Romy Schneider was born in Vienna, Austria, on September 23, 1938, was a German-French actress. Young Romy Schneider first started her acting career in the German Heimatfilm genre films, at the age of 15. She made her big screen debut in German drama film When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht) (1953) in role as Evchen Förster. She got her television debut in comedy film Die Sendung der Lysistrata (1961) in role as Myrrhine / Uschi. Romy breakthrough performance came as Sissi in Austrian biography film Sissi (1955), for which she was nominated for the Bambi Award for Best Actress - National.
Romy Schneider height was 5' 3¾" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 162 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 104 іn pоunds or 47 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements was bust-waist-hip 33-24-33 in inches or 84-61-84 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 32B with cup size B.
Romy Schneider
Photo: Unknown (Mondadori Publisher), published in magazine Bolero / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
September 23, 1938
Died:
May 29, 1982
Nationality:
Germany - France
Sun Sign:
Libra
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Green
Height:
5 ft 3¾ in | 162 cm
Weight:
47 kg | 104 lbs
Body Measurements:
33-24-33 in | 84-61-84 cm
Bra Size:
32B
Shoe Size:
7.5 US | 38 EU
She played Sissi in Sissi film trilogy Sissi (1955), The Young Empress (Die junge Kaiserin) (1956) and Fateful Years of an Empress (Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin) (1957).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama for her role as Annemarie von Hartman in drama film The Cardinal (1963).
She won the César Awards for Best Actress for That Most Important Thing: Love (L'important c'est d'aimer) (1975) as Nadine Chevalier, and A Simple Story (Une histoire simple) (1978) as Marie.
She was nominated for the César Awards for Best Actress for A Woman at Her Window (Une femme à sa fenêtre) (1976) as Margot (Santorini), Womanlight (Clair de femme) (1979) as Lydia Tovalski, and The Passerby (La Passante du Sans-Souci) (1982) as Elsa Wiener / Lina Baumstein.
The Trial (1962) - Leni
What's New Pussycat (1965) - Carole Werner
The Swimming Pool (La Piscine) (1969) - Marianne
Good Neighbor Sam (1964) - Janet Lagerlof
The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) - Gita Samuels
Death Watch (1980) - Katherine Mortenhoe
She guest starred in sketch comedy television program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969).
Attended Schönau’s elementary school.
Studied at Castle Goldenstein in Elsbethen.
Had younger brother, Wolf-Dieter.
Had German and Austrian ancestry.
She won the David di Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award in 1979.
Received the Honorary César Award in 2008.
Was good friends with German politician Willy Brandt and French actor Jean-Claude Brialy.
Romy died on May 29, 1982, 7th arrondissement, Paris, at the age of 43.
She was married to:
Harry Meyen (1966-1975) they had a son, David Christopher
Daniel Biasini (1975-1981) they had a daughter, Sarah Magdalena
She was engaged to French actor Alain Delon (1959-1963).