Maria Schneider
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Schneider (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
as Jeanne
Jane Eyre (1996)
as Bertha
Actors (2000)
as Maria Schneider
The Passenger (1975)
as Girl
Memoirs of a French Whore (1979)
as Maloup
A French Gigolo (2008)
as Marie-Hélène
Looking for Jesus (1982)
as Francesca
The Babysitter (1975)
as Michelle
Savage Nights (1992)
as Noria
The Repentant (2002)
as Charlottes Schwester
Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)
as Self
Io sono mia (1977)
as Suna
Mama Dracula (1980)
as Nancy Hawaii
The Christmas Tree (1969)
as (uncredited)
The Love Mates (1970)
as La jeune acheteuse
Haine (1980)
as Madeleine
Reigen (1973)
as Das süße Mädel
The Key (2007)
as Solange
The Old Maid (1972)
as Mome
Dear Parents (1973)
as Antonia
Bunker Palace Hotel (1989)
as Muriel
A Woman Like Eve (1979)
as Liliane
Delphine and Carole (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Angelo Nero (1998)
as Julia Mayfair
Films to Die For (2025)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round (1981)
as Léo
The Conviction (1991)
as La contadina
Hellé (1972)
as Nicole
Heart and Sword (1998)
as Queen Maga of Ireland
Europe Express (1984)
Actor
Les Jambes en l'air (1971)
as Sarah Grandblaise
Season of Peace in Paris (1981)
as Hélène
The Blood (1971)
Actor
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
as (archive footage)
What Is Love? (2006)
as Marie
What a Flash! (1972)
Actor
Something to Believe In (1998)
as Maria Faccino
Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris (2004)
as Self
Les Scandaleuses (2024)
as Self
A Song for Europe (1985)
as Madeline Dyer
Stray Bullets (1983)
as Vera
Buio nella Valle (1984)
as Lidia
Au large de Bad Ragaz (2004)
as Anna
Violanta (1978)
as Laura
Journey to the Garden of the Dead (1978)
as Hypolyte
In the Country of Juliets (1992)
as Raissa
White Journey (1980)
Actor
For Maria (2019)
as Self (archive footage)