Kim Novak

KIM NOVAK. American retired film and television actress, painter and mental health advocate. She began her film career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures, starring in many movies including ; Picnic (1955) / The Man with The Golden Arm (1955) and Pal Joey (1957). She is best known for her performance as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton in the Hitchcock thriller "Vertigo" (1958) alongside James Stewart. She enjoyed considerable box-office success and starred opposite many of the prominent leading men of the era. Although still only in her mid-30s, she withdrew from acting in 1966 and has only sporadically worked in films since. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame