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Simone Signoret

Highest Rated: 100% The Confession (1970)

Lowest Rated: 63% Ship of Fools (1965)

Birthday: Mar 25, 1921

Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany

An iconic figure in the history of 20th century French cinema, Simone Signoret was an Oscar-winning actress whose sensuous and sensitive performances in such films as "Casque d'Or" (1952), "Les Diaboliques" (1955), "Room at the Top" (1957) and "Ship of Fools" (1965) drew critical acclaim for nearly four decades. She began in bit parts during the 1940s, eventually working her way up to supporting turns as tragic seductresses in "Dédée d'Anvers" (1948), among others. By the 1950s, she was showing exceptional depth in a wide variety of arthouse classics, including "Diaboliques," an enduring chiller that solidified her screen persona as a complex, even dangerous woman. In 1957, she became the first foreign actress to win an Academy Award for her turn as an unhappy wife in "Room at the Top," but surprised many by favoring continental productions over Hollywood. The decision was a shrewd one, as it gave her some of her best features, including "Army of Shadows" (1969), "Le Chat" (1971) and "Madame Rosa" (1977). A childhood spent under the shadow of Nazi Germany made her a dedicated supporter of human rights throughout her life, which culminated in the 1985 documentary "Terrorists in Retirement," about Eastern European Jews who fought in the French Resistance. It would be her final grand accomplishment before her death that year from cancer. Critics and audiences around the world mourned the passing of an actress whose bravery, honesty and commitment to cinema remained of the highest order.

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Highest rated movies

100% 85% The Confession
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100% 81% Room at the Top
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100% 84% Casque d'Or
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97% 94% Army of Shadows
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95% 93% Diabolique
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94% 83% La Ronde
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92% 58% Diamond Hunters
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89% 93% Madame Rosa
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75% 71% Is Paris Burning?
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63% 76% Ship of Fools
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Filmography

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Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'étoile du Nord Mme Louise Baron (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 100% I Sent a Letter to My Love Louise Martin (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Adolescent Mamie (Character) - 1979
89% 93% Madame Rosa Madame Rosa (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 86% The Case Against Ferro Thérèse Ganay (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flesh of the Orchid Lady Vamos (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 82% Flesh and the Orchid Unknown (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rough Day for the Queen Jeanne (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 75% The Burned Barns Rose (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 77% The Widow Couderc Veuve Couderc Tati (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 97% Le Chat Clémence Bouin (Character) - 1971
100% 85% The Confession Lise (Character) - 1970
97% 94% Army of Shadows Mathilde (Character) $75.4K 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sea Gull Arkadina (Character) - 1968
63% 50% Games Lisa Schindler (Character) - 1967
75% 71% Is Paris Burning? Cafe Owner (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 64% The Deadly Affair Elsa Fennan (Character) - 1966
63% 76% Ship of Fools La Condesa (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 78% The Sleeping Car Murders Eliane Darrès (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Day and the Hour Therese Dutheil (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 85% Term of Trial Anna (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 100% Love a la Carte Adua Giovannetti (Character) - 1960
100% 81% Room at the Top Alice Aisgill (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 40% The Witches of Salem Elisabeth Proctor (Character) - 1957
92% 58% Diamond Hunters Djin (Character) - 1956
95% 93% Diabolique Nicole Horner (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 81% The Adultress Thérèse Raquin (Character) - 1953
100% 84% Casque d'Or Marie "Casque d'Or" (Character) - 1952
94% 83% La Ronde Leocadie, the Prostitute (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 89% Time Running Out Denise Vernon (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Four Days Leave Yvonne (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Riding School Dora (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 55% Against the Wind Michele Dennis (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dedee Unknown (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Shift La danseuse à la taverne (Character) - 1943

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No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1961