Anouk Aimée
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Anouk Aimée is a French film actress. Aimée has appeared in 70 films since 1947. She began her film career in 1947 at age 14. In 1958 she portrayed the tragic artist Jeanne Hébuterne
in the film Les Amants de Montparnasse
. She appeared in La dolce vita
, 8½
and Jacques Demy
's Lola
.
She won the 1967 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress
for her role in the film that brought her international fame, A Man and a Woman
. She was awarded the Award for Best Actress at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
for her performance in Marco Bellocchio's Salto nel vuoto (Leap Into The Void), her co-star Michel Piccoli winning the Best Actor Prize.
(née Durand).
Her second husband (1951–54) was film director Nikos Papatakis, with whom she has a daughter Manuela born in 1952. From 1970 to 1978, she was married to the British actor Albert Finney
.
Jeanne Hébuterne
Jeanne Hébuterne was a French artist, best known as the frequent subject and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani.- Early life :...
in the film Les Amants de Montparnasse
Les Amants de Montparnasse
The Lovers of Montparnasse , also known as Montparnasse 19, is a 1958 French-Italian drama film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani who worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France.It was originally directed by Max Ophüls,...
. She appeared in La dolce vita
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita is a 1960 comedy-drama film written and directed by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a story of a passive journalist's week in Rome, and his search for both happiness and love that will never come...
, 8½
8½
8½ is a 1963 Italian fantasy film directed by Federico Fellini. Co-scripted by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous Italian film director...
and Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy
Jacques Demy was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterested in the formal experimentation of Alain Resnais, or the political agitation of Jean-Luc Godard, Demy instead created a self-contained fantasy world closer to that of François...
's Lola
Lola (1961 film)
Lola, is a 1961 film, the debut film directed by Jacques Demy as a tribute to director Max Ophüls and is described by Demy as a "musical without music". Anouk Aimée starred in the title role...
.
She won the 1967 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951...
and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
for her role in the film that brought her international fame, A Man and a Woman
A Man and a Woman
A Man and a Woman is a 1966 French film, written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, and directed by Lelouch. It is notable for its lush photography , which features frequent segues between full color, black-and-white, and sepia-toned shots, and for its memorable musical score by Francis Lai...
. She was awarded the Award for Best Actress at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
for her performance in Marco Bellocchio's Salto nel vuoto (Leap Into The Void), her co-star Michel Piccoli winning the Best Actor Prize.
Personal life
She was born Françoise Sorya Dreyfus in Paris, France, the daughter of actors Henri Murray (né Dreyfus) and Geneviève SoryaGeneviève Sorya
Geneviève Sorya, born Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand , daughter of André and Émilie Durand, was a French actress who was married to French actor Henry Murray with whom she had a daughter, actress Anouk Aimée.-External links:...
(née Durand).
Her second husband (1951–54) was film director Nikos Papatakis, with whom she has a daughter Manuela born in 1952. From 1970 to 1978, she was married to the British actor Albert Finney
Albert Finney
Albert Finney is an English actor. He achieved prominence in films in the early 1960s, and has maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television....
.
Filmography
- La Maison sous la mer (1947)
- Les amants de VéroneLes amants de VéroneLes amants de Vérone is a 1949 French film directed by André Cayatte and loosely based on the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. The film was a joint project of...
(1949) - Golden SalamanderGolden Salamander (film)Golden Salamander is a 1950 adventure film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Trevor Howard as an archaeologist in North Africa who runs afoul of a crime sydicate. It won an award at the 1950 Locarno International Film Festival...
(1950) - Anna - La Bergère et le ramoneur (1952)
- Le Rideau cramoisi (1952, by Alexandre AstrucAlexandre AstrucAlexandre Astruc is a French film critic and film director born 13 July 1923, in Paris .Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic...
) - Albertine - Les Mauvaises Rencontres (1955, by Alexandre AstrucAlexandre AstrucAlexandre Astruc is a French film critic and film director born 13 July 1923, in Paris .Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic...
) - Catherine - Ich suche DichIch suche DichIch suche Dich is a 1956 German film based on the play Jupiter Laughs by A. J. Cronin directed by O. W. Fischer also starring in the film, that also features Anouk Aimée, Nadja Tiller, and Otto Brüggemann. Seeleiten Castle in Murnau, Bavaria serves as one of the filming locations.-Cast:*O. W....
