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Simone Signoret (French: [simɔn siɲɔʁɛ]; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French actress. She became the second French person to win an Academy Award , for her role in Room at the Top (1959).
Apr 26, 2019 · In 1950s France, the female star’s body was supposed to be the sight and site of sexual beauty, in excess, but only in the sense of the body as spectacle. Signoret’s performance was the exact opposite in its lack of excess. In her minimalism, she reaches us through her body as the site of performance, not display—instead of being an ...
Simone Signoret was born on 25 March 1921 as Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker in Wiesbaden, Germany, to André and Georgette (Signoret) Kaminker. Her father was a French-born army officer from a Polish Jewish family while her mother was a French Catholic.
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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 ...
Apr 26, 2019 · In 1950s France, the female star’s body was supposed to be the sight and site of sexual beauty, in excess, but only in the sense of the body as spectacle. Signoret’s performance was the exact opposite in its lack of excess. In her minimalism, she reaches us through her body as the site of performance, not display—instead of being an ...
Simone Signoret (born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French actress. She received various accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, a César Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards.
