Simone Simon

Simone Simon

Actor

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
April 23, 1911

Biography

French screen actress Simone Simon's film career spanned the years 1931-1973. She is best remembered, regarding her English language roles, for the Hollywood films The Devil and Daniel Webster [originally titled All That Money Can Buy] (1941), Cat People (1942), and The Curse of the Cat People (1944). Simon died in Paris in 2005.

Photo

Simone Simon 1
Simone Simon 2
Simone Simon 3
Simone Simon 4
Simone Simon 5
Simone Simon 6

Representative Works

Cat People
Cat People
6.9
/ English
Pétrus
Pétrus
6.0
/ French
Lusitanian Illusion
Lusitanian Illusion
6.4
/ Portuguese
La Bête Humaine
La Bête Humaine
7.1
/ French
Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir
7.5
/ French
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
7.0
/ English
La Ronde
La Ronde
7.3
/ French
The Curse of the Cat People
The Curse of the Cat People
6.2
/ English
Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven
6.4
/ English
Girls' Dormitory
Girls' Dormitory
6.6
/ English
The Woman in Blue
The Woman in Blue
5.4
/ French
Ladies in Love
Ladies in Love
6.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cat People
1942Nominee

Best Performance

Cat People

Pétrus
1946Nominee

Best Performance

Pétrus

Lusitanian Illusion
2010Nominee

Best Performance

Lusitanian Illusion

Career Highlights

La Bête Humaine
1938Highlight

Best Performance

La Bête Humaine

Le Plaisir
1952Highlight

Best Performance

Le Plaisir

Video