For 46 years on the screen, Marisa Berenson has played dozens of roles and united several generations of admirers with her heroines. But only a few great roles played at the very beginning of her career will bring her a place in the hall of fame.
Inexcusable success
In her acting career, she had to "wade" through the pompous and prejudiced attitude of critics and colleagues. She could not be forgiven for her modeling career and was considered just a narrow-minded beauty. From the very beginning of her work in films, no one believed in her giftedness.
Even at a young age, the future actress succeeds as a fashion model. The attractive girl was trusted to showcase the clothes of the leading fashion brands, and the best glosses happily highlighted the stripes.
Suffice it to mention just a few publications among the employers of the Marisa Berenson model in those years - Vogue, Newsweek, Time, etc. Yves Saint Laurent collaborated with her. The daughter of a countess and a diplomat was boldly naked in front of the lens and gave the world candid photographs. All this quickly made her very popular.
True, after a bright triumph, young Marisa was not forgiven for her success as an actress.
In the understanding of critics, it was impossible to take seriously a girl who was first recognized by her appearance. When Marisa Berenson proved the opposite with roles in the frame, skeptics were in no hurry to admit their mistake. The prejudice also strengthened her origin, evil tongues said that the actress gets roles because of influential parents.
Marisa's Noble Lineage
Marisa Berenson comes from an educated and distinguished family of an American diplomat and an Italian countess. Her dad Roberto L. Berenson married the flamboyant socialite Gogo Schiaparelli. And the parents had every reason to believe that their daughter would become a celebrity. Among her ancestors were the maritime discoverers of the Middle Ages. With such a pedigree, actress Marisa Berenson was simply doomed to take her place in history, and so it happened. Contrary to the opinions of skeptics, the heroine of many great films will remain in the classics of world cinema.
Marisa Berenson was born in 1947 in New York, the post-war difficult times hardly overshadowed the childhood of the daughter of a diplomat and a countess.
Her life has always been like a fairy tale, starting with the easy achievement of the highest peaks as a model and actress. In many ways, it was for this lightness that she was labeled a spoiled daddy's daughter.
Marisa also distinguished herself in her personal life: her chosen one was the heir to the most influential family of bankers - the Rothschilds. She was intimate with him, but he never became her husband for unknown reasons.
Heroines from the worldliterature
In the frame, the viewer appreciated her for the images of bright and iconic heroines. Marisa Berenson could boast of the most enviable roles of that time, even by modern standards. She was trusted to play in the film adaptations of the best examples of literary classics. The directors rightly relied on the noble origin of Marisa, she managed to convey both the spirit of that time and the character of the heroines.
The successful fashion model made her debut on the big screen when she was 20 years old, but then it was still difficult to judge how successful her film career would be and whether she would even succeed.
The next invitation to the role had to wait 4 years, it was the picture "Death in Venice", in which she was entrusted to play Frau von Aschenbach.
Best roles
Surprisingly, Beneson played key roles at the very beginning of her career: already the second appearance on the screen and subsequent roles will put her on a par with the world's big screen legends of all time.
For the heroine in the film "Cabaret" she was already 25 years old was awarded the National Council of Film Critics Award. For a young actress, such success could easily turn her head, but he infuriated her ill-wishers. She played a Jewish girl in Nazi Berlin, Natalia Landauer. It is also worth noting the roles in the tapes "Death in Venice" and "Barry Lyndon". It is these three works that will make her a name and gather around millions of fans and envious people. Roles of a later period were less successful and bright.
Even now, journalists are attracted by her fate and biography. Marisa Berensoncan tell about many secrets of the past, so he often agrees to interviews and filming.
Today the legendary actress, model and socialite just turned 71 years old. She hasn't acted anywhere for 5 years.
