Birthday: March 25, 1921 (Aries)
Born In: Wiesbaden, Germany
Simone Signoret was a French actress who became the first French person to win an Academy Award. Often referred to as one of France's greatest film stars, she won the coveted Academy Award for her role in ‘Room at the Top’, in which she played an unhappily married woman who looks for love outside her marriage. As a character actress, she gained much acclaim for portraying prostitutes with golden hearts and as liberated women who dared to question the social norms. Born in Germany to French nationals, she was raised in Paris where she received a comfortable upbringing in an intellectually stimulating environment. During the German occupation of France during the World War II, she became acquainted with an artistic group of writers and actors and developed an interest in acting. She ventured into acting in the early 1940s and over the years she became a critically acclaimed actress who gained much respect for her acting prowess. A highly successful actress, she was the recipient of several coveted awards including BAFTA, Emmy, Cannes Film Festival Award, and NBR Award. She continued to act into her early 60s and died of cancer at the age of 64.
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Also Known As: Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker
Died At Age: 64
Born Country: Germany
Died on: September 30, 1985
place of death: Autheuil-Authouillet, France
Ancestry: Polish French, German French
Cause of Death: Pancreatic Cancer
City: Wiesbaden, Germany
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Awards
1960 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Room at the Top (1959) |
1966 | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) |
1959 | Best Foreign Actress | Room at the Top (1959) |
1958 | Best Foreign Actress | Les sorcières de Salem (1957) |
1953 | Best Foreign Actress | Casque d'or (1952) |
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