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My Take
Marisa Berenson is the rare figure who was genuinely iconic in two worlds. As a model she defined a moment, the kind of face Vogue built whole editorials around, and her Schiaparelli lineage gave her an effortless aristocratic glamour. But what fascinates me is how seriously she took acting: Visconti cast her in Death in Venice, and Kubrick chose her as the exquisitely sad Lady Lyndon in Barry Lyndon, where her stillness and porcelain beauty did half the storytelling without a word. Few supermodels of her era crossed into prestige cinema so convincingly. She embodies a vanished kind of 1970s European-American chic that's almost impossible to manufacture today.
Overview
Marisa Berenson (born February 15, 1947) is an American actress and fashion model. A celebrated fashion icon of the late 1960s and early 1970s who graced the covers of major magazines, she transitioned to acting in landmark films, notably Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice and Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, in which she played Lady Lyndon. She is a granddaughter of the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marisa Berenson
- Name (Japanese)
- マリサ・ベレンスン
- Reading
- まりさ・べれんすん
- Born
- February 15, 1947 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Pig
- Origin
- France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Model / Film actor / Television actor / Fashion model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.