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Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Actor · Died May 29, 1982, aged 43 · Vienna, Austria

Romy Schneider (born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach, September 23, 1938 – May 29, 1982) was a German-French actress. She began her career in the German heimatfilm genre in the early 1950s when she was 15. From 1955 to 1957, she played the central character of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the Austrian Sissi trilogy, and later reprised the role in a more mature version in Visconti's Ludwig (1973). Schneider moved to France, where she made successful and critically acclaimed films with some of the most notable film directors of that era. Schneider died from cardiac arrest due to a weakened heart caused by a kidney operation she had had months before. From Wikipedia.

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Born
September 23, 1938
Died
May 29, 1982 (aged 43)
From
Vienna, Austria
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Romy Schneider's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
20%
Self
16%
Power
14%
Survival
12%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love20 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 10 · Dark 21

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 18 · Intense 13

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 23 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 21

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 21 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 30
Shapeshifter
7 of 30
Ally
4 of 30
Mentor
2 of 30
Herald
1 of 30
Trickster
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
22
Romantic
12
Warm
10
Contemplative
7
Other
30

How their films linger

Bittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic12
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Romy Schneider's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Romy Schneider's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

69 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 51 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable(2022)

    Actor

  • Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Sisi... und ich erzähle euch die Wahrheit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sisi (archive footage)

  • Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno(2009)

    as Odette (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • All About My Mother(1999)

    In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Passerby(1982)

    as Elsa Wiener / Lina Baumstein

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Grilling(1981)

    as Chantal Martinaud

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Fantasma d'amore(1981)

    as Anna Brigatti Zighi

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Ludwig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · as Elisabeth of Austria

  • La banquière(1980)

    as Emma Eckhert

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Death Watch(1980)

    as Katherine Mortenhoe

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Womanlight(1979)

    as Lydia Tovalski

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bloodline(1979)

    as Helene Martin

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Marie

  • Group Portrait with a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Leni Gruyten

  • Tausend Lieder ohne Ton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Die Geliebte

  • A Woman at Her Window(1976)

    as Margot Santorini

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Hélène

  • The Old Gun(1975)

    as Clara Dandieu

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Hands(1975)

    as Julie Wormser

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • That Most Important Thing: Love(1975)

    as Nadine Chevalier

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Infernal Trio(1974)

    as Philomena Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Love at the Top(1974)

    as Roberte Groult

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Un amour de pluie(1974)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Train(1973)

    as Anna Kupfer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ludwig(1973)

    as Elisabeth of Austria

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Cesar & Rosalie(1972)

    as Rosalie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Assassination of Trotsky(1972)

    as Gita Samuels

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Max and the Junkmen(1971)

    as Julia Anna 'Lily' Ackermann

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lady Caliph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as La Califfa

  • Bloomfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Nora

  • The Sensuous Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Marina

  • My Lover, My Son(1970)

    as Francesca Anderson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Things of Life(1970)

    as Hélène

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Otley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Imogen

  • The Swimming Pool(1969)

    as Marianne

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Triple Cross(1966)

    as Helga Lindstrom (The Countess)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 10:30 P.M. Summer(1966)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • La Voleuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Julia Kreuz

  • What's New Pussycat(1965)

    as Carole Werner

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Love at Sea(1965)

    as The Star

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Good Neighbor Sam(1964)

    as Janet Lagerlof

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Cardinal(1963)

    as Annemarie von Hartman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Victors(1963)

    as Regine

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Trial(1962)

    as Leni

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Le Combat dans l'île (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Anne

  • Forever My Love(1962)

    as Princess Elizsabeth (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Boccaccio '70(1962)

    as Pupe (segment "Il lavoro")

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Die Sendung der Lysistrata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Myrrhine / Uschi Hellwig

  • Purple Noon(1960)

    as Freddy's Companion (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Adorable Sinner(1959)

    as Katia

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Die schöne Lügnerin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Fanny Emmetsrieder

  • An Angel on Wheels(1959)

    as Line / The Angel

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Die Halbzarte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Nicole Dassau

  • Christine(1958)

    as Christine Weiring

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mädchen in Uniform(1958)

    as Manuela von Meinhardis

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Scampolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Scampolo

  • Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress(1957)

    as Empress Elisabeth

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Monpti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Anne-Claire Jouvain

  • The Girl and the Legend(1957)

    as Maud Cantley

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin(1956)

    as Empress Elisabeth

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kitty and the Great Big World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kitty Dupont

  • Sissi(1955)

    as Princess Elisabeth

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Niddy Hövelmann

  • Die Deutschmeister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Constanze " Stanzi " Hübner

  • The Story of Vickie(1954)

    as Princess Victoria / Queen Victoria

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fireworks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Anna Oberholzer

  • When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Evchen Forster

  • Louis Dufay, la couleur et l'Héliophore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles, 68 of them dated from 1953 to 2022; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

Bloodline (1979)

$8.2M worldwide

Highest rated

The Grilling (1981)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Swimming Pool (1969)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19532022

Peak 1974 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1954Screen debut· The Story of Vickie
  • 1954First top-billed film· The Story of Vickie
  • 1955Breakout· Sissi

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting68 of 69: 68 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew1 of 69: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s18 · acting1960s16 · acting1970s23 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s1 · crew2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 45% of 44 roles
545964697479

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Romy Schneider's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of the 44 of 45 with a score; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

My Lover, My Son (1970)

70th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Purple Noon (1960)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Romy Schneider's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity8 titles23–62 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Romy Schneider work with?

People who share at least 2 of Romy Schneider's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Magda Schneider shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers