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Maria Schneider was a French actress who became an international film star, most notably for her role in Bernardo Bertolucci's 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris." Her career and personal struggles, including battles with depression and illness, made her a significant cultural figure in French and European cinema before her death in 2011.
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Grammy award-winning jazz composer and conductor. Biography Schneider was born in Windom, Minnesota. She moved to New York City in 1985 after attending college at the University of Minnesota, the University of Miami and the Eastman School of Music. She studied under Bob Brookmeyer and Gil Evans, working on various projects with Evans, including the film The Color of Money. Schneider formed the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra in 1993, appearing weekly at Visiones in Greenwich Village for five ye
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- Maria-Hélène Schneider , ( 1952-03-27 ) 27 March 1952, Paris, France
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- 3 February 2011 (2011-02-03) (aged 58), Paris, France
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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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