Anouk Aimee, actress who starred in La Dolce Vita, dies aged 92

[June 19, 2024]  PARIS (Reuters) - Anouk Aimee, the French actress whose cult movies included Federico Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita', Jacques Demy's 'Lola' and Claude Lelouch's 'A Man and a Woman', has died aged 92.  

French actress Anouk Aimee laughs as she holds up her Golden Bear award at the 53rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 13, 2003. Aimee was honoured with the award for her lifetime archievement. REUTERS/File Phot

"We bid farewell to a world-famous icon, to a great actress of French cinema who took on roles for some of the biggest names, such as Demy, Lelouch and Fellini," said French Culture Minister Rachida Dati on social media platform X on Tuesday.

Aimee's daughter Manuela Papatakis said in an Instagram post that Aimee had passed away at home in Paris.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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