Simone Signoret
Birth Name:
Henriette Charlotte Simone Kaminker
Birth Place:
Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- In 1998, she was immortalized by the French Post Office when she was portrayed on a postage stamp
- Often portrays distressed women who are looking for love
- In 1960, she became the first "Best Actress" Oscar winner to be awarded for portraying a non-American role
- Was the influence for the stage name of famed singer Nina Simone
Awards
- 1953BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Winner
- 1957Best ActressWinner
- 1958BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Winner
- 1959BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Winner
- 1959Best ActressWinner
- 1959Diploma of Merit - Best Foreign Actress:Winner
- 1959NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1959NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1960Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 1960Golden Globe - Best Actress - Drama:Nominated
- 1960Golden Laurel - Top Female Dramatic Performance:Nominated
- 1966Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1966BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated
- 1966Golden Globe - Best Actress - Drama:Nominated
- 1966Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama:Winner
- 1967BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated
- 1968BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated
- 1969BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1971Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actress:Winner
- 1978César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
- 1978David - Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera):Winner
- 1983César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Nominated