MARISA BERENSON
Dubbed the “It Girl” by Yves Saint Laurent in the early 1970s, Marisa Berenson is the original modern muse – inspiring fashion designers, photographers, stylists, and fashion editors for four decades. The granddaughter of legendary designer Elsa Schiaparelli’s meteoric rise in fashion began at age sixteen, leading to numerous covers – her first was in 1970 – in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Time, Newsweek, and editorials in countless other magazines. Berenson’s deeply intelligent beauty and feline grace naturally led to a film career. She delivered dazzling performances in iconic films including Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice, Cabaret directed by Bob Fosse, SOB with Blake Edwards, White Hunter, Black Heart with Clint Eastwood, Stanley Kubrick’s lavish production of Barry Lyndon and, most recently, in the critically acclaimed 2010 film, I Am Love and a romantic comedy with Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan in 2013: Love Punch. For her performance in Cabaret, she was nominated for the Golden Globe, the British Bafta and the National Board of Review. Marisa also played in many important television movies, such as Emmy Award Winning Playing For Time directed by Daniel Mann, Hemingway by Bernard Sinkel, both for CBS, Lo Scialo by Franco Rossi, Mafiosa for Canal +, Velvet Colección for Netflix. Marisa played on Broadway Design for Living by Noel Coward, Holiday with Kevin Kline at the Ahmanson Theatre, and The Time of Your Life by William Sorayan. In 2016, she was also on stage in London, playing at the Garrick Theatre directed by Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In 2018, in Paris, she starred as the leading role of Kristen in the musical Berlin Kabarett, directed by Stephan Druet. MarisaBerenson is also involved in humanitarian causes. She is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, and Artist for peace. She is also the Godmother of Robert Debre Children’s hospital in Paris. Since 2017, she is a member of the honorary committee of the Yves Saint Laurent Museum. She has written several books, including Moments Intimes, A Life in Pictures and Elsa Schiaparelli’s Private Album. Marisa is the president and founder of Marisa Berenson Cosmetics and a Bespoke Jewlery Designer
