The celebrated actress leaves behind a legacy of brilliant performances, flawless French elegance, and a lasting impact on the film community.&nbsp;

On June 18, 2024, legendary <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/yseult-french-singer-cannes-red-carpet-new-look" target="_blank" rel="noopener">French</a> film actress Anouk Aim&eacute;e passed away at age 92 in her Paris home. According to her daughter, Manuela Papatakis&mdash;who announced the news on social media shortly after it occurred&mdash;Aim&eacute;e was surrounded by family, which included her granddaughter Galaad and her great-granddaughter Mila.&nbsp;

Throughout her career, Anouk Aim&eacute;e was a paragon of style, class, and effortless French elegance. At just 13, Aim&eacute;e began her foray into the film industry and took on her first true breakthrough role just a few years later with The Lovers of Verona (1951), where she played a modern-day <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/every-actress-that-has-played-juliet-romeo-and-juliet-rachel-zegler-kit-connor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Juliet</a>. Her performance in the movie, which was praised intensely by critics, resonated deeply with audiences and marked the beginning of a long, successful career in cinema.
The actress was best known for her iconic performances in Claude Lelouch's A Man And A Woman&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/25-french-actresses-you-should-know-brigitte-bardot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federico Fellini</a>'s&nbsp;La Dolce Vita and&nbsp;8 1/2.&nbsp;In&nbsp;A Man And A Woman, Aim&eacute;e's performance has remained fresh in the minds of many of its viewers, even to this day. The actress portrayed the young widow, Anne, opposite the charming widower, Jean-Louis&mdash;played by Jean-Louis Trintignant. The two characters meet in a chance encounter at their children's shared boarding school and quickly form a powerful friendship marked by flirtation, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/red-white-royal-blue-sequel-everything-to-know" target="_blank" rel="noopener">romance</a>, and eventual love. A moving cinematic story that encompasses drama, romance, and tragedy, and has prevailed as a love story for the ages, resonating with generations of filmgoers. Although it had a low budget, it was met with plenty of praise from critics and found success abroad after it was nominated for an Academy Award and won. For her moving performance in the film, Aim&eacute;e was nominated as Best Actress during that year's Oscars, and won both a BAFTA film award and a Golden Globe award for best actress.&nbsp;
Aim&eacute;e was also known for her strong, opinonated takes on fashion, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/viral-pop-culture-moments-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pop culture</a>, and politics, and remained an iconic figure in French culture long after the new wave era.&nbsp;
In recognition of her enduring impact and transformative career on the silver screen, Aim&eacute;e received an honorary <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/cesar-awards-2024-red-carpet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C&eacute;sar</a> award in 2002&mdash;a crowning achievement for any French film star.&nbsp;
Join L'OFFICIEL in celebrating the legacy of the esteemed French acteess and see some of Anouk Aim&eacute;e's most memorable looks ranging from many celebrated roles in classic films to unforgettable <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/best-2024-tony-awards-red-carpet-looks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">red carpet</a> appearances.&nbsp;

Anouk Aimée wearing a gown in 1950. Getty Images

Anouk Aimée at the beach in 1952. Getty Images

Anouk Aimée on a film set in 1955. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée in 'Montparnasse 19' in 1957. Getty Images

Anouk Aimée in Paris in 1958. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée in 'La Dolce Vita' in 1960. Getty Images

Anouk Aimée in 'A Man And A Woman' in 1966. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée and Pierre Barouh in London in 1967. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée in Morocco while filming 'Justine' in 1968. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée at Cannes Film Festival in 1968. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée in 'Justine' in 1969. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée with her husband, Albert Finney, after their wedding in 1970. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée at the Golden Globe Awards in 1970. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant on the set of 'A Man And A Woman 20 Years Later' in 1986. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée and Claude Lelouch in 1987. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée at Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday party in Paris in 1988. Getty Images

Anouk Aimée and Claude Lelouch in 2019. Getty Images.

Anouk Aimée filming 'Justine' in Morocco in 1968. Getty Images.

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