biography
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Signoret, Simone
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originally Simone Kaminker
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pronunciation:
[seenyawray]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1921–85)
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| biography:
| Actress, born in Wiesbaden, WC Germany, and raised by French parents in Paris. She left her job as a typist to become a film extra in Le Prince Charmant (1942), and soon graduated to leading roles. Frequently cast as a prostitute or courtesan, her warmth and sensuality found international favour in such films as La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), and Les Diaboliques (1954). She won British and American Academy Awards for Room at the Top (1959), and gained further distinction for Ship of Fools (1965). Married to actor Yves Montand from 1951, she matured into one of France's most distinguished character actresses, in films such as Le Chat (1971) and Madame Rosa (1977). |
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