Kim Novak

American actress

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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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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…

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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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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: France
Active from: 1933

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Instance of: 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
Award: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
Hair colour: blond hair
Image: Kim Novak, 1962.jpg
Residence: Sams Valley

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Commons category: Kim Novak
date of birth: 1933-02-13
Commons gallery: 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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