Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired film and television actress, painter, and mental health advocate.
Novak 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 widely known for her performance as Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Vertigo (1958) with James Stewart.
Novak enjoyed box-office success and starred opposite several other prominent leading men of the era, including Fred MacMurray, William Holden, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart, Tyrone Power, Kirk Douglas, and Laurence Harvey.
Although still only in her mid-30s, Novak withdrew from acting in 1966 and has only sporadically worked in films since. How many of her films have you seen???
