Anouk Eme (Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus) was born in Paris on April 27, 1932.
From the age of 14, the actress played in the theater. She chose her pseudonym after touring in Greece, translated from Greek Anouk means “beloved”. In Marseille, she graduated from dance courses, studied acting in London and Paris. The debut in the film took place in 1947 in the film “House by the Sea”, but the young actress came to fame only 12 years later, after she played Amedeo Modigliani’s girlfriend in the
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Anouk Eme (Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus) was born in Paris on April 27, 1932.
From the age of 14, the actress played in the theater. She chose her pseudonym after touring in Greece, translated from Greek Anouk means “beloved”. In Marseille, she graduated from dance courses, studied acting in London and Paris.
The debut in the film took place in 1947 in the film “House by the Sea”, but the young actress came to fame only 12 years later, after she played Amedeo Modigliani’s girlfriend in the biopic “Montparnasse, 19”. She has received recommendations for this role from
Federico Fellini And he invited her to star in his masterpieces Eight and a Half and Sweet Life. Anouk Eme was filmed not only in France, but also in Italy and in the United States.
In the history of cinema she entered, mainly, as the performer of the main role in the melodrama of Claude Lelouche.
"Man and woman" (1966), where the actress played in a duet with Trentignan.
After the release of the film on the big screen, Anouk’s life changed dramatically. She did not have a break from journalists, directors and producers, and women around the world, imitating her heroine, wore lamb shoes.
After the filming of the film “Man and Woman”, Anouk Eme had a creative break, and she returned to the screens only ten years later, again appearing in the film by Claude Lelouch. Subsequently, the actress starred mainly in Italian directors: B. Bertolucci, M. Bellocchio, L. Tovoli, and in the 90s she almost did not appear in films at all.
At this stage, according to Anouk Eme, her main role is the role of grandmother, which she is happy to perform.
For her successes and achievements in cinema, Anouk Eme was awarded the Palme d’Or for her leading role in the film “Man and Woman” (1966), received the Cannes Festival Prize in 1980 for her role in the film “Jump into the Void”. In 2010, in Moscow, she was awarded the Golden Eagle Award for creative achievements.