- Born
- Birth nameMarianna Hill Schwarzkopf
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- A familiar character actress, Marianna Hill is the daughter of a building contractor. From her native southern California, her family moved around frequently, including to Canada, Spain and Great Britain. As a result, she became familiar with different accents and dialects, whether a French accent (for a guest appearance on My Three Sons (1960), or German Hogan's Heroes (1965). She started acting while a teenager, apprenticing at the La Jolla (Calif.) Playhouse, and also studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Marianna's exotic looks enabled her to portray a variety of types, including a Hawaiian girl, an Irish lass and Greek beauty. She has also been an acting coach and teacher at the Lee Strasberg Institute in London.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ken Severson (fixed by U.N. Owen)
- SpouseBernard Hill(? - May 5, 2024) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenGabriel Hill
- ParentsMary Hawthorne Hill
- RelativesNorman Schwarzkopf(Cousin)
- As of January 1980, she was a life member of the Actors Studio in Manhattan, New York City.
- Because of her skill with different dialects, she got a five-year contract with Paramount Pictures.
- Cousin of U.S. Army General Norman Schwarzkopf.
- She has German and Spanish ancestry. Spoke Spanish fluently.
- She is one of 19 women William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk) kissed on Star Trek (1966).
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