Maria Schneider (actress) a room in her house. Through Bardot, Schneider met people in the film business and Bardot introduced her to the William Morris Agency. She was 18 when she had her first break in 1970, appearing in "Madly", starring Alain Delon. Schneider gained international renown for her performance at the age of 19 in the sexually explicit "Last Tango in Paris" (1972), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. She performed several nude scenes in a graphic portrayal of anonymous sex with an older man. In an interview in 2007, Schneider said of Bertolucci: "He was fat and sweaty and very manipulative, both of
Maria Schneider (actress) Marlon and myself, and would do certain things to get a reaction from me." She said that Brando had a paternal relationship with her on the set, even though he suggested the acted sodomy scene. Bertolucci did not reveal this scene to her until just before the filming of it. In 2007, she said: In 2001, Schneider commented: Schneider and Brando remained friends until his death, although they did not speak of the movie for some time. She has said that due to her experience with the film – and her treatment afterward as a sex symbol rather than as