Maria Schneider (actress) miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" (1979), in which Schneider said she did not feel right for the part of Mary, mother of Jesus, though later regretted missing out on this opportunity and instead eventually appeared in Zeffirelli's 1996 film "Jane Eyre" in a brief appearance as Bertha Mason. The 1970s were turbulent years for Schneider, marked by drug addiction, overdoses, and a suicide attempt. Schneider said that she disliked the instant fame accorded to her from "Last Tango in Paris". She suffered abuse and began taking drugs. By the 1980s, however, her life had improved: Schneider died of breast cancer on
AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Awards). When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current prize being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting. Toni Collette and Judy Davis are the most awarded actresses in this category with three wins each. Candidates for this award must be human and female, and cannot be nominated in the leading actress category for the same role in the same production. AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an accolade