Maria Schneider

Maria Schneider was born on Mar 27, 1952 in France. Maria Schneider's big-screen debut came with The Christmas Tree directed by Terence Young in 1969. Maria Schneider is known for Au pays des Juliets directed by Mehdi Charef, Laure Duthilleul stars as Thérèse and Claire Nebout as Henriette. Maria Schneider has got 6 awards and 10 nominations so far. The most recent award Maria Schneider achieved is Grammy Awards. The upcoming new movie Maria Schneider plays is A French Gigolo which will be released on Oct 01, 2008.

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.