Simone Signoret Biography

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NAME: Simone Signoret
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress
BIRTH DATE: March 25, 1921
DEATH DATE: September 30, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wiesbaden, Germany
PLACE OF DEATH: Autheuil-Authouillet, France
AKA: Simone Kaminker
Maiden Name: Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker
AKA: Simone Signoret

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German actress Simone Signoret performed in films like Room at the Top and Les Diaboliques, and met with international stardom. She married Yves Allegret in 1944, and later wed Yves Montand.

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Simone Signoret was born on March 25, 1921, in Wiesbaden, Germany. During World War II, she worked as an extra in British films. Her first husband, Yves Allegret, helped her become a film star after the war, earning parts in Room at the Top and Les Diaboliques, among other productions. Signoret divorced Allegret in 1949, after five years of marriage, and later wed actor Yves Montand. Signoret continued to act until 1982. Three years later, on September 30, 1985, she died in Autheuil-Authouillet, France.