Romy Schneider.

born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach in Nazi-era Vienna, six months after the Anschluss, into a family of actors that included her paternal grandmother Rosa Albach-Retty, her Austrian father Wolf Albach-Retty and her German mother Magda Schneider. Romy Schneider's first film, made when she was 15, was Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht (When the White Lilacs Bloom Again) in 1953, credited as Romy Schneider-Albach. She starred the portrayal of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, in the romantic biopic Sissi (1955), Sissi – The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress (1957). She was found dead in her apartment in Paris on 29 May 1982. She had died from cardiac arrest.

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Romy Schneider

Le mythe autour de l’actrice franco-allemande Romy Schneider (1938-1982), dont on célèbre le 29 mai le 30e anniversaire de la mort, reste intact en Autriche, en Allemagne et en France, les trois pays qui ont marqué l’ensemble de sa vie et de son oeuvre.

29th May marks the 30th anniversary of screen legend Romy Schneider’s death.

The Austrian-born German actress bemoaned her roles in Germany and went to Paris to play women who did justice to her acting abilities and expectations. She settled in France at the beginning of the 1970s, where she advanced to be one of the biggest stars of French cinema. She won several awards and made films with nearly all the great directors and actors of that period.