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 Mercedes (actress) Maria Mercedes (actress) Maria Moutsidis, known professionally as Maria Mercedes, is a Greek-Australian television, film and stage actress. Her notable roles include the original Australian productions of the musicals "Nine", "Sunset Boulevard" and "Love Never Dies". Mercedes' career began in 1973 when she won the Grand Final singing contests of both "Young Talent Time" and "New Faces". In 1981, she released a single titled "Then He Kissed Me", a cover version of The Crystals song, produced by James Freud and the Radio Stars bass player, Mick Prague and Molly Meldrum. It was also performed live on "Countdown" and "Hey Hey