Photo: Robert Malloy / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kim Novak fascinates me because she refused the script Hollywood wrote for her. The studio system molded her into a luminous star in the 1950s, and Vertigo made her immortal, yet she walked away on her own terms to live and paint as she pleased. I find that act of self-possession more glamorous than any premiere. The honors that followed, an Honorary Golden Bear and a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, read to me like the industry slowly admitting she was right. She was never just an image on screen; she was a woman quietly insisting on her own authorship, decades ahead of her time.
Overview
Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Malloy (née Novak; born February 13, 1933) is a retired American actress. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Novak
- Name (Japanese)
- キム・ノヴァク
- Reading
- きむ・のゔぁく
- Born
- February 13, 1933 (age 93)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Wilbur Wright College
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1977 Honorary Golden Bear
- 1955 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.