Actor
Anouk Aimée
Born 27 April 1932 · Paris, France — died 18 June 2024
Anouk Aimée (1932–2024) was a French actress whose career spanned more than seven decades. She became an international star through Fellini's La Dolce Vita and 8½ and Claude Lelouch's A Man and a Woman. Her poised, melancholic screen presence made her a defining face of European art cinema.
Key films
La Dolce Vita (1960)On Cinespective
Her role as Maddalena in Fellini's landmark film brought her wide international recognition.
8½ (1963)On Cinespective
She played Luisa, the wife of Fellini's director protagonist, in one of the most celebrated films in world cinema.
A Man and a Woman (1966)On Cinespective
Her signature role in Lelouch's romance won her a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.
Lola (1961)
Title role in Jacques Demy's debut feature, a key film of the French New Wave.
A Leap in the Dark (1980)
Her performance in Bellocchio's drama earned her the Best Actress prize at Cannes.
Key awards
- 1967 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama (A Man and a Woman)
- 1967 Academy Award nomination for Best Actress (A Man and a Woman)
- 1980 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress (A Leap in the Dark)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 106
- 1947The House Under the Sea · as AnoukActor
- 1949The Lovers of Verona · as Georgia Maglia (Juliette)Actor
- 1950Golden Salamander · as AnnaActor
- 1952The Man Who Watched Trains Go By · as JeanneActor
- 1953The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird · as Shepherdess (voice)Actor
- 1953The Crimson Curtain · as AlbertineActor
- 1955Bad Liaisons · as Catherine RacanActor
- 1955Contraband Spain · as Elena VargasActor
- 1955Noche de tormentaActor
- 1956Nina · as Nina IwanowaActor
- 1956Ich suche Dich · as Françoise MaurerActor
- 1957Lovers of Paris · as Marie Pichon, young mother with a pramActor
- 1957Anyone Can Kill Me · as IsabelleActor
- 1957Stresemann · as Annette SteinActor
- 1958The Lovers of Montparnasse · as Jeanne HébuterneActor
- 1959Head Against the Wall · as StéphanieActor
- 1959The Journey · as EvaActor
- 1959The Chasers · as JeanneActor
- 1960La Dolce Vita · as MaddalenaActor
- 1961Lola · as Lola (Cécile)Actor
- 1961The Last Judgment · as Giorgio's wife IreneActor
- 1961The Joker · as Hélène LarocheActor
- 1961Unexpected · as Claire PlémianActor
- 1961Hors-jeu · as ElleActor
- 1961Quai Notre-Dame · as Madame Lormoy, antique dealerActor
- 1962Sodom and Gomorrah · as The QueenActor
- 19638½ · as Luisa AnselmiActor
- 1963The Shortest Day · as CrocerossinaActor
- 1963Il successo · as Laura CerianiActor
- 1963The Terrorist · as Anna BraschiActor
- 1963Of Flesh and Blood · as AnnaActor
- 1964White Voices · as LorenzaActor
- 1964A Very Handy Man · as MitaActor
- 1965La Fuga · as LuisaActor
- 1965Il morbidone · as ValeriaActor
- 1966A Man and a Woman · as Anne GauthierActor
- 1966Seasons of Our Love · as FrancescaActor
- 1966Lo scandalo · as AlessandraActor
- 1967Live for Life · as spectatrice match de boxeActor
- 1968One Night... a Train · as AnneActor
- 1969Model Shop · as Lola aka CecileActor
- 1969The Appointment · as CarlaActor
- 1969Justine · as JustineActor
- 1976A Second Chance · as Sarah GordonActor
- 1978Mon Premier Amour · as Jane RomainActor
- 1980A Leap in the Dark · as Marta PonticelliActor
- 1980Alfonso Sánchez · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1980Une page d'amour · as HélèneActor
- 1981Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man · as Barbara SpaggiariActor
- 1982Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? · as HélèneActor
- 1983The General of the Dead Army · as Countess Betsy MirafioreActor
- 1983Fellini nel cestino · as SelfActor
- 1984Long Live Life · as AnoukActor
- 1984Success Is the Best Revenge · as Monique des FontainesActor
- 1986A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later · as Anne GauthierActor
- 1986Un rêve à peine commencé · as Norma SundbergActor
- 1988Turning Table · as Self / The Shepherdess (voice)Actor
- 1988Arrivederci e grazie · as LauraActor
- 1990There Were Days... and Moons · as Self / Seul film-annonceActor
- 1991The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg · as Claire HellActor
- 1993Bethune: The Making of a Hero · as Marie-France CoudaireActor
- 1993Rupture(s) · as MartheActor
- 1993Voices in the Garden · as CuckooActor
- 1994Prêt-à-Porter · as Simone LowenthalActor
- 1994In morte di Federico FelliniActor
- 1995One Hundred and One Nights · as AnoukActor
- 1995The World of Jacques Demy · as SelfActor
- 1995Tell Me Yes... · as Claire CharvetActor
- 1996Men, Women: A User's Manual · as la veuveActor
- 1997Solomon · as BetsabeaActor
- 1998Riches, belles, etc. · as The fairyActor
- 1999L.A. Without a Map · as Self (uncredited)Actor
- 1999One 4 All · as La femme du musicienActor
- 19991999 Madeleine · as Eve, Madeleine's motherActor
- 2001The Blue Island · as Eugénie, André's motherActor
- 2001Festival in Cannes · as Millie MarquandActor
- 2002Heart of the Festival · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003The Birch-Tree Meadow · as MyriamActor
- 2003The Last Sequence · as SelfActor
- 2003Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others · as SelfActor
- 2004Happily Ever After · as la mère de VincentActor
- 2006De particulier à particulier · as NellyActor
- 2006Marcello, una vita dolce · as SelfActor
- 2006Fellini dice... · as SelfActor
- 2007To Each His Own Cinema · as (segment "Cinéma de Boulevard") (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Claude Lelouch, on s'aimera · as NarratorActor
- 2008La chanson 'Lola' · as SelfActor
- 2009The one I love · as La belle dame du caféActor
- 2009Noi che abbiamo fatto la dolce vita · as SelfActor
- 2009Once Upon a Time… La Dolce Vita · as SelfActor
- 2010What War May Bring · as Madame BlumActor
- 2010Paris Connections · as Agnès St. ClairActor
- 2011Tous les soleils · as AgatheActor
- 2011Agnès Varda: From Here to There · as SelfActor
- 2012Big is Beautiful · as La mère de NinaActor
- 2012Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste · as SelfActor
- 2019The Best Years of a Life · as Anne GauthierActor
- 2019Aznavour by Charles · as Self - Actress (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Fellinopolis · as Self - Actress (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Trintignant by Trintignant · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Morceaux de CannesActor
- 2021Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliablesActor
- 2022Shoot to Live · as SelfActor
- 2022Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissableActor
- 2024Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026L'Œuvre invisible · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.