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Maria Schneider is a Actor French born on 27 march 1952 at Paris (France)

Maria Schneider

Maria Schneider
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Birth name Maria-Hélène Schneider
Nationality France
Birth 27 march 1952 at Paris (France)
Death 3 february 2011 (at 58 years) at Paris (France)
Awards Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres‎

Marie Christine Schneider, better known as Maria Schneider, (27 March 1952 – 3 February 2011) was a French actress. She became known, at the age of 19, for playing Jeanne opposite Marlon Brando in Bernardo Bertolucci's film Last Tango in Paris (1972); and The Girl in Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger (1975), opposite Jack Nicholson.

Biography

In 1974, Schneider came out as bisexual. In early 1976, she abandoned the film set of Caligula and checked herself into a mental hospital in Rome for several days to be with her lover, photographer Joan Townsend. This, coupled with her refusal to perform nude, led to Schneider's dismissal from the film. She was replaced by Teresa Ann Savoy.

The 1970s were turbulent years for Schneider, marked by drug addiction, overdoses, and a suicide attempt. Schneider said that she disliked the instant fame accorded to her from Last Tango in Paris. She suffered abuse and began taking drugs.






I was rock'n'roll. About drugs, we did not know at the time, it was so dangerous. There was an ideal, to change society, and especially a thirst for novelty...I have lost seven years of my life and I regret it bitterly...I started using drugs when I became famous. I did not like the celebrity, and especially the image full of innuendo, naughty, that people had of me after Last Tango. In addition, I had no family behind me, who protect you ... I suffered abuse. People who come up to tell you unpleasant things on planes. I was tracked down, and I felt hounded.





By the 1980s, however, her life had improved:






"I was very lucky – I lost many friends to drugs – but I met someone in 1980 who helped me stop. I call this person my angel and we've been together ever since. I don't say if it's a man or a woman. That's my secret garden. I like to keep it a mystery."


Best films

Last Tango in Paris (1972)
(Actress)
Memoirs of a French Whore (1979)
(Actress)
Savage Nights (1992)
(Actress)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Maria Schneider (39 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2008A French GigoloActressMarie-Hélène
2008A.D. La guerre de l'ombreActress
2007The KeyActressSolange
2007La Vie d'artisteActress
2005The AristocratsActressSelf (The Onion Editorial Staff)
2002The RepentantActressCharlottes Schwester
2000ActorsActressSelf
1998Something to Believe InActressMaria Faccino
1998Heart and SwordActressQueen Maga of Ireland
1996Jane EyreActressBertha
1992In the Country of JulietsActressRaissa
1992Savage NightsActressNoria
1991The ConvictionActressLa contadina
1991Écrans de sableActress
1989Bunker Palace HotelActressMuriel
1987Résidence surveilléeActress
1983Stray BulletsActressVera
1982Looking for JesusActressFrancesca
1981Merry-Go-RoundActressLéo
1981Season of Peace in ParisActressHélène
1981Be Pretty and Shut Up!ActressSelf
1980HaineActressMadeleine
1980Mama DraculaActressNancy Hawaii
1979A Woman Like EveActressLiliane
1979Memoirs of a French WhoreActressMaloup
1978ViolantaActressLaura
1977The AccuserActress
1975The PassengerActressGirl
1975The Baby SitterActressMichelle
1973Dear ParentsActressAntonia
1972Last Tango in ParisActressJeanne
1972The Old MaidActressMome
1972HelléActressNicole
1972What a Flash!Actress
1971Les jambes en l'airActressSarah Grandblaise
1971Le SangActress
1970The Love MatesActress
1969The Christmas TreeActress(uncredited)
1969The VixenActress