Anouk Aimée was a French actress who won acclaim for her roles in such films as “A Man and a Woman,” for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, and the Federico Fellini classics “La Dolce Vita” and “8½.”
· Died: June 18, 2024 (Who else died on June 18?)
· Details of death: Died in Paris at the age of 92.
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Anouk Aimée’s legacy
Born Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus to actors Henri Murray and Geneviève Sorya, Aimée’s own acting career began when she was still a teenager; her screen debut came in the 1947 film, “La Maison sous la mer.”
Her turn in “Les Amants de Vérone” in 1949 cemented Aimée’s place as a rising French star. She became a genuine international celebrity in 1960, when she played the seductive socialite Maddalena in Federico Fellini’s classic satire, “La Dolce Vita.”
The following year, she played the namesake in the Jacques Demy film, “Lola,” earning further acclaim. (She would later reprise the role in 1969’s “Model Shop.”) In 1963, Aimée again worked with Fellini on a film now widely considered one of cinema’s greatest, the dramatic comedy “8½.”
Aimée’s international success continued in 1966 with “A Man and a Woman,” which won Academy Award recognition as Best Foreign Language Film. She was nominated for an Oscar for her performance and won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Actress. The film has been credited with breathing new life into the cinematic romance genre.
Though Aimée’s best known works came in the 1960s, she continued to be a prominent actress well into the 2000s. The awards she received included Best Actress at Cannes Film Festival, for 1980’s “A Leap in the Dark.” Her last film was 2019’s “The Best Years of a Life,” the second direct follow-up to “A Man and a Woman.”
Tributes to Anouk Aimée
Full obituary: BBC
