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Birth Name: Rosemarie Magdalena Albach
Date of Birth: 23 September, 1938
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria, German Reich (now Austria)
Date of Death: 29 May, 1982
Place of Death: Paris, France
Ethnicity: German, Austrian
Romy Schneider was an Austrian-German-French actress. She was known for her roles in the films When the White Lilacs Bloom Again , Fireworks (1954), Victoria in Dover , The Last Man , Sissi (1955), Kitty and the Great Big World , Sissi – The Young Empress , The Girl and the Legend , Love from Paris , Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress , Scampolo , Mädchen in Uniform , Christine , Eva (1958), An Angel on Wheels , Magnificent Sinner , Boccaccio ’70 , Le Combat dans l’île , The Trial (1962), The Victors , The Cardinal (1963), Good Neighbor Sam , Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno , What’s New Pussycat? , 10:30 P.M. Summer , Is Paris Burning? , La Voleuse , Triple Cross (1966), La Piscine , Otley , The Things of Life , My Lover, My Son ; Bloomfield , Lady Caliph , Max et les ferrailleurs , The Assassination of Trotsky , César and Rosalie , Ludwig , The Train (1973), Love at the Top , The Infernal Trio , That Most Important Thing: Love , Innocents with Dirty Hands , Le vieux fusil , Mado , A Woman at Her Window , Group Portrait with a Lady , A Simple Story (1978), Bloodline (1979), Womanlight , Death Watch , The Lady Banker , Fantasma d’amore , Garde à Vue , and The Passerby (1982). She was also known as Romy Schneider-Albach.
Romy was the daughter of actress and singer Magda Schneider (born Magdalena Maria Schneider) and actor Wolf Albach-Retty (born Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach Retty). Her father was born in Vienna, and was a leading actor in Vienna’s Volkstheater. Her mother was born in Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire, and was a prominent musical film actress. Her paternal grandmother was theatre actress Rosa Albach-Retty. Her father was a patron member of the SS, and a member of the Nazi Party. Her mother associated with Adolf Hitler. She was partly raised on the country estate Mariengrund, in Schönau am Königssee, Germany, with her maternal grandparents; and attended private school at Castle Goldenstein, near Salzburg. Romy later became a French citizen.
Romy had a son with her former husband, German director and actor Harry Meyen; and a daughter, French actress Sarah Biasini , with her former husband, French journalist, realtor, scriptwriter, and secretary Daniel Biasini.
Romy’s paternal grandfather was named Karl Walter Albach. Karl was an officer of the kaiserlich und königlich.
Romy’s paternal grandmother was Rosa Albach-Retty (born Rosa Clara Franziska Helene Retty, the daughter of Rudolf Retty and Maria Katharina/Käthe Schaeffer). Rosa was born in Hanau, Darmstadt, Hesse-Nassau, German Empire. Rudolf Retty was an actor and director.
Romy’s maternal grandfather was Franz Xaver/Xaverius Schneider (the son of Thomas Schneider and Anna Gutesam).
Romy’s maternal grandmother was named Maria Magdalena Meier-Hörmann.
Sources: Genealogies of Romy Schneider – https://www.geni.com https://www.findagrave.com