Marianna Hill

Marianna Hill (also Mariana Hill, born Marianna Schwarzkopf; February 9, 1942) is an American actress who is known for her starring roles in the Western films El Condor and High Plains Drifter and the cult horror film Messiah of Evil (both 1973), as well as many appearances on television series in the 1960s and 1970s. She was featured as the wife of Fredo Corleone in The Godfather Part II (1974).

Early life and education Hill was born Marianna Schwarzkopf in Santa Bárbara de Nexe, Portugal, to architect Frank Schwarzkopf and writer Mary Hawthorne Hill, who worked as a script doctor. United States Army General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was her second cousin. worked in several countries, which resulted in Hill's birth in Portugal and education in California, Spain, and Canada. During her teenage years, her family settled in southern California when her father purchased a restaurant there. She was a life member of The Actors Studio as of January 1980. She adopted her mother's surname ("Hill") as her professional surname. She appeared in more than 70 films and television episodes.

Her film debut came in Married Too Young (1962). She played Gabrielle in the Howard Hawks film Red Line 7000 (1965) and featured in the Elvis Presley film Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966); the Haskell Wexler political film Medium Cool (1969); the western El Condor (1970); the Clint Eastwood film High Plains Drifter (1973) as Callie Travers; the cult classic horror-thriller film The Baby (1973) as Germaine Wadsworth; and in The Godfather Part II (1974) as Deanna Dunn-Corleone, Fredo Corleone's hard-drinking wife.

Beginning in 1970, her billing changed to "Mariana Hill." She stated in a 2016 interview that the spelling change was not her choice, and possibly resulted from "Mariana" being the standard spelling of her name in Spain, where El Condor was filmed. She did not object when the alteration continued in the credits of future projects, notably on the poster for The Godfather Part II.

Hill guest-starred on several television series, including My Three Sons, Hogan's Heroes, Love, American Style, the original Star Trek series ("Dagger of the Mind", 1966, as Dr. Helen Noel), and Perry Mason ("The Case of the Greek Goddess", 1963, as Theba). She also appeared on The High Chaparral; Bonanza; Death Valley Days; Gunsmoke; The Wild Wild West; Dr. Kildare; The F.B.I.; Quincy, M.E.; S.W.A.T.; Kung Fu; The Outer Limits; Mannix; Batman; Daniel Boone; The Tall Man; Mission: Impossible; and the first pilot movie for Harry O. Her last television appearance was in a 1984 episode of Remington Steele.

After moving to New York to teach at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, 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 Chief Zabu, which was filmed on the campus of Bard College in New York in 1986. The film was not released until 2016. In a rare public appearance, Hill attended the premiere of the movie at the 2016 Fort Lauderdale Film Festival.

Hill lives in the UK. She teaches acting privately and at acting workshops. She was scheduled to make an appearance at the Destination Star Trek Germany convention in June 2021, but the convention was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filmography Film

1962: Married Too Young as Marla 1963: Black Zoo as Audrey 1963: Wives and Lovers (uncredited) 1964: The New Interns as Sandy 1964: Roustabout as Viola (uncredited) 1965: That Funny Feeling (1965) Kitty (uncredited) 1965: Red Line 7000 as Gabrielle 1966: Paradise, Hawaiian Style as Lani Kaimana 1969: Medium Cool as Ruth 1970: El Condor as Claudine 1970: The Traveling Executioner as Gundred Herzallerliebst

1973: The Baby as Germaine Wadsworth 1973: High Plains Drifter as Callie Travers 1973: Messiah of Evil as Arletty 1974: The Last Porno Flick as Mary 1974: The Godfather Part II as Deanna Corleone 1978: The Astral Factor as Bambi Greer (re-released in 1984 as Invisible Strangler) 1980: Schizoid as Julie 1980: Blood Beach as Catherine Hutton 1988: Chief Zabu as Jennifer Holding 2005: Coma Girl: The State of Grace as Mrs. Anderson

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1960–1961 The Tall Man Rita 5 episodes 1960–1962 77 Sunset Strip Silvana Mello 4 episodes 1963 Perry Mason Theba Episode: "The Case of the Greek Goddess" 1963 Gunsmoke Annie Episode: "Pa Hack's Brood" 1964 Dr. Kildare Gina Craig 1 episode 1964 Bonanza Dolores Tenino Episode: "Ponderosa Matador" 1964 Death Valley Days Tula 1 episode 1964 Outer Limits Nina Link Episode: "I, Robot" 1966 Batman Cleo Patrick / Cleopatra 2 episodes 1966 Star Trek: The Original Series Dr. Helen Noel Episode: "Dagger of the Mind" 1967 My Three Sons Denise Dubose 1 episode 1967 The Wild Wild West Belladonna 1 episode 1968 Mission Impossible Luisa Rojas Episode: "The Condemned" 1968–1969 Mannix Marcie / Ellen Barton 2 episodes 1969 The F.B.I. Antonia Marin 1 episode 1969 Mayberry RFD Renee 1 episode 1969 The High Chaparral Juanita 1 episode 1969 Hogan's Heroes Eskimo / Lousia Episode: "The Gasoline War" 1970 Love American Style Angelica Stone Segment: "Love and the Gangster" 1970 Daniel Boone Nancy Hanks 1 episode 1973 Harry O Mildred 1 episode 1974 Kung Fu Louise Coblenz Episode: "The Passion of Chen Yi" 1976 Death at Love House Lorna Love TV movie 1976 S.W.A.T. Kate Devers Episode: "Soldier on the Hill" 1977 Quincy, M.E. Lisa 1 episode 1984 Remington Steele Brenda Flowers 1 episode