Simone Simon was a French born actress who moved to Hollywood in the 30's. She achieved fame in Val Lewton's classic 1942 horror
Cat People. Hauntingly beautiful and just as deadly, her cat like mannerisms threatened to make her a major star as she returned to headline
The Curse of the Cat People (1944). However her film career stalled and by 1950 she had returned to France thanks in turn to the FBI who were investigating her for having an affair with a double agent during World War II.