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Romy Schneider

Birth Name:
Rosemarie Magdelena Albach-Retty
Birth Place:
Vienna, Austria
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Romy Schneider

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
  • She and her "Sissi" co-star Karlheiz Böhm became close friends while filming
  • The tabloid Bild ranked her No․ 1 in their list of "50 Most Beautiful Germans Ever" in 2005

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
  • 1963Etoile de Cristal - Best Foreign Actress (Meilleure actrice étrangère):Winner
  • 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 ActressWinner
  • 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 DavidWinner
  • 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
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