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Anouk Aimée is known for:

  • 8½
    Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
  • A Man and a Woman
    A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that each is a widow.
  • La Dolce Vita
    Journalist and man-about-town Marcello struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

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Biography

Anouk Aimée (born 27 April 1932) is a French film actress. Aimée has appeared in 70 films since 1947. Aimée was born Françoise Sorya Dreyfus in Paris, France, the daughter of actors Geneviève Sorya (née Durand) and Henri Murray (born Dreyfus). Aimée began her film career in 1947 at age 14. In 1958 she portrayed the tragic artist Jeanne Hébuterne in the film Les Amants de Montparnasse. She later appeared in La dolce vita, 8½ and Jacques Demy's Lola. She won the 1967 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film that brought her international fame, A Man and a Woman. She was awarded the Award for Best Actress at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Marco Bellocchio's Salto nel vuoto (Leap Into The Void), her co-star Michel Piccoli winning the Best Actor Prize. Her second husband (1951–54) was the film director Nikos Papatakis, with whom she has a daughter Manuela born in 1952. From 1970 to 1978, she was married to the British actor Albert Finney. She also appeared in Festival in Cannes (2001) as Millie Marquand. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anouk Aimée, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.