The Prix Romy Schneider (Romy Schneider Award) is awarded annually to a young and upcoming actress working in the

French film industry The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe, with prima ...

. It is named after the actress

Romy Schneider Rosemarie Magdalena Albach (23 September 1938 – 29 May 1982), known professionally as Romy Schneider (), was a German and French actress. She is regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time and became a cult figure due to ...

(1938–1982). The prize is awarded by a jury each year in Paris in conjunction with its male counterpart, the Prix Patrick Dewaere (until 2006 the Prix Jean Gabin).

Recipients

In 1994, the German actress

Sandra Speichert Sandra Speichert (born 22 January 1971) is a German actress. She performed in more than forty films since 1992, along with a number of theatrical performances. Selected filmography Awards * Prix Romy Schneider, Paris, France (1994) * United ...

was the first non-French – and so far the only German – recipient. The youngest recipient was

Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model and actress. Paradis became a star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single " Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's highest ho ...

(17 years old in 1990), the oldest

Marie-Josée Croze Marie-Josée Croze (; born February 23, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She also holds French nationality, which she obtained in December 2012. Early life Croze was born in Montreal, Quebec, was adopted, and grew up in Longueuil with four other c ...

(40 years old in 2010).

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romy Schneider, Prix French film awards Awards established in 1984 Romy Schneider