Aimée, Anouk (1932–)

French actress. Name variations: Anouk Aimee; Anouk. Born Françoise Sorya Dreyfus in Paris, France, April 27, 1932; dau. of Henry Murray (actor) and Geneviève Sorya (actress); studied acting and dancing in France and England; m. Edouard Zimmerman, 1949 (div. 1950); m. Nico Papatakis (director), 1951 (div. 1954); m. Pierre Barouh, 1966 (div. 1969); m. Albert Finney (actor), 1970 (div. 1978).

Best known for her work in A Man and a Woman, made film debut at 14 in La Maison Sous La Mer (1947); came to prominence in France in Cayette's Les Amants de Vérone (The Lovers of Verona, 1949); had international breakthrough as the nymphomaniac in Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960), and followed that with the flighty Lola in Demy's new-wave film Lola; was also seen in Fellini's 8 1/2 (Ottée Mezzo, 1963); starred with Jean-Louis Trintignant in Claude Lelouch's Un Homme et une Femme (A Man and a Woman, 1966), for which she won Britain's highest award for Best Foreign Actress; reprised role in Un Homme et une Femme: 20 Ans déjà (A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later, 1986); other films include L'Imprevisto (1961), Il Giudizio Universale (1961), Sodoma e Gomorra (1961), Les Grands Chemins (Of Flesh and Blood, 1963), Justine (1969), The Appointment (1969), Mon Premier Amour (My 1st Love, 1978), Arrivederci e Grazie (1988), and Il y a des jours … et des lunes (1990). Named Best Actress at Cannes for her role in Salto nel Vuoto (Leap Into Void), 1980.

See also Women in World History.