (1974) - Ivette
* ''Dites-le avec des fleurs'' (1974) - La femme de Klaus
* ''La noche de la furia'' (1974) - Jill
* ''Exorcismo'' (1975) - Patricia
* ''La Diosa salvaje'' (1975) - Isabel von Marnix
* ''The Adolescents'' (1975) - Miss Stella Larsen
* ''My Husband Prefers Virgins'' (1975) - Luisa
* ''Las protegidas'' (1975) - Sra. de Aguirre
* ''El límite del amor'' (1976) - Madre Superiora
* ''[The People Who Own the Dark](/source/The_People_Who_Own_the_Dark)'' (1976) - Lily
* ''Batida de raposas'' (1976) - Mercedes
* ''[The Standard](/source/The_Standard_(film))'' (1977) - Mordax
* ''[Hawaii Five-O](/source/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series))'' (1978, Episode: "Sleeper") - Sonya
* ''[Les Morfalous](/source/Les_Morfalous)'' (1984) - Pamela Windsor
* ''Harry and Harriet'' (1990) - Ruth Olsen
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== References ==
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