Signoret

British  

/ siɲore /

noun

1. Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)

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Example Sentences

Simone Signoret won a César award for her performance in the 1977 film “Madame Rosa,” which leads to an inevitable question when it comes to making “The Life Ahead”: Why bother?

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2020

Both endeavors start with the same opening montage of unforgettable moments in French film, scenes like Jeanne Moreau in “Elevator to the Gallows,” Simone Signoret in “Casque d’Or” and Michel Simon in “Panique.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2020

If the international cast is impressive — James Mason, Simone Signoret, Vanessa Redgrave, David Warner, Kathleen Widdoes — none of them seem to be in the same movie.

From New York Times • May 4, 2018

I was in Paris, having discussions about the Vietnam War and U.S. foreign policy with Simone Signoret and Jean-Paul Sartre.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2012

In an adjoining room, her husband, Arthur Miller, is typing out the screenplay for The Misfits; over the corridor, that other big-screen blonde, Simone Signoret, is accompanying her husband, and Monroe's co-star, Yves Montand.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2011