History Creator / RomySchneider

On May 29, 1982, she was found dead in her flat in Paris, she was 43. The cause was a heart attack, which was probably caused by a weakened heart due to drug abuse and distress from the loss of her son.

* FanservicePack: She started her career as a teenage actress in TheFifties, so she had the image of a pure and innocent girl. In TheSixties, after her return to France, she broke with this image and progressively became MsFanservice. For example, in ''Film/LaPiscine'' (1969), she is wearing swimsuits during most of the film.

** She played in two films with her then-lover Creator/AlainDelon: ''Christine'' (1958) and ''Film/PurpleNoon'' (1960). In 1969, she co-starred with him again in ''Film/LaPiscine'', but they were not in a relationship anymore by that time.

* [[invoked]]RomanceOnTheSet: Happened with Creator/AlainDelon during the filming of ''Christine'' (1958), with Creator/JeanLouisTrintignant during the filming of ''The Train'' (1973), with Jacques Dutronc during the filming of ''That Most Important Thing: Love'' (1975).

Romy Schneider (born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach; September 23, 1938 – May 29, 1982) was a German-French actress.

* ''Film/{{Sissi|1955}}'' (1955)

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[[caption-width-right:300:Her life was not a FairyTale.]]

In 1955, she [[StarMakingRole became a star]] with her role as Elisabeth of Wittelsbach aka "Sisi", later [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary]], in an Austrian {{Biopic}} (which would have two sequels). In 1959, she moved to UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} to live with her then-lover Creator/AlainDelon, who she [[RomanceOnTheSet fell in love with during the filming of]] the 1958 French-Italian film ''Christine''. In 1962, she moved to Hollywood, where she appeared in ''The Cardinal'', by Creator/OttoPreminger and ''Good Neighbor Sam'', by David Swift. In 1963, we went back to Paris after Delon broke up with her. In 1966, she married Harry Meyen, a German actor and director. She moved to UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}} and gave birth to David, her first child, in the same year. In 1972, she broke up with Meyen (who hanged himself in 1979).

On May 29, 1982, she was found dead in her flat in Paris, she was 43. The cause was a heart attack, which was probably caused by a weakened heart due to drug abuse and distress from loss of her son.

In 1955, she [[StarMakingRole became a star]] with her role as Elisabeth of Wittelsbach aka "Sisi", later [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary]], in an Austrian {{Biopic}} (which would have two sequels). In 1959, she moved to UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} to live with her then-lover Creator/AlainDelon, who she [[RomanceOnTheSet fell in love with during the filming of]] the 1958 French-Italian film ''Christine''. In 1962, she moved to Hollywood, where she appeared in ''The Cardinal'', by Creator/OttoPreminger and ''Good Neighbor Sam'', by David Swift. In 1963, we went back to Paris after Delon broke up with her. In 1966, she married Harry Meyen, a German actor and director. She moved to UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}} and gave birth to David, her first child, in the same year. In 1972, she broke up with Meyen.

In 1974, she had a breakdown. From this point on, she progressively became addicted to drugs and alcohol. In 1975 she married her secretary Daniel Biasini and in 1977 she had a second child, Sarah Biasini, who became an actress. In 1981 she got divorced again. That same year, David, her 14-year-old son, died accidentally as the result of a fall (impaling himself on spiked gates), which devastated her. Her distress was an object of attention of the media, and some paparazzi even pretended to be nurses to photograph the dead body of her son.

On May 29, 1982, she was found dead in her flat in Paris, she was 43. The cause was a heart attack, which was probably caused by a weakened heart due to drug abuse and the loss of her son.

On May 29, 1982, her dead body was found in her flat in Paris. Her untimely death at 43 from a heart attack was probably caused by a weakened heart due to drug abuse.

She was born in UsefulNotes/{{Vienna}}, UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} (which was part of [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany Germany]] at that time), to a German mother and an Austrian father. Her parents were both actors. She grew up in Germany and started her career there in 1953.

She was born in UsefulNotes/{{Vienna}}, UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} (which was part of UsefulNotes/NaziGermany at that time), to a German mother and an Austrian father. Her parents were both actors. She grew up in Germany and started her career there in 1953.

In 1974, she had a breakdown. From this point on, she progressively became addicted to drugs and alcohol. In 1975 she married her secretary and in 1977 she had a second child, Sarah Biasini, who became an actress. In 1981 she got divorced again. That same year, David, her 14-year-old son, died accidentally as the result of a fall (impaling himself on spiked gates), which devastated her. Her distress was an object of attention of the media, and some paparazzi even pretended to be nurses to photograph the dead body of her son.

On May 29, 1982, her dead body was found in her flat in Paris. Her untimely death at 43 was probably caused by drug abuse.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/romy_schneider_1955.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Her life was not a FairyTale.]]

In 1974, she had a breakdown. From this point on, she progressively became addicted to drugs and alcohol. In 1975 she married her secretary and in 1977 she had a second child, Sarah Biasini, who became an actress. In 1981 she got divorced again. That same year, David, her 14-year-old son, died accidentally as the result of a fall, which devastated her. Her distress was an object of attention of the media, and some paparazzi even pretended to be nurses to photograph the dead body of her son.