Actresses from Paris

Maria-Hélène Schneider (27 March 1952 – 3 February 2011), known professionally as Maria Schneider, was a French actress. In 1972, at the age of 19, she starred opposite Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris, but being traumatised by a rape scene and hounded by unsavoury publicity negatively affected her subsequent career. Although Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger (1975) showcased her abilities, a reputation for walking out of films mid-production resulted in her becoming unwelcome in the industry. However, she re-established stability in her personal and professional life in the early 1980s, and became an advocate for equality and improving the conditions actresses worked under. She continued acting in film and TV until a few years before she died in 2011 after a long illness.

Yolande Laffon (1895–1992) was a French stage and film actress.

Antoinette Olympe Bradna (12 August 1920 – 5 November 2012) was a French dancer and actress, who emigrated to the United States where she lived for the rest of her life.

Julia Piaton (born 29 January 1985) is a French actress. She is mainly known for playing the role of Odile in Serial (Bad) Weddings and Aure Hazan in Family Business.

Suzy Pierson (1902–1996) was a French film actress. She played lead roles in several silent films of the 1920s.

Lucienne Legrand (5 May 1900 – 22 October 1987) was a French film actress of the silent era. She frequently worked with her husband the actor and director Émile-Bernard Donatien. She should not be confused with the later actress Lucienne Legrand (1920–2022).

Denise Bosc (July 19, 1916 – March 9, 2002) was a French film actress. She starred in the 1946 film The Sea Rose. She was the daughter of the actor Henri Bosc.

Juliette Clarens (10 April 1887 – 10 October 1978), born Juliette Marie Charlotte Dietz-Monnin, was a French actress, singer, and writer.

Ana Girardot (born 1 August 1988) is a French actress and director. She is known for Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014); her role of Lucy in the television series Les Revenants (The Returned); and Someone, Somewhere (2019).

Betsy Drake (September 11, 1923 – October 27, 2015) was an American actress, writer and psychotherapist. She was the third wife of actor Cary Grant.