Maria de Medeiros
Gender: Female
Born: 19th August 1965 (currently 46 years old)
Nationality: Portugal, France
Movies: Henry & June, The Saddest Music in the World, Pulp Fiction, Huevos de oro, Capitães de Abril, Stranded: NxE1ufragos, Meeting Venus, A Trip to the Orphanage, Porto of My Childhood, Alex, Três Irmãos, Le Polygraphe, Il resto di niente, Shelter Me, Hitler in Hollywood, David's Birthday, Adam and Eve, My Life Without Me, Airbag, Chicken with Plums, My Stars, The Divine Comedy, Holidays by the Sea
Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida, DamSE (born August 19, 1965), better known as Maria de Medeiros (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɐ dɨ mɨˈdɐjɾuʃ]), is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer who has been involved in both European and American film productions.
Maria de Medeiros was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the daughter of musician and composer António Vitorino de Almeida. She played her first part on screen at the age of 15. At the age of 18, she moved to France to pursue her acting studies and was a student at the CNSAD. Medeiros speaks French fluently without an accent and has acted extensively on stage and on screen in French productions. She also acts in Spanish, German, and Italian productions.
In 2008, Medeiros was nominated for the UNESCO Artist for Peace.
Among Medeiros' most memorable film appearances are three early 1990s roles. Her considerable resemblance to Anaïs Nin landed her the primary role in Henry & June (1990), in which she played the author. In 1990, she played the role of Maria in Ken McMullen's film about the rise of the Paris Commune, 1871. In 1994, Medeiros appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, playing Butch Coolidge's (Bruce
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