Anouk Aimée

Who they were

Personal life Aimée was married and divorced four times: Édouard Zimmermann (1949–1950), director Nico Papatakis (1951–1954), actor and musical producer Pierre Barouh (1966–1969), and actor Albert Finney (1970–1978). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She had one child, Manuela Papatakis (born 1951), from her second marriage. Her daughter (in marriage: Mujdei) became a painter. [ 3 ] She died at her home in Paris on 18 June 2024, at the age of 92. [ 1 ]

Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus, known professionally as Anouk Aimée or Anouk, was a French film actress who appeared in 70 films from 1947 until 2019. Having begun her film career at age 14, she studied acting and dance in her early years, besides her regular education. Although the majority of her films were French, she also made films in Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany, along with some American productions.

Early life

Educated at: St Leonards-Mayfield School.

Path and career

Awards / honours: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and Honorary César.

Career Aimée (then still Françoise Dreyfus) made her film debut, at the age of 14, in the role of Anouk in La Maison sous la mer ( The House Under the Sea , 1946), and she kept the name afterwards. Jacques Prévert , while writing Les amants de Vérone ( The Lovers of Verona , 1949) specifically for her, suggested she take the symbolic last name Aimée, "that would forever associate her with the affective power of her screen roles." [ 1 ] In French, it means "beloved." [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Why this date

Anouk Aimée appears on our June 18 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.