| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4d732689_9d5d_42e3_8f82_0492fdec24ce.jpeg]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Simone Signoret (27 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French actress. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | She was born Simone Kaminker, in Germany--her father was an interpreter who worked at the League of Nations. As a child her family moved to Paris, where she grew up. She made her film debut in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Nazi-occupied]] France in 1942, even after her father had left to join UsefulNotes/CharlesDeGaulle and the Free French in 1940 (she chose her mother's maiden name of "Signoret" to hide her Jewish ancestry to go under the radar of the "Status of Jews" laws in Vichy France). |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Her career continued to prosper after the Liberation. In 1950 she got a lot of attention for her performance in ensemble film ''Theatre/LaRonde''. She starred in 1954 thriller ''Film/LesDiaboliques'', one of the most famous French movies of the decade. Fluent in English, she starred in British film ''Room at the Top'' in 1959 and won an Oscar for Best Actress. Despite this promising start she only dabbled in English-language cinema, appearing in ''Is Paris Burning'' and ''Ship of Fools''. As she aged out of lead parts she went back to France, having a late career triumph as an ex-madam running a day care center in ''Madame Rosa''. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | Her stage work included a well-received turn in ''Theatre/TheLittleFoxes'' and a poorly-received turn in ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' opposite Creator/AlecGuinness. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | She was married to actor Creator/YvesMontand from 1951 until her death. Her memoir was titled, believe it or not, ''[[NostalgiaAintLikeItUsedToBe Nostalgia Isn't What It Used to Be]]''. Both Signoret and Montand are buried in the same grave at the Père Lachaise cemetery in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}. |
| 12 | ---- |
| 13 | !!Selected filmography: |
| 14 | |
| 15 | * ''Theatre/LaRonde'' (1950) |
| 16 | * ''Film/CasqueDor'' (1952) |
| 17 | * ''Literature/ThereseRaquin'' (1953) |
| 18 | * ''Film/LesDiaboliques'' (1955) |
| 19 | * ''Film/RoomAtTheTop'' (1959) |
| 20 | * ''Film/AduaAndHerFriends'' (1960) |
| 21 | * ''Film/IsParisBurning'' (1966)(cameo) |
| 22 | * ''Film/ShipOfFools'' (1966) |
| 23 | * ''Film/ArmyOfShadows'' (1969) |
| 24 | * ''Film/LeChat'' (1971) |
| 25 | * ''Film/MadameRosa'' (1979) |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Creator / SimoneSignoret
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load
