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Yvette Mimieux

イヴェット・ミミュー / いゔぇっと・みみゅー

American entrepreneur

January 8, 1942 – January 18, 2022 ・ Hollywood, California, United States

  • California
  • entrepreneur
  • stage actor
  • film actor

My Take

Yvette Mimieux feels like a face from the era when Hollywood still minted stars wholesale. Born in Hollywood itself, breaking out in The Time Machine at eighteen, she became a fixture of 1960s and 70s cinema with three Golden Globe nominations to show for it. What I find more interesting is that she's also tagged as an entrepreneur, which hints at a life that didn't end when the studio offers thinned out. She passed in 2022, ten days after her eightieth birthday. I respect performers who treat acting as one chapter rather than the whole book, and she seems to have done exactly that.

Overview

Yvette Carmen Mimieux (January 8, 1942 – January 18, 2022) was an American film and television actress who was a major star of the 1960s and 1970s. Her breakout role was in The Time Machine (1960). She was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards during her career.

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1. Profile

Name (English)
Yvette Mimieux
Name (Japanese)
イヴェット・ミミュー
Reading
いゔぇっと・みみゅー
Born
January 8, 1942 – January 18, 2022
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Capricorn / Horse
Origin
Hollywood, California, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
entrepreneur / stage actor / film actor / television actor / model

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Hollywood High School
University
Private

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • California
  • entrepreneur
  • stage actor
  • film actor
Last updated
2026-06-02

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.