caption years_active birth_place nationality name birth_date spouse residence image article_title education birth_name occupation alma_mater
novak in 1959 1954 1991 chicago , illinois , usa american kim novak 13 february 1933 richard robert malloy -lrb- m. 1976 -rrb- johnson -lrb- m. 1965 -- 66 -rrb- dr. sams valley , oregon , usa 611px-kim novak.jpeg kim novak
 farragut career academy high school marilyn pauline novak actress , artist school of the art institute of chicago
kim novak

marilyn pauline novak -lrb- born february 13 , 1933 -rrb- , professionally known as kim novak , is a retired american film and television actress .
she began her career in 1954 after signing with columbia pictures .
there , she became a successful actress , starring in a string of movies , among them the critically acclaimed `` picnic '' -lrb- 1955 -rrb- .
she later starred in such popular successes as `` the man with the golden arm '' -lrb- 1955 -rrb- and `` pal joey '' -lrb- 1957 -rrb- .
however , she is perhaps best known today for her `` dual role '' as both judy barton and madeleine elster in alfred hitchcock 's classic thriller `` vertigo '' -lrb- 1958 -rrb- .
novak was popular in box office popularity polls , and she starred opposite several top leading men of the era , including james stewart , william holden , frank sinatra , tyrone power , and kirk douglas .
although still young , her career declined in the early 1960s , and after several years in a series of lackluster films , she withdrew from acting in 1966 .
she has only sporadically returned since .
she later returned to the screen in `` the mirror crack 'd '' -lrb- 1980 -rrb- , and had a regular role on the prime time series `` falcon crest '' -lrb- 1986 -- 87 -rrb- .
after a disappointing experience during the filming of `` liebestraum '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- , she has permanently retired from acting , citing she has no desire to return .
