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Simone Simon (I) (1910–2005)


Diminutive, fiery-tempered Simone Simon was born in France, but spent much of her early childhood in Madagascar, where her father managed a graphite mine. Her schooling was somewhat unsettled, her family moving from city to city (Berlin, Budapest, Turin) before finally establishing themselves in Paris in 1930... See full bio »

Died:

(age 94) in Paris, France

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (38 titles)
1973 The Woman in Blue
La dame de Meudon
 
1956 The Extra Day
Michele Blanchard
 
1954 A Double Life
Françoise Dunoyer
 
1954 I tre ladri
Doris Ornano
 
1952 Le Plaisir
Joséphine - le modèle (segment "Le Modèle")
 
1951 The Pit of Loneliness
Mlle. Cara
 
1950 La Ronde
Marie, la femme de chambre
 
1950 Women Without Names
Yvonne Dubois - la francese
 
1947 Temptation Harbor
Camelia
 
1946 Pétrus
Migo
 
1944 Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More
Kathie Aumont
 
1944 Mademoiselle Fifi
Elizabeth Bousset - A Little Laundress
 
1943 Tahiti Honey
Suzette 'Susie" Durand
 
1940 Love Cavalcade
Juliette
 
1938 La Bête Humaine
Séverine Roubaud
 
1938 Josette
Renee LeBlanc
 
1937 Love and Hisses
Yvett Guerin
 
1937 Seventh Heaven
Diane
 
1936 Ladies in Love
Marie Armand
 
1935 Happy Days
Sylvie - une jeune fille aimée par deux garçons
 
1935 Black Eyes
Tania
 
1934 Ladies Lake
Puck
 
1933 Le voleur
 
1933 L'étoile de Valencia
Rita
 
1933 Mind the Paint
Amélie Gadarin
 
1933 The Sad Sack
 
1932 King of Hotels
Victoire
 
1932 A Son from America
Maryse
 
1932 The Chocolate Girl
Julie
 
1932 Pour vivre heureux
Jacqueline
 
1931 The Unknown Singer
Pierette
 
1931 Durand contre Durand
Éliane
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1980 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Herself
5ème nuit des Césars (1980) … Herself
 
1978 Remembering Jean Gabin (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1965 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Herself
Max Ophuls ou Le plaisir de tourner (1965) … Herself
 
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 1 (short)
Herself
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Herself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (documentary short)
Herself - Observer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2008 Empire State Building Murders (TV movie)
Audrey
 
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary)
 
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
Irena Dubrovna Reed (archive footage: Cat People)
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial sequence
 
1987 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details


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1 Print Biography  | 5 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Had an affair with composer George Gershwin. It has been suggested by Gershwin scholars that "Love Walked In" was likely written with her in mind. Simone would state in a 1991 interview that "Above anything else in the relationship, Gershwin and I shared a common interest in music". See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus