Mascha Rabben
Nude

For four short years in the early 1970s, Mascha Rabben was in top form, starring in German television and cinema, and seemingly headed for the “big time.” But first, the marvelous Mascha got her start working as a model for European magazines. It was in the pages of fashion magazines where Mascha was discovered by casting directors, and she then made her way into the world of film. After a bit part in Confessions of a Sixth Form Girl (1970), she landed a starring role in the failed heist flick Deadlock (1970). Everything else that she appeared in featured her in a starring part, but after 1974’s made-for-TV movie Die Letzten Tage von Gomorrha, Mascha disappeared, never to return to the limelight. However, in 1972, she left an indelible print on the world of Cinematic Nudity with the title role in Harlis, in which she appeared topless or completely nude in several scenes, including a scandalous-for-its-time lesbian love scene. If you dig her hairy armpits, which are also featured several times, be sure to check it out. Sadly, Mascha’s onscreen career didn’t last long. In 1973, she took a trip to India, where she met Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and fully withdrew from the public eye in order to pursue training as a therapist in the Rajneesh Ashram. Eventually, Mascha left the Rajneesh movement (and if you’ve seen the 2018 docuseries Wild Wild Country, you’re probably glad she did), but she didn’t return to the big screen. Rabben has robbed us of more nude scenes!