Maria de Medeiros Movies and Career Information

Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida, DamSE (born August 19, 1965), better known simply as Maria Pascácia 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 settled to France to pursue her acting studies and was a student at the CNSAD. Maria de Medeiros speaks French fluently without accent, and has been able to act extensively on stage and on screen in French productions. She acts also in Spanish, German and Italian productions. 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 and, in 1994, Medeiros appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, playing Butch Coolidge's (Bruce Willis) girlfriend Fabienne. In