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Catherina Schell von Bauschlott (born July 17, 1944 in Budapest) is a Hungarian-born actress who rose to fame in various British film and television productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She acted under the name Catherine von Schell early in her career, but is best known by the name Catherine Schell.

Among her best-known early films were Moon Zero Two, a science fiction drama from 1969, and a small role in the James Bond film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service
that same year. In the 1970s, she appeared in The Return of the Pink Panther
among other films.

She also appeared in an episode of the first series of the science fiction tv program Space: 1999, entitled Guardian of Piri. Later she would return to the show, becoming a regular in the role of Maya the alien "metamorph" in the second series. This is perhaps her most remembered portayal.

She also appeared in the 1979 Doctor Who serial, City of Death as Countess Scarlioni, the wife of the episode's villain. She also played regular roles in other television series such as The Adventurer, One By One and Wish Me Luck. This is in addition to many other guest appearances on television, including The Persuaders!, Mogul/The Troubleshooters, Arthur of the Britons, Return of the Saint, The Sweeney, The Onedin Line, The Gentle Touch, Bergerac, The Bill, Howards' Way and Lovejoy.

Schell's acting career continued into the mid-1990s, after which she retired from acting and opened a small hotel in France which is a popular destination for fans of Space: 1999.

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