a dazzling new ingenue has come from seemingly nowhere to capture the hearts of movie-going audiences across the nation.
 in her debut film, "sunrise, sunset".
her face is already posted on everything from websites to bedroom walls.
her wardrobe has inspired a fashion craze.
and bootleg copies of her film are being sold in back alleys all over the world.
but who is simone? we know so little about her. no details of her background have been released, not even her age. she is somewhere between a girl and a woman. a fresh face and familiar both at the same time.
is simone even her real name? and why the secrecy? all we know for sure is that she was discovered by little-known director, viktor tarinsky.
he has parlayed his relationship with the new sensation into a three picture deal with the very studio that dumped him only six months ago. and no wonder with the starlet's performance breaking all box office records.
-- forget "eternity forever", the big news tonight was the surprise appearance of simone. even these seen-it-all superstars are apparently not immune to simone fever and the resulting stampede forced organizers to bring the event to an early end. i spoke with some of the departing guests about their encounter with hollywood's most reluctant superstar.
fortunately, simone was not amongst the injured and was spirited away as mysteriously as she arrived.