(Jan. 15, 1926 - Apr. 26, 2005) Maria Schell was an Austrian actress. She was the older sister of actor Maximilian Schell. She starred in such films as The Heart of the Matter (1953), Gervaise (1956), Le Notti Bianche (1957), The Brothers Karamazov (1958) playing the role of Grushenka, The Hanging Tree (1959), Cimarron (1960), and Superman: The Movie (1978).