Ellen Schmidt

Ellen Schmidt (1922–1997) was a German art director active in film set design in the postwar era.^[1] She frequently collaborated with her husband Mathias Matthies, including on several Edgar Wallace adaptations.

Ellen Schmidt
Born	13 March 1922 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Died	12 March 1997 (aged 74) Hamburg, Germany
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1951-1990 (film & TV)

Selected filmography

• Dark Eyes (1951)
• The Sinful Border (1951)
• Shooting Stars (1952)
• My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952)
• Don't Worry About Your Mother-in-Law (1954)
• Men at a Dangerous Age (1954)
• I Was an Ugly Girl (1955)
• My Children and I (1955)
• Father's Day (1955)
• The First Day of Spring (1956)
• The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1958)
• Crime After School (1959)
• Yes, Women are Dangerous (1960)
• The Forger of London (1961)
• The Green Archer (1961)
• The Inn on the River (1962)
• The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (1962)