About
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...
Known for
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
VertigoMovie • 1958
The Mirror Crack'dMovie • 1980
Bell, Book and CandleMovie • 1958
The Man with the Golden ArmMovie • 1955
The White BuffaloMovie • 1977
Boys' Night OutMovie • 1962
PushoverMovie • 1954
PicnicMovie • 1955
Middle of the NightMovie • 1959
Kiss Me, StupidMovie • 1964
The Notorious LandladyMovie • 1962
LiebestraumMovie • 1991
The Eddy Duchin StoryMovie • 1956
Pal JoeyMovie • 1957
Just a GigoloMovie • 1978
Strangers When We MeetMovie • 1960
The Legend of Lylah ClareMovie • 1968
5 Against the HouseMovie • 1955
Tales That Witness MadnessMovie • 1973
PepeMovie • 1960
PhffftMovie • 1954
Satan's TriangleMovie • 1975