Simone Thérèse Fernande Simo...
Sign | Taurus |
Born | Apr 23, 1910 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône |
Died | Feb 22, 2005 Paris, France |
Age | Died at 94 |
Simone Simon | |
Job | Actress |
Years active | 1931-1973 |
Top Roles | Irena Dubrovna Reed, Elizabeth Bousset, Ghost of Irena, Marie Armand, Marie Claudel |
Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Horror, Fantasy |
Top Topics | Sequels, Ghosts, Teachers |
Top Collaborators | Lynn Bari, J. Edward Bromberg, Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer), Val Lewton (Producer) |
Shares birthday with | Shirley Temple, Frank Borzage, Ronald Neame see more.. |
Simone Simon Overview:
Legendary actress, Simone Simon, was born Simone Thérèse Fernande Simone on Apr 23, 1910 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Simon died at the age of 94 on Feb 22, 2005 in Paris, France .
MINI BIO:
Pert, dark-haired French actress with childlike face (and voice to match). Producer Darryl F. Zanuck brought her to Hollywood in 1935, but only one or two films - Seventh Heaven, Cat People - capitalized on her special appeal, and her best work was done in her native France. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Simon was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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Simone Simon Quotes:
[last lines]
Dr. Stephen Dominick: Isn't it strange how professors can be so pitifully stupid? It's taken me all these weeks to find out that the only answer to the problem...is you.
Marie Claudel: I could have told you that.
[they kiss]
Irena Dubrovna: I like the dark. It's friendly.
Irena Dubrovna: Oh, it's alright. It's just that cats don't seem to like me.
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Dr. Stephen Dominick: Isn't it strange how professors can be so pitifully stupid? It's taken me all these weeks to find out that the only answer to the problem...is you.
Marie Claudel: I could have told you that.
[they kiss]
Irena Dubrovna: I like the dark. It's friendly.
Irena Dubrovna: Oh, it's alright. It's just that cats don't seem to like me.
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