Revered French actress Anouk Aimée, star of La Dolce Vita, dies aged 92-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro

Anouk Aimée has died (Picture: Getty)

Anouk Aimée, the star of major European films such as A Man and A Woman, La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2, has died at the age of 92.

Aimée’s daughter shared the news on Instagram, revealing that her mother had died at her home in Paris.

The Oscar-nominated actress’s agent also confirmed her death, but no further details have been shared

Renowned for both her sophisticated beauty and lengthy career, Aimée first started appearing in films in the 1940s and finished only a few years ago with 2019’s The Best Years (Les Plus belles annees).

She appeared in more than 80 films overall, and received an Oscar nomination for 1966’s A Man and A Woman, in which she appeared opposite Jean-Louis Trintignant, the same actor she reunited with for her final onscreen role.

Aimée won a Golden Globe for that performance and also worked with legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini on La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2, as well as Sidney Lumet on The Appointment, Jacques Demy on 1961’s Lola and Bernardo Bertolucci for Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981).

The Oscar-nominated actress, pictured in 1969 film Justine, enjoyed a career that spanned 70 years (Picture: Everett/Shutterstock)

She was known for her beauty and began her career as a teenager in the 1940s (Picture: Everett/Shutterstock)

Born in Paris in April 1932 as either Nicole or Judith Dreyfus – records vary – Aimée was the daughter of two actors, who took her mother’s maiden name of Durand to avoid Nazi persecution during World War Two.

At age 14 she was discovered by Henri Calef, who cast her as the character Anouk in his 1947 film La maison sous la mer, inspiring her stage name.

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