She is mainly remembered today as actress Romy Schneider 's paternal grandmother .
Rosa Albach - Retty ( 26 December 1874 -- 26 August 1980 ) was a German - born Austrian movie and stage actress .
Rosa Albach - Retty is mainly remembered today as actress Romy Schneider 's paternal grandmother .
Rosa Albach - Retty ( 26 December 1874 -- 26 August 1980 ) was a German - born Austrian movie and stage actress .