Simone Signoret Overview:

Actress, Simone Signoret, was born Henriette Charlotte Simone Kaminker on Mar 25, 1921 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Signoret died at the age of 64 on Sep 30, 1985 in Autheuil-Anthouillet, Eure and was laid to rest in Cimeti?re du P?re Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France.

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Simone Signoret was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actress for Room at the Top (as Alice Aisgill) in 1959.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1959Best ActressRoom at the Top (1959)Alice AisgillWon
1965Best ActressShip of Fools (1965)La CondessaNominated
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Simone Signoret Facts
Signoret, her mother's maiden name, was chosen for films in the early 1940s to raise fewer questions with the Nazi authorities than her real surname Kaminker.

Original choice to co-star with Elvis Presley in Wild in the Country (1961) but turned down the offer and the role went to Hope Lange.

Buried in Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris with her husband Yves Montand.

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