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Édith Piaf (19 December 1915—10 October 1963) was a French singer and cultural icon who is widely accepted as the country's greatest pop singer. Her singing reflected her tragic life, with her specialty being the poignant ballad performed in a heartbreaking voice. Among her famous songs are "La vie en rose" (1946), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960). A filmed biography on her life starring Marion Cotillard (who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying Piaf), titled La Môme (shown in Britain and the United States as La Vie En Rose) was released in June 2007. There have been other dramatized versions of her life, including a Tony Award-winning play entitled Piaf, which was also telecast on the American PBS network.