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Kim Novak was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 13, 1933 with the birth name of Marilyn Pauline Novak. She was the daughter of a former teacher turned transit clerk and his wife, also a former teacher. Throughout elementary and high school, Kim did not get along well with teachers. She even admitted that she didn't like being told what to do and when to do it... See full bio »

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Marilyn Pauline Novak
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Filmography

Hide HideActress (33 titles)
1991 Liebestraum
Lillian Anderson Munnsen
 
1990 The Children
Rose Sellars
 
1986-1987 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Kit Marlowe
– Desperation (1987) … Kit Marlowe
– Chain Reaction (1987) … Kit Marlowe (also archive footage)
– Nowhere to Run (1987) … Kit Marlowe
– Hat Trick (1987) … Kit Marlowe
– When the Bough Breaks (1987) … Kit Marlowe
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1987 Es hat mich sehr gefreut (short)
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Rosa (segment "Man From The South")
– Pilot (1985) … Rosa (segment "Man From The South")
 
1983 Malibu (TV movie)
Billie Farnsworth
 
1980 The Mirror Crack'd
Lola Brewster
 
1978 Just a Gigolo
Helga von Kaiserling
 
1977 The White Buffalo
Mrs. Poker Jenny Schermerhorn
 
1975 Satan's Triangle (TV movie)
Eva
 
1973 Tales That Witness Madness
Auriol (segment 4 "Luau")
 
1973 The Third Girl from the Left (TV movie)
Gloria Joyce
 
1969 The Great Bank Robbery
Sister Lyda Kebanov (fFrger)
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell
 
1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
 
1964 Kiss Me, Stupid
Polly the Pistol
 
1964 Of Human Bondage
Mildred Rogers
 
1962 Boys' Night Out
Cathy
 
1962 The Notorious Landlady
Mrs. Carlyle 'Carly' Hardwicke
 
1960 Strangers When We Meet
Margaret 'Maggie' Gault
 
1959 Middle of the Night
Betty Preisser
 
1958 Bell Book and Candle
Gillian 'Gil' Holroyd
 
1958 Vertigo
Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton
 
1957 Pal Joey
Linda English
 
1957 Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
 
1956 The Eddy Duchin Story
Marjorie Oelrichs
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm
Molly
 
1955 Picnic
Marjorie 'Madge' Owens
 
1955 5 Against the House
Kay Greylek
 
1955 Son of Sinbad
Harem Girl (uncredited)
 
1954 Phffft
Janis
 
1954 Pushover
Lona McLane
 
1953 The French Line
Model (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (2 titles)
1962 Boys' Night Out (costumes: Miss Novak)
 
1962 The Notorious Landlady (gowns designer: Miss Novak)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1957 Pal Joey (performer: "I Could Write A Book" - uncredited, "My Funny Valentine" - uncredited, "That Terrific Rainbow" - uncredited)
 
1955 Picnic (performer: "Moonglow" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2010 Beautiful Darling (documentary) (thanks)
 
1999 The Best of Film Noir (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1989 Dieter & Andreas (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
1980 The Semester We Loved Kim Novak (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (36 titles)
1991-2013 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 May 2013 (2013) … Herself
– Episode dated 29 May 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
2013 Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Jenseits von Hollywood - Das Kino des Otto Preminger (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 January 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Hollywood Legenden (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The Best of Film Noir (video documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Obsessed with Vertigo (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1990 Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (TV documentary)
 
1989 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Marilyn Novak Deauville 89 (1989) … Herself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing
 
1981 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Herself
– 6ème nuit des Césars (1981) … Herself
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1972 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #2.6 (1972) … Herself
 
1969 Treffpunkt Airport (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1969) … Herself
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
Herself
– In Search of Kim Novak (1964) … Herself (also archive footage)
 
1963 Showman (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1962 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 April 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1960 Pepe
Herself
 
1955-1960 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #8.2 (1960) … Herself
– Episode #3.16 (1955) … Herself
 
1959 Premier Khrushchev in the USA (documentary)
Herself
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Accepting Writing Award for Pierre Boulle
 
1957 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Herself
 
1954-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Herself - Intermission Guest
– The Undesirable (1957) … Herself - Intermission Guest
– Craig's Wife (1954) … Herself - Intermission Guest
 
1956 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Premier (1956) … Herself - Guest
 
1956 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 May 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 May 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Herself
– The Louella Parsons Story (1956) … Herself
 
1955-1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #9.24 (1956) … Herself
– Episode #9.19 (1956) … Herself
– Episode #8.22 (1955) … Herself
 
1956 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest #2
– Episode dated 5 February 1956 (1956) … Herself - Mystery Guest #2
 
1956 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 31 January 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Herself
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (21 titles)
2013 Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2013 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TV documentary)
 
2009 Hollywood on the Tiber (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 1 quart de 3 (TV series)
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
Herself (segment "47 Ans Après")
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Ciclo Agatha Christie (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Replica
 
2000 4 Vertigo (short)
Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1983 Sans Soleil (documentary)
Herself/Madeleine Elster/Judy Burton
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1981 Notre Dame de la Croisette (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1969 I due Kennedy (documentary)
Herself
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
(uncredited)
 
1967 Historia de la frivolidad (TV movie)
Actress in censored film (uncredited)
 
1964 MGM 40th Anniversary (short)
 

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5 Against the House -- The house they're against is Harold's Club in Reno. What begins as a joke ends as a reality when a heist-- planned by Mathews but disapproved of by Madison--goes ahead, with disastrous results. Vertigo -- Clip: You Believe I Love You? Picnic -- Trailer for Picnic
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"This Land Is Mine" (6 April 1970), as herself See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 7 Articles  | 74 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful. See more »

Trivia:

Her parents are Joseph A. Novak and Blanche Kral. Her sister is Arlene Novak. See more »

Nickname:

The Lavender Girl See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius