Rosemary Magdalena Albach is popularly known as Romy Schneider was a German-French actress. She was born on September 23, 1938, in Vienna, Austria to Wolf Albach-Retty and Magda Schneider.
Romy Schneider was enrolled in the elementary school of Schonau and attended the girl’s residential school at Cattle Goldenstein. In her school days, she discovered her passion for acting, which is why she was often on stage at theatrical performances at the residential school.
Romy’s first film was made when she was 15, the movie was titled When the White Lilacs Bloom Again in 1953. She rose to fame when she portrayed the character of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, in the romantic biopic Sissi. Her brief stint in Hollywood included a starring role in Good Neighbor Same, a comedy with Jack Lemmon.
Son
Following the end of her relationship with Delon, Romy married German director and actor Harry Meyen in July 1996. The couple had a son, David Christopher. He sies at the age of 14 after attempting to climb the spiked fence at his step-father’s parent home and puncturing his femoral artery in the process.
Movies
Romy Schneider starred in many movies including, Sissi, The Swimming Pool, The Things of Life, Cesar and Rosalie, Girls in Uniform and many others.
Cause Of Death
Romy Schneider was found dead in her Paris apartment on May 29, 1982. The examining magistrate Laurent Devenas declared that she died from Cardiac arrest.
Alain Delon
Alain Delon was in a relationship with Romy Schneider. The relationship between them lasted five years.