Portrait of Kim Novak

Acting

Kim Novak

Career

Active from 1954 to 2001, busiest in 1955 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vertigo
Vertigo
GoodWatch score91/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · New Star of the Year – Actress

    1955 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

3

The characters Kim Novak played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kim Novak Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romance 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026)

as Madeleine Elster (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000s

1 title
Bride of Trailer Camp
Bride of Trailer Camp (2001)

as (archive footage)

1990s

4 titles · average score 49
Dark Galaxy
Dark Galaxy (1993)

as (archive footage)

Liebestraum
Liebestraum (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

as Lillian Anderson Munnsen

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

as Molly (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Children
The Children (1990)

as Rose Sellars

1980s

3 titles · average score 55
Malibu
Malibu (1983)

as Billie Farnsworth

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Kit Marlowe

The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lola Brewster

1970s

5 titles · average score 45
Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo (1978)
GoodWatch score 41

as Helga von Kaiserling

The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

as Poker Jenny Schermerhorn

Satan's Triangle
Satan's Triangle (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

as Eva

The Third Girl from the Left
The Third Girl from the Left (1973)

as Gloria Joyce

Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
GoodWatch score 49

as Auriol (segment "Luau")

1960s

9 titles · average score 56
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sister Lyda Kebanov (forger)

The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
GoodWatch score 52

as Moll Flanders

Kiss Me, Stupid
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

as Polly the Pistol

Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage (1964)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mildred Rogers

The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

as Carly Hardwicke

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out (1962)
GoodWatch score 42

as Cathy

Strangers When We Meet
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Margaret 'Maggie' Gault

Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kim Novak

1950s

13 titles · average score 64
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Betty Preisser

Vertigo
Vertigo (1958)
GoodWatch score 91

as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton

Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gillian Holroyd

Pal Joey
Pal Joey (1957)
GoodWatch score 76

as Linda English

Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jeanne Eagels

The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

as Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin

The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

as Molly

Picnic
Picnic (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Madge Owens

5 Against the House
5 Against the House (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kay Greylek

Son of Sinbad
Son of Sinbad (1955)
GoodWatch score 45

as Harem Girl

Pushover
Pushover (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lona McLane

Phffft
Phffft (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Janis