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Romy Schneider Biography

Birth Name:Rosemarie Magdelena Albach-Retty

Birth Place:Vienna, Austria

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Her role in the film "That Most Important Thing: Love" in 1975 won her the Best Actress Award from the Taormina International Film Festival
  • She appeared in her first film at age 15, which was the German translation of "When the White Lilacs Bloom Again․"
  • Quote: "I am nothing in life, but everything on the screen․"
  • Quote: "I had the feeling that, very slowly, from film to film, more of my real self was emerging․"
  • After moving to France she starred in Orson Welles' "The Trial" in 1962
  • She appeared in a role of the French film "Is Paris Burning?" but her scene was eventually cut from the film
  • The tabloid Bild ranked her No․ 1 in their list of "50 Most Beautiful Germans Ever" in 2005
  • She and her "Sissi" co-star Karlheiz Böhm became close friends while filming

Awards

  • 1955Bambi-Best Actress - National: nominated
  • 1956Bambi-Best Actress - National: nominated
  • 1957Bambi-Best Actress - National: nominated
  • 1958Bambi-Best Actress - National: nominated
  • 1959Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle): nominated
  • 1964Golden Globe-Best Actress - Drama: nominated
  • 1973Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle): nominated
  • 1975Best Actress-: winner
  • 1976César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
  • 1977César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
  • 1977Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle): winner
  • 1979César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
  • 1979Special David-: winner
  • 1980César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
  • 1982Sant Jordi-Best Performance in a Foreign Film (Mejor Interpretación en Película Extranjera): winner
  • 1983César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
  • 1983Jupiter Award-Best International Actress: nominated