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Kim Novak

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 Arm (1955) and Pal Joey (1957). However, she is perhaps best known today for her "dual role" as both Judy Barton and Madeleine Elster in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Vertigo (1958). Novak was popular in box office popularity polls, and she starred opposite several top leading men of the era, including James Stewart, William Holden, Frank Sinatra, Tyrone Power, and Kirk Douglas. Although still young, her career declined in the early 1960s, and after several years in a series of lackluster films, she withdrew from acting in 1966. She has only sporadically returned since. She later returned to the screen in The Mirror Crack'd (1980), and had a regular role on the prime time series Falcon Crest (1986–87).[3] After a disappointing experience during the filming of Liebestraum (1991), she has permanently retired from acting, stating she has no desire to return. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kim Novak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Feb 13, 1933 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
54
First Appeared:
In the series The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20
Latest Project:
Movie Rat Pack 2022-01-11
Known For
Poster of Tales That Witness Madness
Poster of Pal Joey
Poster of Son of Sinbad
Poster of Phffft
Filmography
Movie Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022-01-11
Movie I Am Alfred Hitchcock Self 2021-05-02
Movie Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me Self 2017-09-11
Movie Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen Self 2016-01-01
Movie Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten Self (archive footage) 2013-02-23
Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012-02-04
Movie To Each His Own Cinema Self (segment "47 Ans Après") (archive footage) 2007-10-31
Movie Hollywood Legenden Self 2004-01-01
Movie Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece Self 1997-06-01
Movie Liebestraum Lillian Anderson Munnsen 1991-09-13
Movie Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Molly (archive footage) (uncredited) 1991-10-28
Movie Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream Self 1990-01-01
Movie The Children Rose Sellars 1990-05-18
Series The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1985-09-29
Movie Sans Soleil Self / Madeleine Elster / Judy Burton (archive footage) 1983-01-01
Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-25
Movie Malibu Billie Farnsworth 1983-01-23
Movie Notre Dame de la Croisette Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-23
Series Falcon Crest Unknown 1981-12-04
Movie The Mirror Crack'd Lola Brewster 1980-09-19
Movie Just a Gigolo Helga von Kaiserling 1978-11-16
Movie The White Buffalo Poker Jenny Schermerhorn 1977-05-01
Movie Satan's Triangle Eva 1975-01-14
Movie We All Loved Each Other So Much Herself 1974-12-21
Movie Tales That Witness Madness Auriol (segment "Luau") 1973-10-31
Movie The Third Girl from the Left Gloria Joyce 1973-10-16
Movie The Great Bank Robbery Sister Lyda Kebanov (forger) 1969-06-24
Movie The Two Kennedys Self (archive footage) 1969-11-18
Movie The Legend of Lylah Clare Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell 1968-08-21
Movie The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders Moll Flanders 1965-05-26
Movie Of Human Bondage Mildred Rogers 1964-09-23
Movie Kiss Me, Stupid Polly the Pistol 1964-12-22
Movie The Notorious Landlady Carly Hardwicke 1962-04-13
Movie Boys' Night Out Cathy 1962-06-21
Movie Strangers When We Meet Margaret 'Maggie' Gault 1960-06-29
Movie Pepe Kim Novak 1960-12-21
Movie Middle of the Night Betty Preisser 1959-05-20
Movie Vertigo Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton 1958-05-28
Movie Bell, Book and Candle Gillian Holroyd 1958-12-25
Movie Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels 1957-08-02
Movie Pal Joey Linda English 1957-10-25
Series Cinépanorama 1956-02-04
Movie The Eddy Duchin Story Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin 1956-05-02
Series The Steve Allen Show Unknown 1956-06-24
Movie Son of Sinbad Harem Girl 1955-06-02
Movie 5 Against the House Kay Greylek 1955-06-10
Movie Picnic Madge Owens 1955-11-18
Movie The Man with the Golden Arm Molly 1955-12-26
Movie Pushover Lona McLane 1954-07-14
Movie The French Line Model (uncredited) 1954-02-08
Movie A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954-09-28
Movie Phffft Janis 1954-11-10
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1948-06-20