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Romy Schneider (I) (1938–1982)

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Romy Schneider was born on 23 September 1938 in Vienna, Austria into a family of actors. Making her film debut at the age of 15, her breakthrough came two years later in the very popular trilogy Sissi. Her mother, supervising the daughter's career, immediately approved Romy's participation in Christine... See full bio »

Born:

Rosemarie Magdelena Albach-Retty
in Vienna, Austria

Died:

(age 43) in Paris, France
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1982 La passante du Sans-Souci
Elsa Wiener/Lina Baumstein
 
1981 Garde à vue
Chantal Martinaud
 
1981 Fantasma d'amore
Anna Brigatti Zighi
 
1980 The Lady Banker
Emma Eckhert
 
1980 Death Watch
Katherine Mortenhoe
 
1979 Womanlight
Lydia Tovalski
 
1979 Bloodline
Hélène Roffe-Martin
 
1978 A Simple Story
Marie
 
1977 Group Portrait with a Lady
Leni Gruyten
 
1977 Tausend Lieder ohne Ton (TV movie)
Die Geliebte (uncredited)
 
1976 Une femme à sa fenêtre
Margot (Santorini)
 
1976 Mado
Hélène
 
1975 The Old Gun
Clara Dandieu
 
1975 Dirty Hands
Julie Wormser
 
1975 That Most Important Thing: Love
Nadine Chevalier
 
1974 Le trio infernal
Philomena Schmidt
 
1974 Un amour de pluie
Elizabeth
 
1974 Le mouton enragé
Roberte Groult
 
1973 The Train
Anna Kupfer
 
1972 Ludwig
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
 
1972 César and Rosalie
Rosalie
 
1972 The Assassination of Trotsky
Gita Samuels
 
1971 The Hero
Nira
 
1971 Max and the Junkmen
Julia Anna Ackermann/'Lily'
 
1970 La califfa
Irene Corsini detta 'La Califfa' -la bella e fiera vedova di un operaio ucciso
 
1970 Qui?
Marina
 
1970 My Lover My Son
Francesca Anderson
 
1970 The Things of Life
Hélène
 
1969 The Swimming Pool
Marianne
 
1968 Otley
Imogen
 
1966 Triple Cross
The Countess (Helga Lindstrom)
 
1966 10:30 P.M. Summer
Claire
 
1966 Chimney No. 4
Julia Kreuz
 
1965 What's New Pussycat
Carole
 
1964 Good Neighbor Sam
Janet Lagerlof
 
1964 Love at Sea
La vedette
 
1964 Inferno
Odette
 
1963 The Cardinal
Annemarie
 
1963 The Victors
Regine
 
1962 The Trial
Leni
 
1962 Le combat dans l'île
Anne
 
1962 Boccaccio '70
Pupe (segment "Il lavoro")
 
1961 Die Sendung der Lysistrata (TV movie)
Myrrhine/Uschi
 
1960 Purple Noon
Freddy's companion (uncredited)
 
1959 Adorable Sinner
Katia
 
1959 Die schöne Lügnerin
Fanny Emmetsrieder
 
1959 An Angel on Wheels
Line
 
1959 Die Halbzarte
Nicole
 
1958 Christine
Christine Weiring
 
1958 Mädchen in Uniform
Manuela von Meinhardis
 
1958 Scampolo
Scampolo
 
1957 Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
Empress Elisabeth of Austria / Sissi
 
1957 Monpti
Anne-Claire Jouvain
 
1957 The Girl and the Legend
Maud
 
1956 Sissi: The Young Empress
Empress Elisabeth / Sissi
 
1956 Kitty and the Great Big World
Kitty Dupont
 
1955 Sissi
Sissi
 
1955 Der letzte Mann
Niddy Hoevelmann
 
1955 Die Deutschmeister
Constanze ("Stanzi") Hübner
 
1954 The Story of Vickie
Princess Victoria / Queen Victoria
 
1954 Fireworks
Anna Oberholzer
 
1953 Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht
Evchen Forster (as Romy Schneider-Albach)
 
