Kim Novak
Kim Novak is an American actress who rose to fame in the 1950s as a leading Hollywood star.
She is best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's *Vertigo* (1958), where she played a dual role opposite James Stewart.
Her cool blonde beauty and vulnerable screen presence made her one of the era's most distinctive leading ladies.
Psychological thriller about acrophobia
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- blonde bombshellAlluring fair-haired beauty
- screen presenceActor's magnetic watchability
Period of peak prosperity
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- legendUnverified traditional tale
timeless · nostalgia · retrospective · film preservation · autograph · memorabilia · biography · documentary
Fair-haired person
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- beautyAesthetic excellence
grace · style · fashion icon · photogenic · magazine cover · studio portrait · red carpet · evening gown
Puzzling and obscure
- elusiveHard to find
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
mysterious · ethereal · haunting · dual role · doppelgänger · Madeleine · Judy · transformation
Vertigo
Psychological thriller about acrophobia
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- blonde bombshellAlluring fair-haired beauty
Hitchcock · screen presence · cinematography · Technicolor · widescreen
golden age
Period of peak prosperity
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- iconPictorial screen symbol
legend · timeless · nostalgia · retrospective · film preservation · autograph · memorabilia · biography · documentary · tribute
blonde
Fair-haired person
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
beauty · grace · style · fashion icon · photogenic · magazine cover · studio portrait · red carpet · evening gown · jewels
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
withdrawn · mysterious · ethereal · haunting · dual role · doppelgänger · Madeleine · Judy · transformation · obsession
Oregon
Northwestern U.S. state
horses · ranch · privacy · seclusion · comeback · selective · recluse · nature · animals · autobiography
Kim NovakDoris Day
Debbie Reynolds · Marilyn Monroe · Sophia Loren · girl next door · Sandra Dee
Kim NovakElizabeth Taylor
Audrey Hepburn · Shirley MacLaine · Bette Davis · Joan Crawford