Description:
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.
Birthday
February 9, 1942
Born In
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Alternative names
Mariana Hill
, Marianne Hill
, Marianna Renfred
Height
163 cm
Children
Gabriel Hill
Trivia
Because of her skill with different dialects, she got a five-year contract with Paramount Pictures.
Quotes
[how she ended up playing women of different ethnic backgrounds] I always played people who were ethnic because I have some Native American blood in me. I have an unusual kind of look about me where people always think I'm some sort of person that comes from an ethnic background. And also Walter Kohner, and his brother Paul Kohner of the Kohner Agency, handled all the big European stars. So, naturally, if you were with them, it was thought that you were probably an ethnic type of person.
