Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon was a French film actress who began her film career in 1931. Born in Béthune, Pas-de-Calais France, she was the daughter of Henri Louis Firmin Champmoynat, a French engineer, airplane pilot in World War II, who died in a concentration camp, and Erma Maria Domenica Giorcelli, an Italian housewife. Before settling and growing up in Marseille, Simon lived in Madagascar, Budapest, Turin and Berlin. She went to Paris in 1931 and worked briefly as a singer, model and fashion designer. She also at one point decided that she wanted to become a... sculptress. Simon worked chiefly for the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, and then managed to get more serious work with Sacha Guitry in Ô mon bel inconnu. After being spotted in a restaurant in June 1931, Simon was offered a film contract by director Victor Tourjansky, which ended her plans on becoming a fashion designer. She made her screen debut in Le chanteur inconnu , and quickly established herself as one of the country's most successful film actresses.
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| Birthdate: | April 23, 1910 |
| Birthplace: | Béthune |
| Date of death: | February 22, 2005 |
| Height: | 5' 2" |
| Religion: | Roman Catholicism |
| Also known as: | Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon |