Romy Schneider (born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach, 23 September 1938 – 29 May 1982) was a German-French actress. She began her career in the German heimatfilm genre in the early 1950s when she was 15. From 1955 to 1957, she played the central character of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the Austrian Sissi trilogy, and later reprised the role in a more mature version in Visconti's Ludwig (1973). Schneider moved to France, where she made successful and critically acclaimed films with some of the most notable film directors of that era.
Known For
The Trial
(1962)
Leni
The Swimming Pool
(1969)
Marianne
Sissi
(1955)
Princess Elisabeth
Sissi: The Young Empress
(1956)
Empress Elisabeth
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
(1957)
Empress Elisabeth
Boccaccio '70
(1962)
Pupe (segment "Il lavoro")
Purple Noon
(1960)
Freddy's Companion (uncredited)
What's New Pussycat?
(1965)
Carole Werner
Cesar and Rosalie
(1972)
Rosalie
Max and the Junkmen
(1971)
Julia Anna 'Lily' Ackermann
Triple Cross
(1966)
Helga Lindstrom (The Countess)
Death Watch
(1980)
Katherine Mortenhoe
Ludwig
(1973)
Elisabeth of Austria
The Things of Life
(1970)
Hélène
The Old Gun
(1975)
Clara Dandieu
The Passerby
(1982)
Elsa Wiener / Lina Baumstein
Full Filmography
Acting
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again
(1953)
Evchen Forster
Fireworks
(1954)
Anna Oberholzer
The Story of Vickie
(1954)
Princess Victoria / Queen Victoria
Sissi
(1955)
Princess Elisabeth
Die Deutschmeister
(1955)
Constanze " Stanzi " Hübner
Der letzte Mann
(1955)
Niddy Hoevelmann
Sissi: The Young Empress
(1956)
Empress Elisabeth
Kitty and the Great Big World
(1956)
Kitty Dupont
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
(1957)
Empress Elisabeth
Monpti
(1957)
Anne-Claire Jouvain
The Girl and the Legend
(1957)
Maud Cantley
Girls in Uniform
(1958)
Manuela von Meinhardis
Christine
(1958)
Christine Weiring
Scampolo
(1958)
Scampolo
Die Halbzarte
(1959)
Nicole Dassau
An Angel on Wheels
(1959)
Line
Katia
(1959)
Katia
Die schöne Lügnerin
(1959)
Fanny Emmetsrieder
Purple Noon
(1960)
Freddy's Companion (uncredited)
Die Sendung der Lysistrata
(1961)
Myrrhine / Uschi Hellwig
The Trial
(1962)
Leni
Le Combat dans l’île
(1962)
Anne
Boccaccio '70
(1962)
Pupe (segment "Il lavoro")
Sissi - Forever My Love
(1962)
Princess Elizsabeth (archive footage)
The Cardinal
(1963)
Annemarie von Hartman
The Victors
(1963)
Regine
Good Neighbor Sam
(1964)
Janet Lagerlof
What's New Pussycat?
(1965)
Carole Werner
10:30 P.M. Summer
(1966)
Claire
La Voleuse
(1966)
Julia Kreuz
Triple Cross
(1966)
Helga Lindstrom (The Countess)
Love at Sea
(1966)
The Star
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
(1967)
Self
Otley
(1969)
Imogen
The Swimming Pool
(1969)
Marianne
The Sensuous Assassin
(1970)
Marina
Bloomfield
(1970)
Nora
Lady Caliph
(1970)
La Califfa
The Things of Life
(1970)
Hélène
My Lover, My Son
(1970)
Francesca Anderson
Max and the Junkmen
(1971)
Julia Anna 'Lily' Ackermann
Cesar and Rosalie
(1972)
Rosalie
The Assassination of Trotsky
(1972)
Gita Samuels
Bailey on Visconti
(1972)
Self
The Last Train
(1973)
Anna Kupfer
Ludwig
(1973)
Elisabeth of Austria
The Infernal Trio
(1974)
Philomena Schmidt
Love at the Top
(1974)
Roberte Groult
Un amour de pluie
(1974)
Elizabeth
That Most Important Thing: Love
(1975)
Nadine Chevalier
Innocents with Dirty Hands
(1975)
Julie Wormser
The Old Gun
(1975)
Clara Dandieu
Mado
(1976)
Hélène
A Woman at Her Window
(1976)
Margot Santorini
Group Portrait with a Lady
(1977)
Leni Gruyten
Tausend Lieder ohne Ton
(1977)
Die Geliebte
A Simple Story
(1978)
Marie
Bloodline
(1979)
Helene Martin
Womanlight
(1979)
Lydia Tovalski
The Lady Banker
(1980)
Emma Eckhert
Death Watch
(1980)
Katherine Mortenhoe
The Inquisitor
(1981)
Chantal Martinaud
Ghost of Love
(1981)
Anna Brigatti Zighi
The Passerby
(1982)
Elsa Wiener / Lina Baumstein
Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
(2009)
Odette (archive footage)
Romy Schneider - Ein Nahaufnahme
(2009)
Self
They Saw Inferno
(2010)
Self
Sisi... und ich erzähle euch die Wahrheit
(2012)
Sisi (archive footage)
The Inferno Unseen
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
(2017)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Conversation with Romy Schneider
(2018)
Self (voice)
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Trintignant by Trintignant
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Undressing a Legacy
(2021)
Archival Footage
Romy, A Free Woman
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Romy: 40 ans après, ultimes confidences
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
(2022)
Self (Archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
(2023)
Self (archive footage)