Kim Novak

Acting

Kim Novak

Born February 13, 1933 · Chicago, Illinois, USA (age 93)

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…

Known For

VertigoVertigo · 1958
Vertigo
8.11958
MovieMysteryRomance
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
The Mirror Crack'dThe Mirror Crack'd · 1980
The Mirror Crack'd
6.11980
MovieMysteryCrime
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
The Man with the Golden ArmThe Man with the Golden Arm · 1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.11955
MovieDramaCrime
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.
PicnicPicnic · 1955
Picnic
6.41955
MovieDramaRomance
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
PushoverPushover · 1954
Pushover
6.51954
MovieCrimeThriller
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
The White BuffaloThe White Buffalo · 1977
The White Buffalo
6.01977
MovieWesternAdventure
In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns; freezing, slaughterhouse-like frontier towns and beautifully desolate high country - before improbably teaming up with a young Crazy Horse to pursue the creature.
Bell, Book and CandleBell, Book and Candle · 1958
Bell, Book and Candle
6.61958
MovieComedyFantasy
Gillian Holroyd, a modern-day witch, becomes smitten with her handsome upstairs neighbor, Shep Henderson. Using her magical powers, she casts a love spell on him, only to face unexpected complications when genuine feelings emerge, threatening her supernatural abilities.
Kiss Me, StupidKiss Me, Stupid · 1964
Kiss Me, Stupid
7.01964
MovieComedyRomance
While traveling home from Vegas, an amorous lounge singer named Dino gets conned by a local mechanic/songwriter into staying in town for the night. The mechanic's songwriting partner, Orville, offers Dino his home for overnight lodging and enlists a local waitress/call girl to pose as his wife in order to placate Dino's urges.

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