Person · Actress · Active 1947–2019
Anouk Aimée
1932–2024, 17th arrondissement of Paris
French actress, born in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Won the Cannes Best Actress Award, the Golden Globe for Best Actress, Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Appeared in 57 films on this site, including 8½ (1963), La Dolce Vita (1960) and A Man and a Woman (1966). Among the 152 actors and directors Anouk Aimée shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Claude Lelouch (10 films), Michel Piccoli (7) and Jean-Louis Trintignant (5).
She subsequently acted in Fellini's 8½ (1963), Jacques Demy's Lola (1961), George Cukor's Justine (1969), Bernardo Bertolucci's Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981), and Robert Altman's Prêt à Porter (1994).
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She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her acting in A Man and a Woman (1966).
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Partners by shared films
Who Anouk Aimée made films with
Directors
- 10Claude Lelouch directorA Man and a Woman, Live for Life, Second Chance and 7 more
- 2Federico Fellini directorLa Dolce Vita, 8½
- 2Jacques Demy directorLola, Model Shop
One film together
- Lovers of Paris 1957Julien Duvivier
- The Lovers of Montparnasse 1958Max Ophüls, Jacques Becker
- The Journey 1959Anatole Litvak
- The Joker 1961Philippe de Broca
- The Last Judgement 1961Vittorio De Sica
- Sodom and Gomorrah 1962Sergio Leone, Robert Aldrich
- Il Successo 1963Dino Risi
- The Shortest Day 1963Sergio Corbucci
- Justine 1969George Cukor
- The Appointment 1969Sidney Lumet
- A Leap in the Dark 1980Marco Bellocchio
- Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man 1981Bernardo Bertolucci
- Success Is the Best Revenge 1984Jerzy Skolimowski
- Prêt-à-Porter 1994Robert Altman
- To Each His Own Cinema 2007Roman Polanski, David Lynch, Lars von Trier, Wim Wenders, Takeshi Kitano, Abbas Kiarostami, Alejandro González Iñárritu, David Cronenberg, Andrei Konchalovsky, Gus Van Sant, Aki Kaurismäki, Zhang Yimou, Wong Kar-wai, Jane Campion, Ken Loach, Thodoros Angelopoulos, Manoel de Oliveira, Michael Cimino, Atom Egoyan, Nanni Moretti, Chen Kaige, Youssef Chahine, Walter Salles, Olivier Assayas, Bille August
Co-stars
- 7Michel Piccoli actorBad Liaisons, A Leap in the Dark, The General of the Dead Army and 4 more
- 5Jean-Louis Trintignant actorIl Successo, A Man and a Woman, Viva la vie and 2 more
- 4Charles Aznavour actorHead Against the Wall, Les Dragueurs, Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? and 1 more
- 4Marcello Mastroianni actorLa Dolce Vita, 8½, The General of the Dead Army and 1 more
- 4Ugo Tognazzi actorThe Shortest Day, Liolà, Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man and 1 more
- 3Vittorio Gassman actorThe Last Judgement, Il Successo, The Shortest Day
11 more partners with two or more films
- 2Claudia Cardinale actress8½, Riches
- 2Yves Montand actorLive for Life, One Night... A Train
- 2Gérard Philipe actorLovers of Paris, The Lovers of Montparnasse
- 2Annie Girardot actressThe Shortest Day, Live for Life
- 2Lino Ventura actorThe Lovers of Montparnasse, The Last Judgement
- 2Michael York actorJustine, Success Is the Best Revenge
- 2Gian Maria Volonte actorIl terrorista, Seasons of Our Love
- 2Robert Hossein actorOf Flesh and Blood, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
- 2Herbert Lom actorGolden Salamander, The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
- 2Jean-Claude Pascal actorThe Crimson Curtain, Bad Liaisons
- 2Jean-Claude Brialy actorAnyone Can Kill Me, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
One film together
- Golden Salamander 1950Trevor Howard
- The Man Who Watched Trains Go By 1952Claude Rains
- Lovers of Paris 1957Danielle Darrieux
- The Lovers of Montparnasse 1958Pierre Richard, Stéphane Audran, Lila Kedrova, Lilli Palmer
- The Journey 1959Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Ron Howard, Jason Robards
- La Dolce Vita 1960Anita Ekberg
- L'imprevisto 1961Tomas Milian
- The Last Judgement 1961Ernest Borgnine, Fernandel, Alberto Sordi, Melina Mercouri, Jack Palance, Domenico Modugno, Silvana Mangano, Nino Manfredi
