Following in Romy Schneider's footsteps in Paris, from a discreet apartment to a dedicated street

Romy Schneider, although originally from Austria, made France and Paris an essential part of her artistic and personal life. It was in the capital that she lived her last days, welcomed her loved ones, and lived through passions and tragedies.

By browsing through these addresses and tributes, the curious visitor enters a sensitive and fragile geography, that of an immense actress whom Paris accompanied to the end.

Who was Romy Schneider?

A luminous, complex actress, Romy Schneider embodies both the innocence of German cinema and the depth of French cinema. After her debut in Sissi, she emancipated herself in Paris, where she played her most poignant roles, often with Claude Sautet. Her life, marked by tragedy, linked her to the capital until her untimely death. She rests in peace near Paris, becoming one of the most beloved figures of European cinema.

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Places to visit in the footsteps of Romy Schneider in Paris

18 rue Berlioz (16ᵉ arr.). His residence between 1974 and 1980 with Daniel Biasini, his son David and his daughter Sarah. This address remains one of the few precisely identified in Paris during his years of active but discreet life, far from the bright lights of the film world.

11 rue Barbet de Jouy (7ᵉ arr.). It was in this modern building, close to the Invalides, that she lived with her partner Laurent Pétin and daughter Sarah, and it was here that she was found dead on May 29, 1982.

The cemetery at Boissy-sans-Avoir (Yvelines). Romy Schneider's grave is not in a large Parisian cemetery, but in a small rural cemetery in the Yvelines region. Away from the hustle and bustle of the media, she has been buried there since June 2, 1982, alongside her son David.

Rue Romy-Schneider (18ᵉ arr.). Rue Romy-Schneider is a thoroughfare created as part of the renovation of the Pajol sector. It links rue Philippe-de-Girard to rue Pajol and took its name in 2013.

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