Nastassja Kinski (born January 24, 1960 or 1961) is a German-born American-based actress who has appeared in more than 60 films. Her starring roles include her Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of the title character in Tess (Tess (film)) and her roles in two erotic films (Stay As You Are and Cat People (Cat People (1982 film))), as well as parts in Wim Wenders films The Wrong Move; Paris, Texas (Paris, Texas (film)); and Faraway, So Close!. In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, Kinski was widely regarded as an international sex symbol: Richard Avedons photo of her, nude with a large python, was marketed as a poster.