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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Kim Novak, the 92-year-old film legend who lives in Oregon, will be awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival on Monday.
She arrived at the Venice festival on August 28, People.com reported. Novak, whose best known roles include Vertigo, Picnic and Bell, Book and Candle, hasn’t made a major public appearance in 10 years.
In a statement, Novak said, “I am deeply, deeply touched to receive the prestigious Golden Lion Award from such an enormously respected film festival. To be recognized for my body of work at this time in my life is a dream come true. I will treasure every moment I spend in Venice. It will fill my heart with joy.”
A documentary about her life, “Kim Novak’s Vertigo,” will also premiere on Monday.
The executive producer of the documentary is Novak’s longtime manager, Sue Cameron. She told People she’s dreamed of making this documentary for more than 15 years. She said she clicked with the documentary’s director, Alexandre Philippe, who was in Novak’s living room in Oregon shooting just 3 weeks after agreeing to do it.
Earlier this year actor Sydney Sweeney paid homage to Novak on the Met Gala red carpet. She’s portraying Novak in a new film directed by Colman Domingo about her relationship with Rat Packer Sammy Davis Jr.
Kim Novak first moved to the Rogue River Valley of Oregon in the 1970s after her career wound down, and moved here full time in 1992. She still lives in the state.
The Venice Film Festival one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world. Venice is also a reliably starry affair, gathering some of the best films in international cinema and often factoring into the Oscars race.
The festival runs through Sept. 6, when the film awards will be announced. Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Emma Stone, Dwayne Johnson, Adam Sandler and Idris Elba are among the stars expected to grace the red carpets this year.
Other stars in the lineup include Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Jesse Plemons, Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo, Amanda Seyfried, Callum Turner and Jude Law.
Filmmaker Werner Herzog was also honored with a lifetime achievement award.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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