Kim Novak

Kim Novak, Hollywood’s Free-Spirited Star Honored in Venice

Born Marilyn Pauline Novak on February 13, 1933, in Chicago, Kim Novak was never just another actress. With her sculpted features, melancholy gaze and enigmatic screen presence, she emerged in the 1950s as one of Hollywood’s defining figures. Yet behind that meteoric rise was a fiercely independent woman who resisted the rules of the studio ...

Hitchcock’s Heroine Honored: Kim Novak Receives Lifetime Award in Venice

Hollywood actress Kim Novak, 92, best known for portraying the double life of Alfred Hitchcock's heroine in Vertigo, has been awarded Venice's lifetime achievement award, the film festival said on Monday. Despite a short-lived career, Novak became "a living legend, earning her rightful place in history, with the respect and esteem of the film ...