Revered French actress Anouk Aimée, star of La Dolce Vita, dies aged 92

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), which premiered at Cannes Film Festival.

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 and Bafta 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 1954, enjoyed a career that spanned 70 years (Pictured: Kobal/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 The House Under the Sea (La maison sous la mer), inspiring her stage name.

Aimée’s looks often saw her compared with Jackie Kennedy, but her talent was never in any doubt as she remained busy making films in France, Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK over the years.

The star’s Oscar nomination for A Man and A Woman, which was a big box office success, grossing $50million worldwide on a tiny budget, saw her become the first French actress to be nominated for a French-speaking role, although she lost to Elizabeth Taylor for her performance in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?

Aimée’s classic films included La Dolce Vita and A Man and A Woman (Picture: Kobal/Shutterstock)

She appeared in various French, Italian, Spanish, German, British and American films, including 1969’s Justine (pictured with co-star Michael York) (Picture: Moviestore/Shutterstock)

Her American films included Justine, opposite Dirk Bogarde, and The Appointment opposite Omar Shariff (with whom she would have an affair), both released in 1969.

In 2002, she received an honorary César Award, France’s equivalent to the Academy Awards.

Married four times, Aimée is survived by her daughter Manuela, who she shared with second husband, Nico Papatakis.

Wed four times, the actress’s husbands included British actor Albert Finney (Picture: AFP via Getty)

She was also married briefly to Edouard Zimmermann from 1949 to 1950, as well as French singer and actor Pierre Barouh, who appeared with her in A Man and A Woman and performed the title song.

Her final husband, from 1970 until 1978, was late British acting legend Albert Finney.

Daughter Manuela Papatakis wrote on Instagram: ‘With my daughter, Galaad, and my granddaughter, Mila, we are extremely sad to announce the departure of my mother Anouk Aimée.

‘I was close to her when she died this morning, at her home in Paris.’

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