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Kim Novak

1933 - Today

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Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired actress and painter. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Novak began her career in 1954 after signing a contract with Columbia Pictures, and quickly became one of Hollywood's top box office stars, appearing in Picnic (1955), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and Pal Joey (1957). She gained prominence for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Vertigo (1958), which is recognized as one of the greatest films ever made. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Novak is the 345th most popular actor (down from 307th in 2019), the 744th most popular biography from United States (down from 561st in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Actor.

Kim Novak is most famous for her role in the Alfred Hitchcock film "Vertigo."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kim Novak ranks 345 out of 13,578. Before her are Robert Hossein, Sylvia Kristel, O Yeong-su, Alec Baldwin, Kenny Baker, and Ian Holm. After her are Patrick Stewart, James Earl Jones, John Cazale, Priyanka Chopra, Oona O'Neill, and Pola Negri.

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Among people born in 1933, Kim Novak ranks 34. Before her are Krzysztof Penderecki, Corazon Aquino, Mako, Richard R. Ernst, Fouad Mebazaa, and Ronald Evans. After her are Steven Weinberg, Quincy Jones, Edmund Phelps, Álvaro Siza Vieira, Robert Curl, and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kim Novak ranks 744 out of 20,380. Before her are Lou Reed (1942), Jerome Bruner (1915), Jerome Karle (1918), Ice-T (1958), Alec Baldwin (1958), and J. Paul Getty (1892). After her are Glenn T. Seaborg (1912), James Earl Jones (1931), John Cazale (1935), Martin Cooper (1928), Charles Goodyear (1800), and Mike Pence (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kim Novak ranks 183. Before her are Tony Lip (1930), Martin Landau (1928), James Caan (1940), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Doris Day (1922), and Alec Baldwin (1958). After her are James Earl Jones (1931), John Cazale (1935), Jeff Goldblum (1952), Natalie Wood (1938), Christopher Lambert (1957), and Joanne Woodward (1930).

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