Anouk Aimée, the French film actress who became an international sex symbol as the aloof, enigmatic and sensual star of Claude Lelouch’s 1966 romance “A Man and a Woman,” died on Tuesday at 92.
Her death was announced on social media by her daughter, Manuela Papatakis, who said her mother died at home in Paris.
But it was with “A Man and a Woman,” a 28-year-old director’s low-budget project that went on to win the Oscar for best foreign film, that she created the image that endured throughout her career.
Ms. Aimée was nominated for a best actress Oscar for the role.
It also brought her the BAFTA film award for best foreign actress and the Golden Globe for best motion picture actress.
Persons:
Anouk Aimée, Claude Lelouch’s, ”, Manuela Papatakis, Aimée, Federico Fellini’s, Vita ”, Jean, Louis Trintignant, Francis Lai’s, Oscar
Organizations:
BAFTA, Golden Globe
Locations:
French, Paris, Italian