Romy Schneider (; born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach; 23 September 1938 – 29 May 1982) was a German-French actress. She began her career in the German genre in the early 1950s when she was 15. From 1955 to 1957, she played the central character of

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in the Austrian '' Sissi'' trilogy, and later reprised the role in a more mature version in

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's ''

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'' (1973). Schneider moved to France, where she made successful and critically acclaimed films with some of the most notable film directors of that era.

Early life

Schneider was born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach in

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, six months after the ''

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'' of Austria into

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, to actors

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and Wolf Albach-Retty. Her paternal grandmother, Rosa Albach-Retty, was also an actress. Schneider's mother was German while her father was Austrian. Four weeks after Romy's birth, the parents brought her to

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in Germany where she and later her brother Wolf-Dieter (born 1941) grew up with their grandparents Franz Xaver and Maria Schneider on the country estate . In her first year, Romy was cared for by a governess. Her parents were very rarely present due to their acting engagements. In 1943, they separated and were divorced in 1945. In September 1944, Schneider was enrolled in the elementary school of Schönau and from July 1949 she attended the girls' boarding school at , a private secondary school of the Augustinian

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es of the Congregation of

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in Elsbethen near Salzburg. Already during her schooldays, she discovered her passion for acting which is why she was often on stage at theatrical performances at the residential school. In her diary entry of 10 June 1952, she wrote: "If it were up to me, I would immediately become an actress. ... Every time I see a nice movie, my first thoughts are about the idea: I definitely have to become an actress. Yes! I have to!" On 12 July 1953, she left the residential school Goldenstein with the degree of ''

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''. After the summer holidays, she moved to Cologne to join her mother who lived there with the restaurateur and entrepreneur . After her parents' divorce in 1945, Magda took charge of Romy and her brother Wolf-Dieter, eventually supervising the young girl's career, often appearing alongside her daughter. Her career was also overseen by her stepfather Blatzheim who, Schneider indicated, had an unhealthy interest in her.

Early career

Romy Schneider's first film, made when she was 15, was '' When the White Lilacs Bloom Again'' (1953), credited as Romy Schneider-Albach. In 1954, Schneider, for the first time, portrayed a royal, playing a young

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in the Austrian film ''Mädchenjahre einer Königin'' (known in the U.S. as ''The Story of Vickie'' and in Britain as ''Victoria in Dover''). Schneider's breakthrough came with her portrayal of

in the romantic biopic '' Sissi'' (1955) and its two sequels, '' Sissi – The Young Empress'' (1956) and '' Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress'' (1957), all with Karlheinz Böhm, who became a close friend. Less stereotypical films during this busy period include '' The Girl and the Legend'' (1957), working with a young

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, and '' Monpti'' (1957), directed by

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, again with Buchholz. Romy Schneider in 1965

Schneider soon starred in '' Christine'' (1958), a

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's 1933 film '' Liebelei'' (in which her mother Magda Schneider had played the same role). It was during the filming of ''Christine'' that Schneider fell in love with French actor Alain Delon who co-starred in the movie. She left Germany to join him in Paris, and they announced their engagement in 1959. Schneider decided to live and to work in France, slowly gaining the interest of film directors such as

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for ''

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'' (1962), based on

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's ''

''. She was also introduced to

. Under Visconti's direction, she gave performances in the Théâtre Moderne as Annabella (and Delon as Giovanni) in

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's stage play '' 'Tis Pity She's a Whore'' (1961), and in the film '' Boccaccio '70'' (segment: "The Job"). In 1962, Schneider played Anna in

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's production of

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's play ''

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'', also at the Théâtre Moderne. A brief stint in

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included a starring role in '' Good Neighbor Sam'' (1964), a

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with

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, and ''

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'' (1965), in which Schneider co-starred with

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, and

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Schneider and Delon decided to separate in December 1963, although they remained close life-long friends. They continued to work together in such films as '' La Piscine'' (''The Swimming Pool'', 1968) and ''

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'' (1972).

Later career

Schneider continued to work in France during the 1970s, most notably with director Claude Sautet on five films. Their first collaboration, '' The Things of Life'' (''Les choses de la vie'', 1970) featuring

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, made Schneider an icon in France. The three collaborated again for the noir thriller '' Max et les ferrailleurs'' (''Max and the Junkmen'', 1971), and she appeared with

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in Sautet's '' César et Rosalie'' (1972). ''

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'' wrote 1971: "Forty years after Greta and

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, fifteen years after Marilyn, the screen again has a great star." Schneider portrayed a more mature and realistic Elisabeth of Austria in ''

'' (1973), Visconti's film about the life of King

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. "Sissi sticks to me just like oatmeal", Schneider once said. Other successes from this period included '' Le Train'' (1973),

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's thriller '' Innocents with Dirty Hands'' (''Les innocents aux mains sales'', 1975) with

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, and '' Le vieux fusil'' (1975). The gritty '' That Most Important Thing: Love'' (''L'important c'est d'aimer'', 1974) garnered her first

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(France's equivalent of the Oscar), a feat she repeated five years later, in her last collaboration with Sautet, for '' A Simple Story'' (''Une histoire simple'', 1978). On 30 October 1974, Schneider created one of the most memorable moments on German television. She was the second guest on Dietmar Schönherr's talk show ' (''The Later the Evening'') when she, after a rather terse interview, remarked passionately to the last guest, bank robber and author Burkhard Driest: "Sie gefallen mir. Sie gefallen mir sehr." (I like you. I like you a lot.) She also acted in ''

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'' (1974) with

, and in '' Garde à vue'' (1981) with

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and

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. An unpleasant incident occurred during this period with leading German film director

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, who wanted to cast her as the lead in his film '' The Marriage of Maria Braun'' (1979). Negotiations broke down when he called Schneider a "dumb cow", to which she responded by declaring she would never work with such a "beast". Fassbinder cast Hanna Schygulla instead, reviving his professional association with an actress to whom he had also been offensive. Schneider starred in

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's '' Death Watch'' (''La mort en direct'', 1980), playing a dying woman whose last days are watched on national television via a camera implanted in the brain of a journalist (

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). It is based on David G. Compton's novel. Schneider's last film was '' La Passante du Sans-Souci'' (''The Passerby'', 1982).

