Kim Novak

American actress

Photo by: Robert Malloy · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:February 13, 1933

Age:93

Zodiac Sign:Aquarius

Born in:Chicago, United States

Residence:Sams Valley, United States

Languages:English

Film Actor Actor Television Actor

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Famous For

Movies & TV

VertigoPicnicThe Mirror Crack'dKiss Me, StupidThe Man with the Golden Arm

Awards

Honorary Golden Bear (1977)Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress (1955)star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Kim Novak

American actress

Biography

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). By 1965 Novak mostly withdrew from acting and has appeared only sporadically in films since, but has studied art and displayed her paintings in major galleries. She appeared in The Mirror Crack'd (1980) and had a regular role on the primetime series Falcon Crest (1986–1987). After a disappointing experience during the filming of Liebestraum (1991), she retired from acting.

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Quotes

“I said, `I'm not going to change my family name.' Harry Cohn said, `Well, nobody's going to go see a girl with a Polack name.' I said, `Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.”

— As quoted in "Kim Novak: No Fear of Falling" by Tom Shales, The Washington Post, 14 October 1996

“[Vertigo] was before its time, really. I was not appreciated in my time. I think I'm appreciated more now. I'm glad to know that I'm still around to know that I'm more appreciated now.”

“I inherited my mental illness from my father, but the rape must have added to it…I ask how old she was and whether the rapist was known to her. “It was in my early teens by multiple boys in the back seat of a stranger’s car.”

— On whether being raped as a teenager contributed to her mental ailments in “‘I had to leave Hollywood to save myself’: Kim Novak on art, bipolar, Hitchcock and happiness” in The Guardian (2021 Feb 15)

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Photos

Actress Kim Novak, image courtesy Robert Malloy

Kim Novak posing for reporters on the train platform at Los Angeles Union Station in 1956.

Kim Novak before that the new restored version of Vertigo was screened, during the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Kim Novak op vliegveld Madrid Datum : 27 maart 1962 Locatie : Madrid Trefwoorden : vliegvelden Persoonsnaam : kim novak Fotograaf : Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Glasnegatief Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.09 Bestanddeelnummer : 913-6958

Actress Kim Novak, image courtesy Robert Malloy

Kim Novak show dress from the film Jeanne Eagels (1957) at the Debbie Reynolds Auction Breaks Up Historic Hollywood Collection (The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA).