Simone Signoret - Life and career, Filmography, as actress, includes, Awards and Nominations

Actress, born in Wiesbaden, WC Germany, and raised by French parents in Paris. She left her job as a typist to become a film extra in Le Prince Charmant (1942), and soon graduated to leading roles. Frequently cast as a prostitute or courtesan, her warmth and sensuality found international favour in such films as La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), and Les Diaboliques (1954). She won British and American Academy Awards for Room at the Top (1959), and gained further distinction for Ship of Fools (1965). Married to actor Yves Montand from 1951, she matured into one of France's most distinguished character actresses, in films such as Le Chat (1971) and Madame Rosa (1977).

Simone Signoret (March 25, 1921 - September 30, 1985), was an Academy Award-winning French actress.

Life and career

She was born Simone-Henriette-Charlotte Kaminker in Wiesbaden, Germany to Andre and Georgette (Signoret) Kaminker.

During the German occupation of France, Signoret formed close bonds with an artistic group of writers and actors who met at a café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter, Café de Flore. She went on to appear in many notable films in France during the 1950s including Thérèse Raquin (1953), directed by Marcel Carné, Les Diaboliques (1954), and Les Sorcières de Salem (1957), based on Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

In 1958, Signoret went to England to film Room at the Top (1959), which won her numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress.

First married to the filmmaker Yves Allégret from 1947 to 1949, with whom she had a daughter Catherine Allégret, herself an actress.

Filmography, as actress, includes

Guy de Maupassant (1982) L'étoile du nord (1982) Chère inconnue (1980) L'Adolescente (1979) Judith Therpauve (1978) La Vie devant soi (Madame Rosa) (1977) Police Python 357 (1976) La Chair de l'orchidée (1975) Rude journée pour la reine (1973) Les Granges brulées (1973) La Veuve Couderc (1971) Le Chat (1971) Comptes à rebours (1971) L'Aveu (1970) L'Américain (1969) L'Armée des ombres (1969) Mr. Freedom (1969) The Seagull (1968) Games (1967) The Deadly Affair (1966) Paris brûle-t-il? (Is Paris Burning?) (1966) Compartiment tueurs (1965) Ship of Fools (1965) Dragées au poivre (1963) Le Jour et l'heure (1963) Il Giorno più corto (1962) Term of Trial (1962) Barabbas (1962) Amours célèbres (1961) Adua e le compagne (1960) Les Mauvais coups (1960) Room at the Top (1959) Les Sorcières de Salem (The Crucible) (1957) Die Windrose (1957) Un matin comme les autres (1956) La Mort en ce jardin (1956) Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1955) Les Diaboliques (1955) (Diabolique) Thérèse Raquin (1953) Casque d'or (1952) Ombre et lumière (1951) Sans laisser d'adresse (1951) Gunman in the Streets (1950) Le Traqué (1950) La Ronde (1950) Swiss Tour (1950) Manèges (1949) Impasse des deux anges (1948) Dédée d'Anvers (1948) Against the Wind (1948) Fantômas (1947) Macadam (1946) Le Couple idéal (1946) Les Démons de l'aube (1946) La Boîte aux rêves (1945) Le Mort ne reçoit plus (1944) Service de nuit (1944) Béatrice devant le désir (1944) L'Ange de la nuit (1944) Adieu Léonard (1943) Le Voyageur de la Toussaint (1943) Les Visiteurs du soir (1942) Le Prince charmant (1942) Boléro (1942)

Awards and Nominations

USA

Academy Awards

1966: Nominated for Best Actress: Ship of Fools (1965)

Preceded by: Susan Hayward for I Want to Live!

Academy Award for Best Actress 1959 for Room at the Top

Succeeded by: Elizabeth Taylor for BUtterfield 8

Emmy Awards

1966: Won Emmy Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama for: Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) for episode A Small Rebellion

Golden Globe Awards

1965: Nominated Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Ship of Fools (1965) 1960: Nominated Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for: Room at the Top (1959)

United Kingdom

BAFTA Awards

1969: Nominated Best Supporting Actress for: Games (1967) 1968: Nominated Best Foreign Actress for: The Deadly Affair (1966) 1966: Nominated Best Foreign Actress for: Ship of Fools (1965) 1959: Won Best Foreign Actress for: Room at the Top (1959) 1958: Won Best Foreign Actress for: Les Sorcières de Salem, (1957) 1953: Won Best Foreign Actress for: Casque d'or (1952)

Germany

Berlin International Film Festival

1971: Won Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress for: Le Chat (1971) (Tied with Shirley MacLaine for Desperate Characters)

France

Cannes Film Festival

1959: Won Best Actress for: Room at the Top

César Awards, France

1983: Nominated Best Actress for: L'Étoile du Nord (1982) 1978: Won Best Actress for: La Vie devant soi (1977)

Italy

David di Donatello Awards, Italy

1978 Won Best Foreign Actress for: La Vie devant soi (1977) (Tied with Jane Fonda for Julia)