Marisa Berenson Then
Born in 1947 in New York City, Marisa Berenson started off life as a fashion model. She was discovered as a teenager by then Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, becoming one of the highest-paid models in the world in the 1960s and ’70s. During this time, she appeared on the covers of Vogue and Time.
Marisa Berenson in ‘Cabaret,’ 1972. Photo by Abc / Allied Artists / Kobal / Shutterstock
She was also a popular socialite, nicknamed ‘the girl of the Seventies’ by Yves Saint Laurent and referred to as ‘Queen of the Scene’ in magazines at the time. Also, in the ’70s, she began to appear in films. Her first performance came in Death in Venice (1971) as the wife of Gustav von Aschenbach. Then, she was cast in Cabaret.