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Anouk Aimee Biography (1932?-)

Original name, Francoise Sorya Dreyfus; born April 27, 1932 (some sources say1934), in Paris, France; daughter of Henri (an actor; professional name Murray) and Genevieve Sorya (maiden name, Durand) Dreyfus; married Edouard Zimmermann, 1949 (divorced, 1950); married Nico Papatakis (a director), 1951 (divorced, 1954); married Pierre Barouh, 1966 (divorced, 1969); married Albert Finney (an actor), August 7, 1970 (divorced, 1978); children: (second marriage) Manuela. Addresses: Agent: Artmedia, 20, av. Rapp, Paris 75007, France.

Nationality

French

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

April 27, 1932?

Paris, France

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) La maison sous la mer, 1946
• La fleur de l'age, 1947
• (As Anouk) Anna, The Golden Salamander, General Films, 1949
• Georgia Maglia (Juliette), Les amants de Verone (also known as The Lovers of Verona), Souvaine Selective, 1951
• Conquetes du froid, 1951
• Noche de tormenta (also known as Nuit d'orage), 1951
• Albertine, Le rideau cramoisi (also known as The Crimson Curtain), 1951
• Voice of la bergere, La bergere et le ramoneur (also known as The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird, and Adventures of Mr. Wonderful), Raymond Stross/George Schaefer, 1953
• (As Anouk) Jeanne, The Man Who Watched Trains Go (also known as By The Paris Express), 1953
• Forever My Heart (also known as Happy Birthday), British Lion, 1954
• Contrabando, 1954
• Elena Vargas, Contraband Spain, British Pathe, 1955
• Francoise Maurer, Ich suche dich, 1955
• Catherine Racan, Les mauvaises rencontres (also known as The Bad Liaisons), 1955
• Nina Iwanowa, Nina (also known as Romeo and Julia in Wien),1956
• Annette Stein, Stresemann, 1956
• Isabelle, Tous peuvent me tuer (also known as Anyone Can Kill Me and Tutti possono uccidermi), 1957
• Marie Pichon, Pot bouille (also known as The House of Lovers, Le donne degli altri, and Lovers of Paris), 1957
• Stephanie, La tete contre les murs (also known as The Keepers), 1958
• Carve Her Name with Pride, J. Arthur Rank, 1958
• Jeanne Hebuterne, Montparnasse (also known as The Lovers of Montparnasse, Modigliani, Modigliani of Montparnasse, Les amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19), Les amants de Montparnasse, and Montparnasse 19), Franco-London/Astra-Pallavicina/ ContinentalDistributing,1958
• Eva, The Journey (also known as Some of Us May Die), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
• Jeanne, Les dragueurs (also known as The Chasers, The Dredgers, and The Young Have No Morals), 1959
• Stephanie, La tete contre les murs (also known as Head Againstthe Wall and The Keepers), 1959
• Helene LaRouche, Le farceur (also known as The Joker), Lopert, 1961
• Maddalena, La Dolce Vita (also known as The Sweet Life andLa douceur de vivre), Astor/American International, 1961
• Title role, Donna di vita (also known as Lola), Rome Paris/Euro International/Films-Around-the-World, 1961
• Claire, L'imprevisto (also known as L'imprevu and Unexpected), 1961
• L'antiquaire, Quai Notre Dame, 1961
• Irene, Il guidizio universale (also known as The Last Judgment and Le jugement dernier), 1961
• Queen Bera, Sodome et Gomorrhe (also known as Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodom e Gomorra, and The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah), Titanus/Pathe Cinema/ S.G.C./Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
• Luisa Anselmi, Otto e mezzo (also known as 8 ½, Huit et demi, Federico' Fellini's "8 ½," and Fellini's "8½"), Embassy, 1963
• Mita Palumbo, Liola (also known as A Very Handy Man), Federiz-Francinex-Cinecitta/Rizzoli, 1963
• Il giorno piu corto (also known as The Shortest Day and Il giorno pui corto commedia umoristica), 1963
• Anna Braschi, Il terroista (also known as The Terrorist), 1963
• Laura, Il successo (also known as The Success), 1963
• Anna, Les Grands Chemins (also known as Of Flesh and Bloodand Il baro), Copernic-Saphrene-Dear/Times, 1964
• Lorenza, Le sexe des anges (also known as Le voci bianche, I castrati, Undercover Rouge, Counter Tenors, and White Voices), Franca-Federiz-Francoriz/Rizzoli, 1965
• Valeria, Il morbidone (also known as The Dreamer), 1965
• Luisa, La fuga (also known as The Escape), Cine 3/International Classics (Fox), 1966
• Anne Gauthier, Un homme et une femme (also known as A Man and aWoman), Les Films 13/Allied Artists, 1966
• Mita, La stagione del nostro amore (also known as Seasons of Our Love), Federiz-Francinex-Cinecitta/Rizzoli, 1966
• Lo scandalo, 1966
