French film actresses

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.

Olivia Bonamy (born 21 September 1972) is a French actress. She is best known for her appearances in the films Jefferson in Paris, Jacques Audiard's Read My Lips, the thriller Ils and Le ciel, les oiseaux et ta mère.

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.

Julie de Bona (French pronunciation: [ʒyli də bɔna]; born 7 December 1980) is a French actress.

Salomé Stévenin (born 29 January 1985) is a French actress. She began her acting career at the age of 3 when she appeared alongside her father in the film Peaux des Vaches ("Thick Skinned") in 1989. Her recent appearances include the 2002 television film Clara cet été là (Clara's Summer) and Douches froides (Cold Showers) in 2005 for which she won the La Ciotat Film Festival Best Actress award.
She is the daughter of Jean-François Stévenin, and the sister of actors Sagamore Stévenin, Robinson Stévenin and Pierre Stévenin.
In 2015, she created a foundation Les merveilles du monde (The wonders of the world) working in India and Mexico to promote peace, joy, love, childhood and spiritual development (« la paix, la joie, l’amour, l’enfance, le développement spirituel et le soin »).

Alice Belaïdi (born 18 March 1987) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films and television shows since 2010.

Jeanne Provost (1887–1980) was a French stage and film actress. She was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1907 to 1912. In 1928 she appeared in the original cast of Marcel Pagnol's play Topaze.

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