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Maria Schneider(1952-2011)

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Maria Schneider was a French actress. At age 19 she became famous for Bernardo Bertolucci's film Last Tango in Paris (1972), and 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 release she decided never to work nude again.

In early 1976, she abandoned the film set of Caligula and was replaced by Teresa Ann Savoy.

She and Brando remained friends until his death.

Schneider died of breast cancer on 3 February 2011 at age 58.
BornMarch 27, 1952
DiedFebruary 3, 2011(58)
BornMarch 27, 1952
DiedFebruary 3, 2011(58)
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Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in Last Tango in Paris (1972)

Known for

Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Last Tango in Paris
6.9
  • Jeanne
  • 1972
Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider in The Passenger (1975)
The Passenger
7.5
  • Girl
  • 1975
Cari genitori (1973)
Cari genitori
6.5
  • Antonia
  • 1973
Memoirs of a French Whore (1979)
Memoirs of a French Whore
6.5
  • Maloup
  • 1979

Credits

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Actress

  • Nathalie Baye in A French Gigolo (2008)
    A French Gigolo
  • A.D. La guerre de l'ombre
  • Guillaume Canet in La clef (2007)
    La clef
  • La vie d'artiste (2007)
    La vie d'artiste
  • Quale amore (2006)
    Quale amore
  • Perds pas la boule!
  • Au large de Bad Ragaz (2004)
    Au large de Bad Ragaz
  • Maigret (1991)
    Maigret
  • Isabelle Adjani in La repentie (2002)
    La repentie
  • Les acteurs (2000)
    Les acteurs
  • Ralf Bauer and Léa Bosco in Il cuore e la spada (1998)
    Il cuore e la spada
  • Angelo nero (1998)
    Angelo nero
  • Something to Believe In (1998)
    Something to Believe In
  • William Hurt and Charlotte Gainsbourg in Jane Eyre (1996)
    Jane Eyre
  • Navarro (1989)
    Navarro

Soundtrack

  • A Woman Like Eve (1979)
    A Woman Like Eve

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The Passenger
Trailer 2:08
The Passenger
The Passenger
Trailer 2:07
The Passenger
Last Tango in Paris
Trailer 1:31
Last Tango in Paris

Personal details

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    • March 27, 1952
    • Paris, France
    • February 3, 2011
    • Paris, France(cancer)
    • Daniel Gélin
    • Michel Schneider(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 11 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Abandoned a film set and became a voluntary patient at mental hospital in Rome (1975) in order to be her with her girlfriend photographer Joan Townsend. This was at a time before recognition of visiting rights in same sex relationships by hospitals and institutions.
  • Quotes
    When I read "Last Tango In Paris", I didn't see anything that worried me. I was 20. I didn't want to be a star, much less a scandalous actress--simply to be in cinema. Later, I realized I'd been completely manipulated by [Bernardo Bertolucci and [Marlon Brando].

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