Vittoria Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson is a famous fashion model and actress. For forty-six years she has performed dozens of roles. The most famous performer went to the beginning of her career. However, all his life, a celebrity of aristocratic origin was haunted by the prejudiced attitude of critics.
Marise was born in mid-February 1947 into an aristocratic family of a marquise and diplomat in New York. All the relatives of the future celebrity have reached considerable career heights.
A famous theologian was her grandfather, great-grandfathers - an astronomer and the largest specialist in Renaissance painting in the United States.
Childhood at the highest level
The creator of women's basketball was the great-uncle, grandmother Elsa Schiaparelli, the rival of Coco Chanel - the creator of fashionable surrealism. Soon, the future celebrity became the eldest in the family: she had a younger sister, Berry, Berinthia. She subsequently became a talented photographer.
At five, Marise took part in her first photo shoot. She was filmed for the cover of Elle. The red velvet dress with pink organza trim is a grandmother's invention. She was very fond of arranging tea parties for her granddaughters and their friends.
Thanks to them, the girl acquired useful acquaintances from an early age. From the age of five, the future star studied at the best and strictest boarding schools in Italy, Switzerland and England. Both saw their parents only on weekends and were very homesick.
Therefore, in the future, Marisa did not give her own daughter to such an educational institution, violating the established tradition. At sixteen, the girl decided to start a modeling career. She went to the casting agency Eileen Ford.
There she was disappointed, explaining that with such an appearance she had nothing to think about a modeling future. Maryse returned home in tears.
Supermodel career
By coincidence, Berenson and her father attended one of the balls in New York. Diana Vreeland met them there. She simply demanded to make a photo session of her friends' grown-up daughter. Diana became Marise's "godmother" in the modeling business.
The girl quickly mastered it and even began to be considered the highest paid model in the world.
The stunning figure gave the owner the opportunity to flaunt in the most fashionable mini, which her grandmother could not stand. Elsa believed that taste in the sixties simply disappeared from people.
The model was shot for Harper's Bazaar, Newsweek, Stern. Her picture graced the cover of Vogue in July 1970, and five years later appeared in Time. Grandmother did not approve of her granddaughter's career at all. She believed that a noble lady should lead a measured and calm life.
Marise liked a good rest. She often attended parties and nightclubs. For this she was awarded the title of Queen of the Stage. For her ability to perfectly reflect the spirit of the era, the famous Yves Saint Laurent called Marise "the girl of the seventies". Berenson collaborated with him.
She has worked with some of the best photographers of the twentieth century. The model starred naked, giving the world candid photos. This quickly brought her popularity. True, for such a bright triumph, Marise was not forgiven for her acting success.
Critics argued that it was impossible to take seriously a girl who became recognizable only because of her bright appearance.
Film career
Berenson had to feel the hostility and colleagues. Nobody believed in the giftedness of the novice performer.
They refused to accept evidence to the contrary. It was whispered that powerful parents provide her roles. Berenson performed the most iconic heroines in her early years. Further, the roles were less popular.
The debut took place at the age of twenty. It was not known then whether the trial was successful. The next invitation followed four years later. At Luchino Visconti, Marise played in the film Death in Venice by Frau von Aschenbach.
She starred in the famous Bob Fosse's Cabaret with Liza Minnelli. For her supporting role, the performer was awarded the National Council of Film Critics Prize. The actress was twenty-five. The heroine of the model and actress was a Jewish girl Natalya Landauer who found herself in Nazi Berlin.
The main role went to Marise in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. Three roles put Maryse on a par with world celebrities. But he gathered around Berenson not only fans, but also a sea of ill-wishers.
Personal life
In the future, the performer did not have a chance to play such vivid characters. There are seven dozen images in her film portfolio. At seventy-one, the celebrity is no longer filmed. But he gives interviews with pleasure and attends programs as a guest who has a story to tell.
The star has distinguished itself in personal life. Her first novel was the heir to the Rothschild clan True, the girl did not marry him. Jonah chose the rivet owner James Randall.
The wedding took place in 1976. Marise gave birth to one child, a daughter. She considers Starlight Melody to be her greatest achievement. The marriage broke up after a couple of years. The next relationship with Aaron Richard Golub lasted only five years, starting in 1985.
In 2001, on September 11, the only sister of Marise Berinthia died. She was on the plane crashing into the mall. The elder sister, who was on another flight, learned about her death after a forced landing in another city after New York refused to accept the flight.
Ms. Berenson is currently active. She still acts as a model. At the first private show of 2011 Tom Ford, she simply eclipsed the best of the best in the world in a blue outfit of sparkling sequins.
Recently, the celebrity launched a new line of anti-aging cosmetics based on unprocessed Tunisian pear oil. Elsa Schiaparelli used it.
Wanting to look younger, Maryse not only uses her own cosmetics, but also tries to eat more greens, vegetables, replaced dairy products with coconut and almond milk. Berenson sleeps for at least nine hours, and eats only the darkest chocolate for dessert.
