Kim Novak commanded the stage as she accepted the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Italy.
Once the epitome of classic Hollywood glamor, the 92-year-old actress received the special honor in her first major public appearance in a decade.
The very same day, her new biographic documentary Kim Novak’s Vertigo also premiered, revealing the dark secrets of her childhood and why she abandoned Hollywood at the peak of her career.