According to French media reports, family members said she passed away this morning in Paris after suffering from a long illness.
Schneider's other film credits include a co-starring role with Jack Nicholson in 1975's "The Passenger," but she is perhaps most often associated with the highly provocative "butter scene" from "Last Tango in Paris."
Click here to watch -- viewer discretion is advised.
"I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by Bertolucci," she told The Daily Mail in 2007. "After the scene, Marlon didn't console me or apologize. Thankfully, there was just one take."
Surge Desk compiled a few trailers from Schneider's films to honor the late actress:
"Last Tango in Paris"
"The Passenger"
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