Obituary: Maria Schneider

Obituary: Maria Schneider

Maria Schneider, the French actress who died on February 3 aged 58, shot to fame as a 20 year-old after starring, with Marlon Brando, in possibly the most notorious sex scene in cinema.

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After Last Tango Maria Schneider rarely took off her clothes for her art again, despite being invited to do so on many occasions. She came to view the film with some ambivalence, declaring in 2007: “I watched it again three years ago after Marlon died and it seems kitsch.”

Latterly in her spare time she had worked for The Wheel Turns, an organisation which supports actors, dancers and other performers who have reached the end of their careers. “It’s a very precarious existence,” she explained. “My advice to young actors would be to know how to do another job.” For those women who persisted with the profession, she had another piece of advice: “Never take your clothes off for middle-aged men who claim that it’s art.”

Source: The Telegraph