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Katalin Karády

Acting

0.4 Popularity Dec 08, 1910 (79 years old) Budapest, Hungary

Katalin Karády (December 8, 1910, Budapest - February 8, 1990, New York) was a Hungarian actress and singer. A leading actress in Hungarian movies made between 1939–1945, she is best known outside Hungary as an awardee of the Righteous among the Nations honorific for rescuing a number of Hungaria...

Biography

Katalin Karády (December 8, 1910, Budapest - February 8, 1990, New York) was a Hungarian actress and singer. A leading actress in Hungarian movies made between 1939–1945, she is best known outside Hungary as an awardee of the Righteous among the Nations honorific for rescuing a number of Hungarian Jews.

She started acting in 1936, taking classes from Ernő Tarnay, and Artúr Bárdos. After gaining the attention of journalist Zoltán Egyed in a bar in Buda (who also proposed the name Karády) she was introduced to Ilona Aczél, a former actress, in whose acting school she learned the basics of the profession in the following three years, including singing. Karády's first performance was at the end of the 30s, in the Joób Dániel theatre. Between 1931 and 1941, she appeared in the Pesti and Vígszínház theatre in various roles.

Her first movie role, Halálos Tavasz (Deadly Spring) gave her instant fame as a diva and sex-symbol, supported by her unusual, humming voice, and "femme fatale" character. In the next nine years, she appeared in 20 movies. Zoltán Egyed became her manager, and successfully created a Hollywood-like image around her, as a result, thousands of fans tried to mimic her clothing, hairstyle and behavior throughout the country. Karády's personal life was a constant topic of gossip, conflicting rumors came and gone about she being a man-eater, or lesbian. The theories were stirred up even more as she had intimate relationship with Regent Miklós Horthy's chief of secret service, István Ujszászy, who also proposed her, and bought her a villa.

The 2001 film Hamvadó Cigarettavég by Péter Bacsó is dedicated to her memory. In 2004, for her courageous acts during World War II, she received the posthumous Righteous medal from the Yad Vashem Institute.

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Filmography 18

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Ne kérdezd, ki voltam Movie

as Konrád Eszter

1948
1944
Machita Movie

as Machita

1944
1943
1943
Szováthy Éva Movie

as Szováthy Éva

1943
Taming the Shrew Movie

as Benedek Pálma

1942
Egy szív megáll Movie

as Anna

1942
The Challenge Movie

as Mariya

1942
Halálos csók Movie

as Balásfy Ágnes / Balásfy Eszter

1942
Külvárosi őrszoba Movie

as Harmonikás Gizi

1942
Sirius Movie
1942
1941
A Bowl of Lentils Movie

as Horváth Margit

1941
1940
Hazajáró lélek Movie

as Mária

1939
Deadly Spring Movie

as Ralben Edit

Photos 2

Katalin Karády Photo
Katalin Karády Photo

Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday December 08, 1910 (79 years old)
Died February 08, 1990
Place of Birth Budapest, Hungary
Also Known As Katalin Kanczler, Katalin Karady, Karády Katalin and 4 more
Years Active 1939 - 1948
Popularity 0.4
Career Stats
18 Total Credits
18 Movie Roles
2 Photos