Maria Schneider
Actor
March 27, 1952 — February 3, 2011 (58 years)
Maria-Hélène Schneider (27 March 1952 – 3 February 2011), known professionally as Maria Schneider, was a French actress.
She is best known for co-starring opposite Marlon Brando in the controversial Last Tango in Paris (1972), which was noted for its graphic sexuality. Schneider later revealed she was not informed about a simulated rape until moments before it was filmed, an event she described as traumatic and humiliating. Although Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger (1975) showcased her abilities, a reputation for walking out of films during production resulted in her becoming unwelcome in the industry. However, she re-established stability in her personal and professional life in the early 1980s, and became an advocate for equality and improving the working conditions for actresses. She continued acting in film and TV until a few years before she died in 2011 after a long illness.
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She is best known for co-starring opposite Marlon Brando in the controversial Last Tango in Paris (1972), which was noted for its graphic sexuality. Schneider later revealed she was not informed about a simulated rape until moments before it was filmed, an event she described as traumatic and humiliating. Although Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger (1975) showcased her abilities, a reputation for walking out of films during production resulted in her becoming unwelcome in the industry. However, she re-established stability in her personal and professional life in the early 1980s, and became an advocate for equality and improving the working conditions for actresses. She continued acting in film and TV until a few years before she died in 2011 after a long illness.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Films to Die For · as (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2019 | 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing · as (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Hollywood, No Sex Please! · as Jeanne |
| 2009 | Great Directors · as Jeanne (clip From Ultimo Tango A Parigi (1972)) |
| 2008 | A French Gigolo · as Marie-Hélène |
| 2007 | The Key · as Solange |
| 2007 | La vie d'artiste · as L'épouse De Joseph Costals |
| 2006 | Quale amore · as Marie |
| 2002 | The Repentant · as Charlottes Schwester |
| 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force · as Phil Cabinet's Wife (voice) |
| 1998 | Il cuore e la spada · as Queen Maga Of Ireland |
| 1998 | Something to Believe In · as Maria Faccino |
| 1996 | Jane Eyre · as Bertha |
| 1992 | Savage Nights · as Noria |
| 1992 | Au pays des Juliets · as Raissa |
| 1991 | Maigret (1991) · as Mme Boursicault |
| 1991 | The Conviction · as La Contadina |
| 1989 | Navarro · as Samira |
| 1989 | Bunker palace hôtel · as Muriel |
| 1985 | A Song for Europe · as Madeline Dyer |
| 1983 | Balles perdues · as Vera |
| 1982 | Looking for Jesus · as Francesca |
| 1981 | Season of Peace in Paris · as Hélène |
| 1980 | Merry-Go-Round · as Léo |
| 1980 | Mama Dracula · as Nancy Hawaii |
| 1980 | Haine · as Madeleine |
| 1979 | Memoirs of a French Whore · as Maloup |
| 1979 | A Woman Like Eve · as Liliane |
| 1978 | Io sono mia · as Suna |
| 1977 | Violanta · as Laura |
| 1975 | Wanted: Babysitter · as Michelle |
| 1975 | The Passenger · as Girl |
| 1973 | Merry-Go-Round · as Das Süße Mädel |
| 1973 | Dear Parents · as Antonia |
| 1972 | Last Tango in Paris · as Jeanne |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Hellé · as Nicole |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | The Old Maid · as Mome |
| 1971 | Les jambes en l'air · as Sarah Grandblaise |
| 1970 | The Love Mates · as La Jeune Acheteuse |
| 1969 | The Vixen · as Cast |
| 1969 | The Christmas Tree · as (uncredited)On Plex |
| 2024 | Les Scandaleuses · as Self |
| 2019 | Delphine and Carole · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2007 | Brando · as Self |
| 2003 | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second · as Self |
| 2003 | A Film & Its Era · as Self |
| 2003 | Un film et son époque · as Self |
| 2000 | Actors · as Maria Schneider |
| 1995 | Empire of the Censors · as Self |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas · as Self (segment 'maria Schneider') |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings · as Self |
| 1972 | Midi Trente · as Self |