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Simone Signoret (Simone Kaminker)
actress
Born: 3/25/1921
Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany
Signoret began her acting career as an extra in French films during World War II. With a style that blends intelligence and sensuality, she eventually achieved international fame for her role in the British film Room at the Top (1959), for which she won an Academy Award . She was nominated again for her performance in Ship of Fools (1965). Her second husband was the actor/singer Yves Montand, and they costarred in numerous films. She made her last screen appearance in L'Etoile du Nord (1982). Died: 9/30/1985
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- Yves Montand - Biography of Yves Montand, Star of The Wages of Fear
- 1959 Cannes Film Festival - 1959 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Black Orpheus, Marcel Camus (France) Special Jury Prize ...
- Les Diaboliques - Starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard
- Casque D'or (1952) - Starring Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin, Raymond Bussières, Gaston Modot
- Room at the Top (1959) - Starring Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Donald Houston, Donald Wolfit
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