The best episode with "Maya" when she was acting in "Space 1999" was the episode "Rules of Luton".
The short time she did speak with the commander "John Koenig" in this episode when he was hurt was brilliant. Also his speaking with her about his wife who died in a war was great.
Her real name is Katharina Schell von Bauschlott; born in Budapest, her father was a baron of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and her mother was from Hungarian nobility.
i am amazed that the makeup techs on this show didnt continue with the same makeup in every show for Maya sometimes her darksides would extend from her ears other times it wouldnt also her eyebrows where always differently shaped. like I didnt realise they had a beauty therapist on Moon Base cause the doc sure cud of used some of the help at that beauty salon ha ha ha way to go thanks for posting :) check it out if U dont believe what I say about maya and her different stages of being a cycon
Maya was far and away the best thing in the cheesy second season of Space: 1999.
Beauty, brains, integrity, exoticness...all made her a supremely sexy character without even deliberately trying to be.
BTW, Catherine Schell (as "Catherina von Schell") was paired with James Olson--not Lee Majors-- in the 1970 scifi film "Moon Zero Two", billed as the first "space western". I saw it on MST3K and, except for the opening credits, it was pretty lame.
I loved Maya! She was a great edition to Space 1999's second season. A beautiful shape-shifting woman that would have made even Captain Kirk swoon with envy. It's sad Space 1999 didn't go into a third season because I myself wanted to see more of Maya and how would she fit into humankind if Moonbase Alpha really did return to Earth's orbit.
PhoenixxxStar: I agree, but I think that Sandra was far more exotic and beautiful. Her looks and her voice made her so, not to mention that she was also more curvy. Tiny brunettes rule! Go gettem, sexy Sandra! ;-)
To the powers that be, to all those who played a part in the Space 1999 vision,to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson,....BRING BACK SPACE 1999
AS SPACE 2099
p.s. make sure to include Maya or another shapeshifter like her. I found her to be so exotic and beautiful and even though she was an alien, I wanted to be jus' like her,....
Can't remember the name of it, but she starred with Lee Majors in a movie where they are on the moon. She hired him to help her find her brother. There is one scene where something causes the artificial gravity to fail and they are both running in slow motion. I just had to laugh at that. Bionic Psychon... lol!
Love Maya. She was my fave Alphan. I wanted to be her when I was little.
I couldn't agree more with everything said here. I use to love this show too and Maya was the icing on the cake. I use to love all the various transformations. I even remembered the first episode when she appeared, her character took the show to another level definitely.
Maya was a great character,played to perfection by Catherine Schell,I like the epsiode when she has a virus and goes through Alpha as various creatures throwing people around!lol#
She and Tony were great togethor,she definately brough some action to series 2!
Me too, I had a major crush on Maya as a young teenager :-) What a beauty! Didn't know she was a REAL countess whose family were persecuted by the Nazis and then fled the Communists. Check the Wickipedia write-up. Got the Dinky Toys Eagle Transporter for my birthday. Mega Happy days!
Sorry for my English...MAYA!!!!! She was SOOOOOOO Sexy!!! But why when she transforme herself in an animal or something why do her clotes have to still be on her when she came back...That was very fustrating for a 13 years old boy!!!! LOL...That was my favourite TV show EVER!!!!
Thank you for your great work. I loved the series Space 1999. I loved Maya (Catherine Schell). I wish i could see her (It doesn't mean anything to me that she is not young anymore). I would like to kiss her hands... She was and she is great...
@eyesgleaming34 the epsode is guardian of piri with that fantastic set by keith wilson.
azzorroww 8 months ago
Maya is my favourite TV character too! I still watch "Space: 1999" on dvd. It's my
favourite TV show of all time! I have the films on dvd too: Alien attack, Journey
through the black sun, Cosmic princess and Destination moonbase Alpha.
kiikii1999 8 months ago
I LOVED Maya (and also Tony's and Maya's relatationship)
shmuli9 1 year ago
The best episode with "Maya" when she was acting in "Space 1999" was the episode "Rules of Luton".
The short time she did speak with the commander "John Koenig" in this episode when he was hurt was brilliant. Also his speaking with her about his wife who died in a war was great.
GETTOBOMBER 1 year ago
Yeah she sure did look like ELVIS in some of them, but good actor
Snowflake783 1 year ago
Was she related in any way to Harry Schell the racing driver?
spitfireJEJ 1 year ago
@spitfireJEJ
Her real name is Katharina Schell von Bauschlott; born in Budapest, her father was a baron of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and her mother was from Hungarian nobility.
baraxor 11 months ago
This is when the Show got good. Maya was a great character and I wish the show would have lasted longer with her character on it!
redmark19666 1 year ago
I had a kinda crush on her when I was at school. She was hot. I wonder if Tony Anholt ever did get his end away with her in the end
vorn29 1 year ago
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poluza9 1 year ago
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azzorroww 1 year ago
Very good i like Maya from psycon.
Salutation Catherine Shell
Thank You.
Sorry am not very good to speak english.
rgvidesonne 2 years ago 4
i am amazed that the makeup techs on this show didnt continue with the same makeup in every show for Maya sometimes her darksides would extend from her ears other times it wouldnt also her eyebrows where always differently shaped. like I didnt realise they had a beauty therapist on Moon Base cause the doc sure cud of used some of the help at that beauty salon ha ha ha way to go thanks for posting :) check it out if U dont believe what I say about maya and her different stages of being a cycon
BallaratGal 2 years ago
Yes they used less and less of that make-up as the season went on. In the end there was hardly any left.
