Maria Schneider was a French actress. At age 19 she became famous for
Bernardo Bertolucci's film
Last Tango in Paris (1972), and later
Michelangelo Antonioni's
The Passenger (1975).
As a teenager, she adored films, going to the cinema up to four times a week. She left home at 15 after an argument with her mother and went to Paris, where she made her stage acting debut that same year.
Her film debut was an uncredited role in
The Christmas Tree (1969).
In Last Tango in Paris she performed several nude scenes. After the film's release she decided never to work nude again.
In early 1976, she abandoned the film set of
Caligula (1979) and was replaced by
Teresa Ann Savoy.
She and
Marlon Brando remained friends until his death.
Schneider died of breast cancer on 3 February 2011 at age 58.
A French Gigolo(2008)as Marie-Hélène
A.D. La guerre de l'ombre(2008)as Donatienne Klein
La clef(2007)as Solange
La vie d'artiste(2007)as L'épouse de Joseph Costals
Quale amore(2006)as Marie
Being Maria(2024)
A Woman Like Eve(1979)
Brando(2007)as Self
Vie privée, vie publique(2000)as Self
Il était une fois...(2003)as Self
Arena(1975)as Self
Un dia és un dia(1990)as Self - Guest
L'Histoire nous le dira(2017)
Rembob'Ina(2018)as Self - Interviewee
Les effrontées: Le cinéma au féminin(2022)as Self
30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing(2019)
Delphine and Carole(2019)as Self
