The Prix Romy Schneider (Romy Schneider Award) is awarded annually to a young and upcoming actress working in the

French film industry French cinema consists of the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe; with primary inf ...

. It is named after the actress

Romy Schneider 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 chara ...

(1938–1982). The prize is awarded by a jury each year in Paris in conjunction with its male counterpart, the Prix Patrick Dewaere (until 2006 the Prix Jean Gabin).

Recipients

In 1994, the German actress

Sandra Speichert Sandra Speichert (born 22 January 1971) is a German actress. She performed in more than forty films since 1992, along with a number of theatrical performances. Selected filmography Awards * Prix Romy Schneider, Paris, France (1994) * United C ...

was the first non-French – and so far the only German – recipient. The youngest recipient was

Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's hig ...

(17 years old in 1990), the oldest

Marie-Josée Croze Marie-Josée Croze (; born February 23, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She also holds French citizenship, which she obtained in December 2012. Early life Croze was born in Montreal, Quebec, was adopted, and grew up in Longueuil with four other ch ...

(40 years old in 2010).

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romy Schneider, Prix French film awards Awards established in 1984 Romy Schneider