Simone Signoret

Actor, Film actor

1921 – 1985

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Who was Simone Signoret?

Simone Signoret was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest film stars. She became the first French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in Room at the Top. In her lifetime she also received a César, three BAFTAs, an Emmy, Cannes Film Festival recognition, the Silver Bear for Best Actress awards and a Golden Globe nomination.

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Born
Mar 25, 1921
Wiesbaden
Also known as
  • Henriette Charlotte Simone Kaminker
  • Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker
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Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • Weimar Republic
  • France
Profession
Lived in
  • Paris
  • Wiesbaden
Died
Sep 30, 1985
Autheuil-Authouillet
Resting place
Père Lachaise Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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