(1956, by O.W. Fischer) - Francoise Maurer - Tous peuvent me tuer (1957, by Henri DecoinHenri DecoinHenri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Selected filmography:*...
) - Isabelle - Pot-BouillePot-BouillePot-Bouille is the tenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series by Émile Zola. It was serialized between January and April 1882 in the periodical Le Gaulois before being published in book form by Charpentier in 1883....
(1957, by Julien DuvivierJulien DuvivierJulien Duvivier was a French film director. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930-1960...
) - Marie - Les Amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19)Les Amants de MontparnasseThe Lovers of Montparnasse , also known as Montparnasse 19, is a 1958 French-Italian drama film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani who worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France.It was originally directed by Max Ophüls,...
(1957, by Jacques BeckerJacques BeckerJacques Becker was a French screenwriter and film director.Becker was born in Paris, in an upper class background. During the 1930s he worked as an assistant to director Jean Renoir during his peak period, which produced such cinematic masterpieces as Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game...
) - Jeanne HébuterneJeanne HébuterneJeanne Hébuterne was a French artist, best known as the frequent subject and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani.- Early life :... - La tête contre les mursLa Tête contre les mursHead Against the Wall is a 1958 French drama film directed by Georges Franju and starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, and Jean-Pierre Mocky. The story follows Francois who is institutionalized by Marbeau for daring to defy his wealthy father. Francois' verges of insanity during his...
(1958, by Georges FranjuGeorges Franju-External links:* at Allmovie...
) - Stéphanie - Contraband SpainContraband SpainContraband Spain is a 1956 British-Spanish crime film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Richard Greene, Anouk Aimée and Michael Denison. Its Spanish title is Contrabando.-Cast:* Richard Greene - Lee Scott* Anouk Aimée - Elena Vargas...
(1958) - Les Dragueurs (1958, by Jean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...
) - Jeanne - The JourneyThe Journey (1959 film)The Journey is a 1959 American drama film directed by Anatole Litvak. A group of Westerners tries to flee Hungary after the Soviet Union moves to crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. It stars Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards. Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner were paired again since they...
(1959, by Anatole LitvakAnatole LitvakAnatole Litvak was a Ukrainian-born filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a various countries and languages...
) - Eva - La Dolce VitaLa Dolce VitaLa Dolce Vita is a 1960 comedy-drama film written and directed by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a story of a passive journalist's week in Rome, and his search for both happiness and love that will never come...
(1960, by Federico FelliniFederico FelliniFederico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
) - Maddalena - Le Farceur (1960, by Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de Broca was a French film director.Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of a photographer of noble origins. de Broca was a cinephile from an early age, and he studied at the l'École technique de photographie et de cinématographie...
) - Hélène - L'Imprevisto (1961, by Alberto LattuadaAlberto LattuadaAlberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada...
) - Claire - Sodome et Gomorrhe (1961, by Robert AldrichRobert AldrichRobert Aldrich was an American film director, writer and producer, notable for such films as Kiss Me Deadly , The Big Knife , What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? , Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte , The Flight of the Phoenix , The Dirty Dozen , and The Longest Yard .-Biography:Robert...
) - La reine Bera - Le Jugement dernier (1961, by Vittorio De SicaVittorio de SicaVittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement....
) - Irene - LolaLola (1961 film)Lola, is a 1961 film, the debut film directed by Jacques Demy as a tribute to director Max Ophüls and is described by Demy as a "musical without music". Anouk Aimée starred in the title role...
(1961, by Jacques DemyJacques DemyJacques Demy was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterested in the formal experimentation of Alain Resnais, or the political agitation of Jean-Luc Godard, Demy instead created a self-contained fantasy world closer to that of François...
) - Lola - Les Grands chemins (1962, by Christian MarquandChristian MarquandChristian Marquand was a French director, actor and screenwriter working in French cinema. A native of Marseille, he was born to a Spanish father and an Arabic mother his sister was film director Nadine Trintignant, and he can be seen as a heartthrob in French movies of the 1950s.His first film...
) - Anna - Le Jour le plus court (1962, by Sergio CorbucciSergio CorbucciSergio Corbucci was an Italian film director. He is best known for his very violent yet intelligent spaghetti westerns...
) - Fellini's 8½8½8½ is a 1963 Italian fantasy film directed by Federico Fellini. Co-scripted by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous Italian film director...
