Katalin Karády

Katalin Karády

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Katalin Karády, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Katalin Karády
  • Popularity: 0.995
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1910-12-08
  • Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
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  • Also Known As: Katalin Kanczler, Katalin Karady, Karády Katalin, Karádi Katalin, Katalin Karádi, Karady Katalin, Kanczler Katalin
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Katalin Karády Movies

  • 1939
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    Deadly Spring

    Deadly Spring

    6.8 1939 HD

    The subject of this film is Dr. Ivan Egry, a young man, who becomes infatuated with Edit Ralben, the beautiful, but flirtatious, daughter of a...

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  • 1943
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    Szováthy Éva

    Szováthy Éva

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Szíriusz

    Szíriusz

    6.4 1942 HD

    Based on the Hungarian writer Ferenc Herczeg's novel written in 1894, this film takes the viewers to the past of Hungary. Professor Sergius...

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  • 1944
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    Something Is in the Water

    Something Is in the Water

    5 1944 HD

    A mysterious woman brings disaster to a small country town.

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  • 1948
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    Hot Fields

    Hot Fields

    8 1948 HD

    Avary, himself a hustler, is jealous of his beautiful wife. He eavesdrops to catch Vilma, his wife, having supper with a neighbour on the terrace of...

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  • 1943
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    Taming the Shrew

    Taming the Shrew

    5 1943 HD

    Pálma, the spoilt daughter of the rich manufacturer, is a true monster in the house. The house staff flee her and even her father can hardly...

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  • 1940
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    Hazajáró lélek

    Hazajáró lélek

    7 1940 HD

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  • 1943
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    Opium Waltz

    Opium Waltz

    1 1943 HD

    Five friends, a piano-player, an actor, a critic, a doctor and a banker meet again for a twentieth school anniversary in the countryside mansion of...

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  • 1942
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    Külvárosi őrszoba

    Külvárosi őrszoba

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Egy tál lencse

    Egy tál lencse

    4 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Challenge

    The Challenge

    1 1942 HD

    The successful factory owner Sasho Kamenov marries Maria. Sasho wants to surprise Maria with a villa on the seaside. He commissions the project to...

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  • 1941
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    Temptation

    Temptation

    1 1941 HD

    Dr. Kétzy, judicial council chairman, convicts the three participants of a bank-robbery. Also present is Cecil, who believes her brother to be...

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  • 1942
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    Egy szív megáll

    Egy szív megáll

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Halálos csók

    Halálos csók

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Machita

    Machita

    1 1944 HD

    A female spy goes to Budapest to steal the plans of an anti-aircraft gun.

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  • 1940
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    Queen Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Deception

    Deception

    1 1942 HD

    Feri, a young director general in Sopron, and Ilona, his secretary, are in love with each other. Feri's mother, however, has a different woman in...

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