Personal life

Following the end of her relationship with Delon, Schneider married German director and actor Harry Meyen in July 1966; they later divorced. The couple had a son, David Christopher (1966–1981). In July 1981, David died at the age of 14 after attempting to climb the spiked fence at his stepfather's parents' home and puncturing his

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in the process. She had love affairs with

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(1964) and actor Bruno Ganz (early 1970s). She had a brief affair with

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while filming ''The Train'' (1973). She also had in 1974 a brief affair with

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while filming ''That Most Important Thing: Love''. Schneider appeared as one of 28 women under the banner " We've had abortions!" (german: Wir haben abgetrieben!, link=no) on the cover page of the West German magazine ''

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'' on 6 June 1971. In that issue, 374 women publicly stated that they had had pregnancies terminated which at that time was illegal. In 1975, Schneider married , her private secretary; they divorced in 1981. Their daughter,

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, is an actress. Her last romantic partner was film producer (born 1949). In her 2018 biography ''Romy Schneider intime'',

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revealed that Schneider confided to her that she had sexual relationships with women and was deeply in love with her close friend Simone Signoret.

Death

Schneider began drinking alcohol excessively after her son's death. However, Schneider's friend and sister of Laurent Pétin, Claude Pétin, said that she no longer drank at the time of her death and that she is convinced it was a natural death."Romy Schneider a fini ses jours avec Laurent Pétin, son dernier amour"
by Salomé Gegout, ', 24 September 2020 (in French). Schneider was found dead in her Paris apartment on 29 May 1982. The

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declared that she died from

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. Claude Pétin said that Schneider's cardiac arrest was due to a weakened heart caused by a kidney operation she had months before. Her tombstone at

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, Jean Rochefort, . Shortly afterwards, Alain Delon arranged for her son David to be buried in the same grave.

Enduring popularity

The French journalist Eugène Moineau initiated in 1984 the Prix Romy Schneider. It is one of the most prestigious awards for upcoming actresses in the French film industry, and is given by a jury each year in Paris in conjunction with the

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(formerly the Prix Jean Gabin). In 1990, the Austrian newspaper ''

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'' created the Romy TV Award in honour of Schneider. In 2003, she was voted 78th on the list of the greatest Germans in the German TV program Unsere Besten (the German version of 100 Greatest Britons)—the second-highest ranked actress (

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was 50th) on that list. Until 2002, the

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service IC 535 from Wien Südbahnhof to

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was named "Romy Schneider". A movie about Schneider's life, titled ''Eine Frau wie Romy/Une femme comme Romy'' (''A Woman Like Romy''), was planned by Warner Bros. for 2009; Schneider's role was going to be played by

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. The project was cancelled in July 2009. A musical about Schneider, ''Romy – Die Welt aus Gold'' (''Romy – The Golden World'') was premiered in 2009 at the Theater

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. In November 2009, the ARD broadcast the feature film ' with Jessica Schwarz in the title role. The film '' 3 Days in Quiberon'' (2018) by Emily Atef describes a 1981 episode in Schneider's life in the French town of Quiberon. On 23 September 2020,

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celebrated her 82nd birthday with a

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in Germany, France, Austria, Iceland and Ukraine. The culture broadcaster

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dedicated a documentary to Romy Schneider and Alain Delon: ''Romy and Alain – The Eternal Betrothed'', 2022.

Filmography

Awards

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: 1957 nominated for '' Sissi'' * Bravo Otto **1957: Bronze **1958: Gold **1959: Silver **1971: Silver **1972: Bronze **1977: Bronze *: 1963 as Best Foreign Actress for ''

'' * Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama: 1963 nominated for '' The Cardinal'' *

César Award for Best Actress The César Award for Best Actress (french: César de la meilleure actrice, link=no) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

: won for '' L'important c'est d'aimer'' **

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...

: nominated for '' Une femme à sa fenêtre'' **

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: won for ''

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'' **

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

: nominated for ''

Clair de femme ''Clair de femme'' is a 1977 novel by Romain Gary. the basis for the 1979 French film ''Womanlight'' directed by Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a G ...

'' **

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...

: nominated for '' La Passante du Sans-Souci'' *

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Best Actress: 1977 for ''

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'' * Premio David di Donatello: 1979 Lifetime Achievement *

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: Honorary César

Awards named after Romy Schneider

* Prix Romy Schneider, French film award established in 1984 * Romy, Austrian award established in 1990

References

External links

*
Romy Schneider
at the German Dubbing Card Index {{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Romy 1938 births 1982 deaths 20th-century French actresses 20th-century German actresses Best Actress César Award winners Best Actress German Film Award winners César Honorary Award recipients French film actresses French stage actresses German film actresses German people of Austrian descent Actresses from Vienna French people of Austrian descent French people of German descent German emigrants to France