(1962) - Il successo (1963)
- White VoicesWhite VoicesWhite Voices is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and Massimo Franciosa. It was screened at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition.-Cast:* Paolo Ferrari - Meo* Sandra Milo - Carolina...
(1964) - Un homme et une femme (A Man and a Woman)A Man and a WomanA Man and a Woman is a 1966 French film, written by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven, and directed by Lelouch. It is notable for its lush photography , which features frequent segues between full color, black-and-white, and sepia-toned shots, and for its memorable musical score by Francis Lai...
(1966) - Un Soir, un train (1968)
- Model ShopModel Shop (film)Model Shop is a 1969 film by French writer-director Jacques Demy starring Gary Lockwood, Alexandra Hay and Anouk Aimée and featuring a guest appearance by Spirit who also recorded the soundtrack...
(1968) - Justine (1969)
- The AppointmentThe AppointmentThe Appointment is a 1969 psychological drama from director Sidney Lumet and writer James Salter, based on the story by Antonio Leonviola.-Plot synopsis:...
(1969, by Sidney LumetSidney LumetSidney Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men , Dog Day Afternoon , Network and The Verdict...
) - Si c'était à refaire (1976)
- Mon premier amourMon premier amour- Cast :* Anouk Aimée - Jane Romain* Richard Berry - Richard* Nathalie Baye - Fabienne* Gabriele Ferzetti - Georges* Jacques Villeret - Jacques Labrousse* Gilles Ségal - Professor* Nicole Seguin - Carole* Arlette Gordon - Sarah* Jacques Ebner - Night porter...
(1978, by Elie ChouraquiÉlie ChouraquiÉlie Chouraqui is a French film director and scriptwriter of Jewish origin.-Filmography:*1978: Mon premier amour*1980: Une page d'amour*1982: Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?*1985: Paroles et musique...
) - la mère - Salto nel vuoto (A Leap in the DarkA Leap in the DarkA Leap in the Dark is a 1980 Italian film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It stars Michel Piccoli and Anouk Aimée, who won the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes respectively at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the David di Donatello for Best Director.- Plot :Judge Mauro...
) (1979, by Marco Bellocchio) - Marta Ponticelli - Tragedy of a Ridiculous ManLa Tragedia di un uomo ridicoloTragedy of a Ridiculous Man is a 1981 Italian film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Anouk Aimée and Ugo Tognazzi, who was awarded the Best Male Actor Award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival for his performance...
(1981, by Bernardo BertolucciBernardo BertolucciBernardo Bertolucci is an Italian film director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor and The Dreamers...
) - Barbara Spaggiari - Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? (1981, by Elie ChouraquiÉlie ChouraquiÉlie Chouraqui is a French film director and scriptwriter of Jewish origin.-Filmography:*1978: Mon premier amour*1980: Une page d'amour*1982: Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?*1985: Paroles et musique...
) - Hélène - Le Général de l'armée morte (1983, by Luciano TovoliLuciano TovoliLuciano Tovoli , is an Italian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter. While the majority of the titles in his filmography are Italian, he has worked as cinematographer on several United States and French productions.His films include Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger , Walerian...
) - La Comtesse Betsy - Viva la vieViva la vie-Cast and roles:* Charlotte Rampling - Catherine Perrin* Michel Piccoli - Michel Perrin* Jean-Louis Trintignant - François Gaucher* Évelyne Bouix - Sarah Gaucher* Charles Aznavour - Edouard Takvorian* Laurent Malet - Laurent Perrin* Tanya Lopert - Julia...
(1983, by Claude Lelouch) - Anouk - Success Is the Best RevengeSuccess Is the Best RevengeSuccess Is the Best Revenge is a 1984 French-British drama film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michael York as Alex Rodak* Joanna Szczerbic as Alicia Rodak* Michael Lyndon as Adam Rodak...
(1984, by Jerzy SkolimowskiJerzy SkolimowskiJerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début Oko wykol...
) - Monique - Un Homme et une femme : vingt ans déjà (1986, by Claude Lelouch) - Anne Gauthier
- La Table tournante (1988, by Paul GrimaultPaul GrimaultPaul Grimault was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature....
) - voix de la bergère - Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990, by Phillip BorsosPhillip BorsosPhillip Borsos was Canadian film director and film producer.Borsos showed an early interest in film-making while attending high school in Maple Ridge, B.C...