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1970 The Things of Life ("la chanson d'hélène")
 
1955 Die Deutschmeister (performer: "Wenn die Vöglein Musizieren")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1999 All About My Mother (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
1982 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 April 1982 (1982) … Herself
 
1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976-1981 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Herself - César de la meilleure actrice / Herself / Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress
– 6ème nuit des Césars (1981) … Herself
– 5ème nuit des Césars (1980) … Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress
– 4ème nuit des Césars (1979) … Herself - César de la meilleure actrice
– 1ère nuit des Césars (1976) … Herself - César de la meilleure actrice
 
1976-1980 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 February 1980 (1980) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 November 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 November 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1979 Der große Preis (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 February 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1978 Numéro 1 (TV series)
Herself
– Michel Sardou Jean Claude Brialy: Deux cinglés du spectacle (1978) … Herself
 
1976 Kein Kommentar (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 November 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1974 Je später der Abend... (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 October 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1972 Bailey on Visconti (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1971 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 Der Stargast (TV series)
Herself
– Romy Schneider (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 12 May 1971 (1971)
 
1970 Apropos Film (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 June 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1966-1970 Hinter der Leinwand (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 June 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1970 Sacha show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 April 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The Bob Hope Christmas Special (TV movie)
Herself
 
1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.13 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #3.6 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 December 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 August 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 Paris aktuell (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #4.1 (1969) … Herself
 
1967 Romy - Portrait eines Gesichts (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator
 
1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.94 (1963) … Herself
 
1963 Showman (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1961 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 November 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1959 Aktuelle Schaubude (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 May 1959 (1959) … Herself
 
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #11.17 (1958) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (28 titles)
2012 Sisi: The Whole Truth (documentary)
Sissi (Original)
 
2012 DAS! (TV series)
 
2009 Romy Schneider - Eine Nahaufnahme (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Inferno (documentary)
Odette
 
2008 Romy Schneider - Eine Frau in drei Noten (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Sauvages seventies (TV series documentary)
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2007 Die Einzelkämpferin - Christiane Höllger über ihre Freundin Romy Schneider (video documentary short)
Herself (voice)
 
2007 Ein Leben wie im Flug (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Publicité et cinéma: Une histoire de famille (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2003-2006 Unsere Besten (TV series)
 
2005 Graffiti 60 (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Horst Buchholz... mein Papa (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
Leni (in 'Le Procès')
 
2005 Filmlegenden. Deutsch (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Tage und Nächte in Paris (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 René Deltgen - Der sanfte Rebell (TV documentary)
(uncredited)
 
2004 Les 40 ans de la 2 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 Luchino Visconti (documentary)
 
1999 Howard Hughes: The Man and the Madness (TV documentary)
Greta Garbo (voice)
 
1998 Legenden (TV series documentary)
 
1997 François Chalais, la vie comme un roman (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1996 Rosemarie Magdalena Albach, genannt Romy Schneider (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1992 Ich über mich - Dokumentation über Romy Schneider (documentary)
 
1987 Le cinéma dans les yeux
Herself
 
1980 Il était une fois: Le gala de l'union des artistes (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1962 Forever My Love
Princess Elisabeth
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Print ads for Lux soap, West Germany (1972-73).

Publicity Listings:

6 Biographical Movies  | 20 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 8 Articles  | 84 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Romy Albach-Retty | Rosemarie Magdalena Schneider | Romy Schneider-Albach

Height:

5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I have the feeling that I was born in Vienna in order to live in Paris. See more »

Trivia:

24 November 2006: Ranked #3 in a survey by network ZDF searching Germany's all-time favorite actor, which made her the highest ranked woman. See more »

Nickname:

Puppele See more »

Star Sign:

Libra