• Anne, Un soir, un train (also known as One Night ... a Train), Parc-Fox Europa Films du Siecle/Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
• Carla, The Appointment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
• Title role, Justine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
• Lola, The Model Shop, Columbia, 1969
• Sarah Gordon, Si c'etait a refaire (also known as Second Chance and If It Were To Do Over Again), United Artists, 1976
• Jane (Mother), Mon premier amour (also known as My First Love), 7 Films/Gaumont, 1978
• Marta Ponticelli, Salto nel vuoto (also known as A Leap in theDark, Le saut dans le vide, and Leap into the Void), Summit, 1982
• Barbara, Tragedia di un uomo ridiculo (also known as The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man), Warner Bros., 1982
• Helene, Qu-est-ce qui fait courir David? (also known as What Makes David Run?), Columbia/EMI Warners/MK2-Diffusion, 1982
• Countess Betsy, Le general de l'armee morte (also known as TheGeneral of the Dead Army, and L'armata ritorna ), WMF/Union Generale Cinematographique, 1983
• Monique de Fontaine, Success Is the Best Revenge (also known as Le succes a tout prix), Gaumont, 1984
• (As Anouk), Viva la vie! (also known as Long Live Life), Union Generale Cinematographique, 1984
• Un reve a peine commence, 1984
• Flagrant Desire, Hemdale, 1985
• Anne Gauthier, Un homme et une femme: Vingt ans deja (also known as A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later), Films 13/Warner Bros., 1986
• Laura, Arrivederci e grazie (also known as Goodbye and Thank You), Medusa Distribuzione, 1988
• Herself/la voix de la bergere, La table tournante, 1989
• Herself/seul film-annonce, Il y a des jours ... et des lunes (alsoknown as There Were Days and Moons), JP2 Audiousvel/AFMD-Roissy, 1990
• Marie-France Coudaire, Bethune-The Making of a Hero (also known asBethune, l'etoffe d'uno heroes and Dr. Bethune), 1990
• Das schicksal des Freiherrn von Leisenbohg (also known as The Fate of Baron Leisnbohg), 1991
• Francoise, Les marmottes (also known as The Groundhogs), 1993
• Marthe, Ruptures, 1993
• Simone Lowenthal, Ready to Wear (also known as Pret-a-Porter and Pret-a-Porter: Ready to Wear), Miramax, 1994
• Actor for a Day, Les cent et une nuits (also known as A Hundredand One Nights, A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema, and Les cent et une nuits), Mecure Distribution, 1995
• Claire Charvet, Dis-moi oui (also known as Say Yes), Lumiere Pictures, 1995
• Herself, L'univers de Jacques Demy (also known as The Universeof Jacques Demy and The World of Jacques Demy; documentary), 1995
• Widow, Hommes, femmes: Mode d'emploi (also known as Men, Women:A User's Manual), UFD, 1996
• Les menteurs (also known as The Liars), Lumiere Pictures, 1996
• La fee, Riches, belles, etc. (also known as Riches, belles et cruelles), 1998
• Herself, L.A. without a Map (also known as I Love L.A. andLos Angeles without a Map), United Media, 1998
• Eve, Madeleine's mother, Madeleine, Columbia-TriStar/Sony PicturesEntertainment, 1999
• La femme du musicien, Une pour toutes (also known as One 4 All), Bac Films, 1999
• Title role, Eve, 2000
• Millie Marquand, Festival in Cannes, Paramount Classics, 2001
• Herself, L'ultima sequenza (documentary; also known as The LostEnding), 2003
• Herself, Federico Fellini--Mit den augen der anderen (documentary;also known as Federico Fellini--Through the Eyes of Others), PreviewRelease GmbH, 2003
• Myriam, La petite prairie aux bouleaux (also known as Birkenauund Rosenfeld and The Birch-Tree Meadow), 2003
• La mere de Vincent, Ils se marierent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants,Pathe, 2004
• Herself, Freedom2speak v.2.0 (documentary), 2004
• De particulier a particulier, 2005
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• Piazza navona, 1987
• Sarah Ives, Mon dernier reve sera pour vous, 1989
• Bethsheba, Solomon (also known as Die Bibel-Salomon and Salomone), PAX, 1997
• Victoire, ou la douleur des femmes, 2000
• Letizia Bonaparte, Napoleon, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
• Movies
• Helene, Une page d'amour, 1979
• Ferdnanda, 1988
• Eugenie, L'ile bleue (also known as The Blue Island), 2001
• Specials
• Adrienne Mesurat, 1953
• Elle, Hors jeu, 1961
• Herself, Portrait de Vittorio Gassman, 1979
• Haute Couture: The Great Designers, PBS, 1987
• Cuckoo, Des voix dans le jardin (also known as Voices in the Garden), 1991
• Episodic
• (As Anouk) Wanda, "Happy Birthday," Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents, NBC, 1953
• Herself, Tout le monde en parle, 2002
• Herself, Les feux de la rampe, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• Sud, 1954

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000