) - Marie-France Coudaire - Rupture(s) (1993, by Christine Citti) - Marthe
- Les Marmottes (1993, by Elie ChouraquiÉlie ChouraquiÉlie Chouraqui is a French film director and scriptwriter of Jewish origin.-Filmography:*1978: Mon premier amour*1980: Une page d'amour*1982: Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?*1985: Paroles et musique...
) - Françoise - Les Cent et une nuits (1994, by Agnès VardaAgnès VardaAgnès Varda is a French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her movies, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style....
) - L'actrice d'un jour - Prêt-à-PorterPrêt-à-Porter (film)Prêt-à-Porter is a 1994 American satirical black comedy film co-written, directed, and produced by Robert Altman and shot during the Paris, France, Fashion Week with a host of international stars, models and designers...
(1994, by Robert AltmanRobert AltmanRobert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
) - Simone Lowenthal - Dis-moi oui (1995, by Alexandre Arcady) - Claire
- L'univers de Jacques Demy (1995, by Agnès VardaAgnès VardaAgnès Varda is a French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her movies, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style....
) - elle-même - Hommes, femmes : mode d'emploi (1996, by Claude Lelouch) - la veuve
- Riches, belles, etc. (1997, by Bunny Schpoliansky) - La fée
- L.A. Without a MapL.A. Without a MapL.A. Without a Map is a 1998 film directed by Mika Kaurismäki and written by Mika Kaurismäki and Richard Rayner, based on his novel. The film stars David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw, Julie Delpy, Vincent Gallo, and Johnny Depp It is a French, British and Finnish production.Also known under the titles:...
(1998, by Mika KaurismäkiMika KaurismäkiMika Juhani Kaurismäki is a Finnish film director.He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 2008 with her movie Sideline.Mika Kaurismäki has lived in Brazil since approximately 1992 and has made several...
) - elle-même - 1999 Madeleine (1999, by Laurent Bouhnik) - Eve
- Une pour toutes (1999, by Claude Lelouch) - La femme du musicien
- Festival in CannesFestival in CannesFestival in Cannes is a 2001 film directed by Henry Jaglom.The plot is an entertainment industry farce about filmmakers trying to make deals during the Cannes Film Festival....
(2001, by Henry JaglomHenry Jaglom- Life and career :Born January 26, 1941 in London, England to Simon and Marie Jaglom, Henry Jaglom trained with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York, where he acted, wrote and directed off-Broadway theater and cabaret before settling in Hollywood in the late 1960s...
) - Millie Marquand - La Petite prairie aux bouleaux (2002, by Marceline Loridan-Ivens) - Myriam
- Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfantsIls Se Marièrent et Eurent Beaucoup d'EnfantsHappily Ever After, known in French as Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants , is a 2004 French film. The film is written and directed by Yvan Attal, produced by Claude Berri, and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal.It was released in English in North America...
(2003, by Yvan AttalYvan AttalYvan Attal is an Israeli-born French actor and director.-Background:Born in Tel-Aviv to French-Algerian Jewish parents, he grew up in the outskirts of Paris. His acting debut was in Éric Rochant's Un monde sans pitié , which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor...
) - la mère de Vincent - Margot (2006, by Negar Djavadi) - La mère de Margot
- De particulier à particulier (2006, by Brice Cauvin) - Nelly
- Holy Money (2008, by Maxime Alexandre) - Charlotte
- Paris Connections (2010, by Harley CokelissHarley CokelissHarley Cokeliss is a director, producer, writer and actor born February 11, 1945 in San Diego, California.- Filmography :* Paris Connections : director* An Angel for May : director...
) - Agnès - Tous les soleilsTous les soleilsTous les soleils is a 2011 French film written and directed by Philippe Claudel with Stefano Accorsi, Neri Marcorè, Lisa Cipriani, Clotilde Courau and Anouk Aimée....
(2011, by Philippe ClaudelPhilippe ClaudelPhilippe Claudel , is a French writer and film director.Claudel was born in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Meurthe-et-Moselle. In addition to his writing, Claudel is a Professor of Literature at the University of Nancy....
) - Agathe
External links
- AIMÉE Anouk International Who's Who. accessed 1 September 2006.
- Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, Anouk Aimée, Jewish Women Encyclopedia
- Photographs and literature