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Kim Novak

Person
1
Popularity
64
Credits
1933
Born
(92 years old)
USA
Origin

Biography

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). 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.

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1933-02-13

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

The Lavender Girl, Marilyn Pauline Novak, کیم نواک

Movies (54)

Poster image of Strangers When We Meet

Strangers When We Meet

1960
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Vertigo

TV Shows (10)

Poster image of Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981
5.6
TV Show
Poster image of What's My Line?
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Vertigo

1958
8.2
Movie
Poster image of Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991
7.7
Movie
Poster image of Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

1990
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Picnic

Picnic

1955
6.3
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger

2006
0
Movie
Poster image of Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

1973
5.4
Movie
Poster image of The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Pal Joey

Pal Joey

1957
6.2
Movie
Poster image of A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954
8
Movie
Poster image of Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle

1958
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery

1969
6.3
Movie
Poster image of The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo

1977
6
Movie
Poster image of The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965
5.4
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

2013
0
Movie
Poster image of The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956
6.2
Movie
Poster image of Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

2017
6.9
Movie
Poster image of To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022
9
Movie
Poster image of Satan's Triangle

Satan's Triangle

1975
5.5
Movie
Poster image of Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's

Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's

2022
0
Movie
Poster image of Son of Sinbad

Son of Sinbad

1955
4.7
Movie
Poster image of The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980
6.1
Movie
Poster image of The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955
7.1
Movie
Poster image of Just a Gigolo

Just a Gigolo

1978
5
Movie
Poster image of The Notorious Landlady

The Notorious Landlady

1962
6.8
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Hollywood Legenden

2004
2
Movie
🎬
No Poster

Bride of Trailer Camp

2001
0
Movie
Poster image of MGM 40th Anniversary

MGM 40th Anniversary

1964
10
Movie
Poster image of Dark Galaxy

Dark Galaxy

1993
0
Movie
Poster image of Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen

Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen

2016
0
Movie
Poster image of Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

2013
0
Movie
Poster image of Pushover

Pushover

1954
6.5
Movie
Poster image of Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1964
6.1
Movie
Poster image of Pepe

Pepe

1960
6.3
Movie
Poster image of Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel

Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel

2023
7
Movie
Poster image of Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962
5.7
Movie
Poster image of Obsessed with Vertigo

Obsessed with Vertigo

1997
7
Movie
Poster image of Liebestraum

Liebestraum

1991
5.2
Movie
Poster image of Kiss Me, Stupid

Kiss Me, Stupid

1964
7
Movie
Poster image of Phffft

Phffft

1954
6.1
Movie
Poster image of The French Line

The French Line

1954
3.9
Movie
Poster image of Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959
6.9
Movie
Poster image of Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

1957
5.9
Movie
Poster image of I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021
7.2
Movie
Poster image of 5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955
5.9
Movie
Poster image of Notre Dame de la Croisette

Notre Dame de la Croisette

1983
6
Movie
Poster image of Malibu

Malibu

1983
2.4
Movie
Poster image of Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM

1967
4.5
Movie
Poster image of Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
6.5
Movie
Poster image of The Children

The Children

1990
3.8
Movie
Poster image of The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958
6
Movie
Poster image of The Third Girl from the Left

The Third Girl from the Left

1973
9
Movie
Poster image of Kim Novak's Vertigo

Kim Novak's Vertigo

2025
0
Movie

What's My Line?

1950
6.9
TV Show
Poster image of The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7
TV Show
Poster image of The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
6.8
TV Show
Poster image of Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956
8
TV Show
Poster image of The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956
5.6
TV Show
Poster image of Stars in the Ring

Stars in the Ring

1959
5.3
TV Show
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No Poster

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971
7.5
TV Show
Poster image of Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

1954
2
TV Show
📺
No Poster

Please Turn the Page

1977
6
TV Show