Supsi85 2 years ago
Make-up??
No,there was no make-up
It most probably had something to do with Pychon physiology
SearchForTomorrow 2 years ago
I know, but the actress had make-up on.
Supsi85 2 years ago
@BallaratGal Sometimes, the darksides looked like thick Elvis sideburns!!! Lol!!! Poor dear!
bingbong35 1 year ago
Maya was far and away the best thing in the cheesy second season of Space: 1999.
Beauty, brains, integrity, exoticness...all made her a supremely sexy character without even deliberately trying to be.
BTW, Catherine Schell (as "Catherina von Schell") was paired with James Olson--not Lee Majors-- in the 1970 scifi film "Moon Zero Two", billed as the first "space western". I saw it on MST3K and, except for the opening credits, it was pretty lame.
baraxor 2 years ago
Sometimes she'd transform into a man,Psychons are without sexism :)
SearchForTomorrow 2 years ago
sex on legs
2pikeman 2 years ago
I loved Maya! She was a great edition to Space 1999's second season. A beautiful shape-shifting woman that would have made even Captain Kirk swoon with envy. It's sad Space 1999 didn't go into a third season because I myself wanted to see more of Maya and how would she fit into humankind if Moonbase Alpha really did return to Earth's orbit.
Lurvy1963 2 years ago
finest alien woman in sci fi besides trance gemmini
doctorw2 3 years ago
Kirk would have nailed her
kniferegime 3 years ago 2
Maya is classy, sexy and hot. She also likes boring, bland midgets. There is hope for us all.
davidmayne 3 years ago
PhoenixxxStar: I agree, but I think that Sandra was far more exotic and beautiful. Her looks and her voice made her so, not to mention that she was also more curvy. Tiny brunettes rule! Go gettem, sexy Sandra! ;-)
kabogga 3 years ago
Cutie :) the reason I want to buy second season of Space: 1999
MissMael 3 years ago
To the powers that be, to all those who played a part in the Space 1999 vision,to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson,....BRING BACK SPACE 1999
AS SPACE 2099
p.s. make sure to include Maya or another shapeshifter like her. I found her to be so exotic and beautiful and even though she was an alien, I wanted to be jus' like her,....
PhoenixxxStar 3 years ago 2
I used to watch this show faithfully as a girl, especially the second season. I wanted to be Maya, too. :)
OctoberWytche 3 years ago
Realy, Im going to buy all the DVD's about the show, I used to love to wacth that show on Sat night :)
Themaxima8777 3 years ago
me to i had a big crush on the love of my life and that was maya my mates use to say way Maya and knot Helene,time gos by and i still love maya
lfccogs 3 years ago
hooray for sky plus and itv 4 she is my guilty pleasure lol
blipflop 3 years ago
Can't remember the name of it, but she starred with Lee Majors in a movie where they are on the moon. She hired him to help her find her brother. There is one scene where something causes the artificial gravity to fail and they are both running in slow motion. I just had to laugh at that. Bionic Psychon... lol!
Love Maya. She was my fave Alphan. I wanted to be her when I was little.
GodaikinDaitetsujin 3 years ago
Yeah, that was the "Guardian of Piri". I don't think I'd recognised her had I not known it was her. I'm so used to seeing her with the Maya make-up.
Supsi85 3 years ago
I couldn't agree more with everything said here. I use to love this show too and Maya was the icing on the cake. I use to love all the various transformations. I even remembered the first episode when she appeared, her character took the show to another level definitely.
avanbens 3 years ago
que de recuerdos
yo estaba enamorado de Maya
crvpuq 3 years ago
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FJPardina 1 year ago
¡ Yo también !. y como un niño.
FJPardina 1 year ago
put her in a soap opera
hatter23 3 years ago
Maya was a great character,played to perfection by Catherine Schell,I like the epsiode when she has a virus and goes through Alpha as various creatures throwing people around!lol#
She and Tony were great togethor,she definately brough some action to series 2!
dramaticguy 3 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
she has sideburns and looks like a guy.
actionscript 3 years ago
I was a total fanatic when I was a kid. I even got the entire Eagle playset for Xmas. Gawd I had such a crush on her! ;-)
66shadymilkman 3 years ago 3
Me too, I had a major crush on Maya as a young teenager :-) What a beauty! Didn't know she was a REAL countess whose family were persecuted by the Nazis and then fled the Communists. Check the Wickipedia write-up. Got the Dinky Toys Eagle Transporter for my birthday. Mega Happy days!
food4greymatter 3 years ago
@66shadymilkman
Me too!
kraichgaufrank 1 year ago
my friend Curtis Stevenson from junior HS 202 in queens introduced me to this show!Loved it!!I think in 78! PEG
pegcat 4 years ago
Awesome!!!
I'm gonna watch an episode of S:99 Year 2 tonite ;-)
lunamo1999 4 years ago
Sorry for my English...MAYA!!!!! She was SOOOOOOO Sexy!!! But why when she transforme herself in an animal or something why do her clotes have to still be on her when she came back...That was very fustrating for a 13 years old boy!!!! LOL...That was my favourite TV show EVER!!!!
rockandroll42 4 years ago
Thank you for your great work. I loved the series Space 1999. I loved Maya (Catherine Schell). I wish i could see her (It doesn't mean anything to me that she is not young anymore). I would like to kiss her hands... She was and she is great...
user1198 4 years ago
Yeah, she was my idol when I was about 12. Us humans have a lot to learn from her;)
Supsi85 4 years ago
Very nice.
blakesspace 4 years ago