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Simone Simon

シモーヌ・シモン　/　しもーぬ・しもん

Stage actor from France

April 23, 1910 – February 22, 2005　・　13th arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Bouches-du-Rhône
stage actor
film actor
actor

My Take

I find Simone Simon's career fascinating because she's so tied to one indelible image: the feline mystery of Cat People. She was a French actress, born near Marseille in the early 1910s, who started in film around 1931 and crossed over to Hollywood. What strikes me is how that 1942 horror role and its sequel, The Curse of the Cat People, ended up defining a long international career. There's something fitting about a performer whose name became shorthand for that uneasy elegance. I'd love to know more about her stage work, since the records here are sparse beyond the films that made her a cult figure.

Overview

Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon (23 April 1911 – 22 February 2005) was a French film actress who began her film career in 1931. She is perhaps best remembered for her role in the American horror film Cat People and its sequel The Curse of the Cat People.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Simone Simon
Name (Japanese): シモーヌ・シモン
Reading: しもーぬ・しもん
Born: April 23, 1910 – February 22, 2005
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Dog
Origin: 13th arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: stage actor / film actor / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3

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