- Sodom and Gomorrah 1962Pier Angeli, Stewart Granger
- Il terrorista 1963Raffaella Carrà
- The Shortest Day 1963Jean-Paul Belmondo, Simone Signoret, David Niven, Terence Hill, Virna Lisi, Totò, Eduardo De Filippo, Giuliano Gemma
- The Dreamer 1965Sylva Koscina
- Live for Life 1967Candice Bergen
- One Night... A Train 1968Michael Gough
- Justine 1969Philippe Noiret, Anna Karina, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Forster, Jack Albertson
- The Appointment 1969Omar Sharif, Lotte Lenya
- Second Chance 1976Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Hardy
- Mon premier amour 1978Nathalie Baye
- A Leap in the Dark 1980Michele Placido
- Success Is the Best Revenge 1984John Hurt
- Viva la vie 1984Charlotte Rampling
- A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later 1986Michèle Morgan
- Rupture(s) 1993Emmanuelle Béart
- The Groundhogs 1993Jacqueline Bisset, Marie Trintignant, Virginie Ledoyen
- Prêt-à-Porter 1994Sophia Loren, Julia Roberts, Cher, Lauren Bacall, Kim Basinger, Forest Whitaker, Harry Belafonte, Tim Robbins, Rupert Everett, Linda Hunt
- Dis-moi oui... 1995Marie Laforêt
- Men, Women: A User's Manual 1996Maurice Benguigui
- One 4 All 1999Anne Parillaud, Samy Naceri
- 1999 Madeleine 2000Jean Giraud
- Festival in Cannes 2001William Shatner, Maximilian Schell, Jeff Goldblum, Faye Dunaway, Holly Hunter, Peter Bogdanovich, Greta Scacchi
- Happily Ever After 2004Johnny Depp, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emmanuelle Seigner, Claude Berri, Alain Chabat
- Hotel Harabati 2006Julie Gayet
- To Each His Own Cinema 2007Isabelle Adjani, Willem Dafoe, Jeanne Moreau, Josh Brolin, Kim Novak, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sylvia Kristel
- Paris Connections 2010Charles Dance
- Tous les soleils 2011Clotilde Courau
- Mince alors! 2012Victoria Abril
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- 8½ 1963actress
- La Dolce Vita 1960actress
- A Man and a Woman 1966actress
- Prêt-à-Porter 1994actress
- Sodom and Gomorrah 1962actress, as Queen Bera
- The Lovers of Montparnasse 1958actress
1950s
- Golden Salamander (1950)actress
- The Crimson Curtain (1952)actress
- The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)actress
- Bad Liaisons (1955)actress
- Anyone Can Kill Me (1957)actress
- Lovers of Paris (1957)actress
- The Lovers of Montparnasse (1958)actress
- Head Against the Wall (1959)actress
- Les Dragueurs (1959)actress
- The Journey (1959)actress
1960s
- La Dolce Vita (1960)actress
- L'imprevisto (1961)actress
- Lola (1961)actress
- The Joker (1961)actress
- The Last Judgement (1961)actress
- Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)actress, as Queen Bera
- 8½ (1963)actress
- Il Successo (1963)actress
- Il terrorista (1963)actress
- Of Flesh and Blood (1963)actress
- The Shortest Day (1963)actress
- Liolà (1964)actress
- The Dreamer (1965)actress
- A Man and a Woman (1966)actress
- Seasons of Our Love (1966)actress
- Live for Life (1967)actress
- One Night... A Train (1968)actress
- Justine (1969)actress
- Model Shop (1969)actress
- The Appointment (1969)actress
1970s
- Second Chance (1976)actress
- Mon premier amour (1978)actress
1980s
- A Leap in the Dark (1980)actress
- Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)actress
- Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? (1982)actress
- The General of the Dead Army (1983)actress
- Success Is the Best Revenge (1984)actress
- Viva la vie (1984)actress
- A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)actress
- Arrivederci e grazie (1988)actress
1990s
- Rupture(s) (1993)actress
- The Groundhogs (1993)actress
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994)actress
- Dis-moi oui... (1995)actress
- Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996)actress
- Riches (1998)actress
- One 4 All (1999)actress
2000s
- 1999 Madeleine (2000)actress
- Festival in Cannes (2001)actress
- Happily Ever After (2004)actress
- Hotel Harabati (2006)actress
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007)actress
2010s
- Paris Connections (2010)actress
- What War May Bring (2010)actress
- Tous les soleils (2011)actress
- Mince alors! (2012)actress
- The Best Years of a Life (2019)actress