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Kim Novak

Acting 93 years old Chicago, Illinois, USA ★ 1.6
Born: February 13, 1933

Biography

Marilyn Pauline Novak (born February 13, 1933), known professionally as Kim Novak, is an American retired film and television actress.

She began her career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures. There, she became a successful actress, starring in a string of movies, among them the critically acclaimed Picnic (1955). She later starred in such popular successes as The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Pal Joey (1957). However, she is perhaps best known today for her "dual role" as both Judy Barton and Madeleine Elster in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Vertigo (1958). Novak was popular in box office popularity polls, and she starred opposite several top leading men of the era, including James Stewart, William Holden, Frank Sinatra, Tyrone Power, and Kirk Douglas.

Although still young, her career declined in the early 1960s, and after several years in a series of lackluster films, she withdrew from acting in 1966. She has only sporadically returned since. She later returned to the screen in The Mirror Crack'd (1980), and had a regular role on the prime time series Falcon Crest (1986–87). After a disappointing experience during the filming of Liebestraum (1991), she has permanently retired from acting, stating she has no desire to return.

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Known For

Vertigo
Vertigo Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton 1958
The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd Lola Brewster 1980
Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle Gillian Holroyd 1958
Pepe
Pepe Kim Novak 1960
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo Poker Jenny Schermerhorn 1977

Filmography

Acting Credits (67)

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas Madeleine Elster (archive footage) (uncredited) 2026
Kim Novak's Vertigo
Kim Novak's Vertigo Self 2025
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee 2023
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's Self (archive footage) 2022
Rat Pack
Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
I Am Alfred Hitchcock Self (archive footage) 2021
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me Self 2017
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen
Made in Hollywood: Hitchcocks Blondinen Self 2016
Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival 2013
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten Self (archive footage) 2013
Hollywood sul Tevere
Hollywood sul Tevere 2009
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema Self (segment "47 Ans Après") (archive footage) 2007
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger Herself 2006
Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden Self 2004
Heart of the Festival
Heart of the Festival Self (archive footage) 2002
Bride of Trailer Camp
Bride of Trailer Camp (archive footage) 2001
Obsessed with Vertigo
Obsessed with Vertigo Self 1997
Dark Galaxy
Dark Galaxy (archive footage) 1993
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Molly (archive footage) (uncredited) 1991
Liebestraum
Liebestraum Lillian Anderson Munnsen 1991
The Children
The Children Rose Sellars 1990
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream Self 1990
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Notre Dame de la Croisette Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
Malibu
Malibu Billie Farnsworth 1983
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest Kit Marlowe 1981
The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd Lola Brewster 1980
Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo Helga von Kaiserling 1978
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo Poker Jenny Schermerhorn 1977
Please Turn the Page
Please Turn the Page Self 1977
Satan's Triangle
Satan's Triangle Eva 1975
Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness Auriol (segment "Luau") 1973
The Third Girl from the Left
The Third Girl from the Left Gloria Joyce 1973
V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel Self 1971
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery Sister Lyda Kebanov (forger) 1969
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell 1968
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1967
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders Moll Flanders 1965
Kiss Me, Stupid
Kiss Me, Stupid Polly the Pistol 1964
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage Mildred Rogers 1964
MGM 40th Anniversary
MGM 40th Anniversary 1964
Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out Cathy 1962
The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady Carly Hardwicke 1962
Pepe
Pepe Kim Novak 1960
Strangers When We Meet
Strangers When We Meet Margaret 'Maggie' Gault 1960
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night Betty Preisser 1959
Stars in the Ring
Stars in the Ring Self 1959
Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle Gillian Holroyd 1958
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show Self 1958
Vertigo
Vertigo Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton 1958
Pal Joey
Pal Joey Linda English 1957
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels 1957
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show Self 1956
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin 1956
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama Self 1956
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm Molly 1955
Picnic
Picnic Madge Owens 1955
5 Against the House
5 Against the House Kay Greylek 1955
Son of Sinbad
Son of Sinbad Harem Girl 1955
Phffft
Phffft Janis 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954
Pushover
Pushover Lona McLane 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Reflets de Cannes Self 1954
The French Line
The French Line Model (uncredited) 1954
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948

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