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Kim Novak is an American actress who became a major film star, particularly known for her work in Hollywood cinema. She is historically significant as one of the prominent actresses of her era who helped shape American film and popular culture.
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Marilyn Pauline Novak (born February 13, 1933), known professionally as Kim Novak, is an American retired film and television actress. She began her career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures. There, she became a successful actress, starring in a string of movies, among them the critically acclaimed Picnic (1955). She later starred in such popular successes as The Man with the Golden…
Known for
- Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas — Madeleine Elster (archive footage) (uncredited)2026
- Kim Novak's Vertigo — Self2025
- Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel — Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee2023
- Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
- Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's — Self (archive footage)2022
- I Am Alfred Hitchcock — Self (archive footage)2021
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me — Self2017
- Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen — Self2016
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten — Self (archive footage)2013
- Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival2013
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Wikidata facts
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- human
- Given name
- Kim
- Family name
- Novak
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Spouse
- Richard Johnson
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Image
- Kim Novak, 1962.jpg
- Residence
- Sams Valley
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- Kim Novak
- date of birth
- 1933-02-13
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- Kim Novak
- medical condition
- bipolar disorder
- birth name
- Marilyn Pauline Novak
- name in native language
- Kim Novak
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- handedness
- left-handedness
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Encyclopedic overview
Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Malloy (née Novak; born February 13, 1933) is a retired American actress. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Novak began her career in 1954 after signing a contract with Columbia Pictures, and quickly became one of Hollywood's top box office stars, appearing in Picnic (1955), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and Pal Joey (1957). She gained prominence for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Vertigo (1958), which is recognized as one of the greatest films ever made. Other notable films include Bell, Book and Candle (1958), Strangers When We Meet (1960), and Kiss Me, Stupid (1964).
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