Maruschka Detmers

Maruschka Detmers was born in the Netherlands in 1962, but moved to France when she was a teenager to work as an au-pair. During her time in France, she came to the notice of French avant-garde director Jean-Luc Godard and was signed to played the female lead in First Name: Carmen (1983), also appearing in Devil in the Flesh (1986). Other films include Hanna's War (1988) and The Mambo Kings (1992). She is now living and acting in France, and has a daughter, who is also an aspiring actress.