Marthe Keller

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Characters played by Marthe Keller

Elsa Opel — Marathon Man (1976)

Elsa Opel is Babe's Swiss girlfriend, although she has secretly been operating under false pretenses and is actually German. Suspected of connections to Szell, she helps lure Babe to a country house, denies being Szell's mistress, and is executed by Janeway before Babe kills Janeway.

Madame Thorpe — The School of Flesh (1998)

An elegant older woman of wealth and standing who was Quentin's patron and lover before Dominique. Her ongoing connection to Quentin, expressed through money and control, confronts Dominique with the uncomfortable realization that she is not the first woman to try to own this young man.

Leona Chew — Page Eight (2011)

MI5 agent involved in the initial investigation of the Page Eight report.

Brigit (uncredited) — Funeral in Berlin (1966)

Uncredited background appearance, no significant plot role.

Isabelle — Unveiled (2018)

Central protagonist bridging two timelines. An elderly woman carrying a heavy secret regarding her husband's death in a 1970s plane bombing and her past relationship with a Palestinian activist. She confronts family tensions when her granddaughter's religious conversion surfaces.

Fedora — Fedora (1978)

Fedora is a celebrated foreign-born film star famous for preserving her youthful beauty and withdrawing from public life. She appears to die by suicide, but the funeral reveals that she has been living under another identity. Her guilt over imprisoning her daughter and the loss of her career dominate the story and her final relationship with Dutch.

Lisa — The Formula (1980)

Lisa joins Caine in Germany while presenting herself as the niece of a Berlin contact connected to the fuel formula. She helps track the remaining people involved, but later admits that she is actually a spy assigned to monitor Caine, making her both an investigative ally and a deceptive figure in the conspiracy.

Amélie, baronne de Coustines — The Devil by the Tail (1969)

The granddaughter of the châtelaine. She is central to the family's plan to attract travelers, and the village garage man Charly is in love with her.

Hannah Kaufmann — My Best Enemy (2011)

Hannah is Victor's mother and Jakob's wife. She is unable to flee Austria, is deported with her family, and remains alive while Victor plans her escape to Switzerland. After the war, she returns to Vienna with Victor and Lena, making her survival an important part of Victor's motivation and eventual resolution.

Dahlia — Black Sunday (1977)

A Palestinian Black September operative who manipulates Lander into executing a massive bombing plot at the Super Bowl. She escapes an Israeli raid in Beirut, attempts to assassinate Kabakov in a hospital, and pursues him to Miami. During the blimp chase, she is recognized by Kabakov and shot dead.

Nina — La vie à l'envers (2014)

Nina is a 68-year-old mother vacationing with her three daughters at the family home in Étretat. After she goes swimming and is later found lost on another beach, her increasingly unusual behavior leads her daughters to seek medical help. She is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and the family must confront the growing demands of her care and her eventual move to a specialized facility.

Sarah / Her Mother / Her Grandmother — And Now My Love (1974)

Central figure connecting the film's timelines. Born to Holocaust survivors Rachel and David, she loses her virginity to a pop star at sixteen, attempts suicide, and travels globally with her father. In adulthood, she inherits his wealth, faces a worker strike, quickly divorces an Italian, dates a union activist and a dull admirer, raises funds for Israel in New York, and coincidentally meets Simon on a plane.

Career Overview

Marthe Keller has 115 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The Worricker Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Marathon Man, Unveiled, The Missing Granddaughter. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
115
Birth Date
1945-01-28
Birth Place
Basel, Switzerland

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Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q116265), public domain (CC0).