Maria Schneider, star of Last Tango in Paris, dies in Paris at 58
French actress Maria Schneider, most famous for her role as Marlon Brando‘s lover in “Last Tango in Paris,” has died aged 58.
Le Figaro newspaper quoted her family as saying she had died yesterday morning in Paris after a long illness.
The daughter of French actor Daniel Gelin and a Parisian bookshop owner, Schneider was 19 when she was cast in only her second screen role opposite Brando, who was 48.
Last Tango in Paris was controversial at the time of its release in 1972 for its sexual content.
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
