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Romy Schneider
Romy Schneider was born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach on 23 September 1938 in Vienna, then part of the German Reich. She grew up in a theatrical family; her father Wolf Albach‑Retty was a celebrated actor of Vienna's Volkstheater and her mother Magda Schneider a popular film star. From an early age she attended private schools in Berchtesgaden and Salzburg, and spent much of her childhood at the family estate in Schönau am Königssee under the care of a governess. The divorce of her parents in 1945 placed her mother at the centre of her upbringing and career planning, and at fifteen she appeared in her first feature When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (1953) under the name Romy Schneider‑Albach. Her breakout came with the role of Empress Elisabeth in the Sissi trilogy (1955‑1957), which turned her into a beloved icon across German‑speaking Europe. Seeking greater artistic challenges, she moved to France in the late 1950s, where she fell in love with fellow actor Alain Delon during the filming of Christine and later built a distinguished Francophone career with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Claude Sautet and Bertrand Tavernier. Notable French films include The Things of Life (1970), L’important c’est d’aimer (1974) and Une histoire simple (1978), the latter earning her a second César Award for Best Actress. Her personal life was marked by two marriages—first to German director Harry Meyen (1966‑1975) and later to her private secretary Daniel Biasini (1975‑1981)—and by the tragic loss of her son David in 1981, an event that deepened her well‑known struggles with alcohol. Romy Schneider died of cardiac arrest on 29 May 1982 in Paris at the age of 43, leaving behind a lasting legacy as one of the most celebrated and influential actresses of post‑war European cinema. Her name continues to inspire through awards such as the Prix Romy Schneider and numerous biographical works.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Rosemarie Magdalena Albach
Born: Vienna, Austria
Citizenship: German, French
Birthday: September 23, 1938
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1953-1982
Children: 2
Spouses: Harry Meyen, Daniel Biasini
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Movies Featuring Romy Schneider
La Piscine
Coma
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
The Inferno Unseen
Conversation with Romy Schneider
Alain Delon, l’ombre au tableau
Death Watch
The Lady Banker
Ghost of Love
The Inquisitor
The Passerby
Trintignant by Trintignant
Romy, A Free Woman
A Woman at Her Window
The Story of Vickie
Otley
Triple Cross
Ludwig
Kitty and the Great Big World
Fireworks
The Assassination of Trotsky
Innocents with Dirty Hands
The Swimming Pool
The Infernal Trio
Sissi: The Young Empress
Le Combat dans l’île
La Voleuse
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again
The Trial
That Most Important Thing: Love
Purple Noon
The Victors
A Simple Story
Die Deutschmeister
Group Portrait with a Lady
Scampolo
The Sensuous Assassin
Bloomfield
Cesar and Rosalie
An Angel on Wheels
The Last Man
The Girl and the Legend
Womanlight
My Lover, My Son
Katia
Lady Caliph
Love at Sea
Boccaccio ’70
The Things of Life
Christine
Sissi
Die schöne Lügnerin
Max and the Junkmen
Die Halbzarte
Mado
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
L’Âge d’or de la pub
Monpti
Good Neighbor Sam
Sissi - Forever My Love
The Cardinal
Girls in Uniform
Bloodline
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno
Love at the Top
10:30 P.M. Summer
The Old Gun
What’s New Pussycat?
Career Timeline
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2017
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Inferno Unseen
Self (archive footage)
1975
Innocents with Dirty Hands
Julie Wormser
That Most Important Thing: Love
Nadine Chevalier
The Old Gun
Clara Dandieu
1970
La Piscine
The Sensuous Assassin
Marina
Bloomfield
Nora
My Lover, My Son
Francesca Anderson
Lady Caliph
La Califfa
The Things of Life
Hélène
1962
Le Combat dans l’île
Anne
The Trial
Leni
Boccaccio ’70
Pupe (segment "Il lavoro")
Sissi - Forever My Love
Princess Elizsabeth (archive footage)
1959
An Angel on Wheels
Line / The Angel
Katia
Katia
Die schöne Lügnerin
Fanny Emmetsrieder
Die Halbzarte
Nicole Dassau
1957
The Girl and the Legend
Maud Cantley
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
Empress Elisabeth
Monpti
Anne-Claire Jouvain
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