#la bete humaine

Born on this day 112 years ago: ineffably kitten-ish French actress Simone Simon (née Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon, 23 April 1910 – 22 February 2005). She’s a haunting, luminous presence in French films like La Bete Humaine (1938) opposite Jean Gabin – but English-speakers know Simon best for her appearances in two classic eerie Hollywood horror films: Cat People (1942) and The Curse of The Cat People (1944). Pictured: a 1938 portrait of Simon for the film Josette.