Katalin Karády

Katalin Karády (8 December 1910 – 8 February 1990) 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 honour for rescuing a number of Hungarian Jews.

Katalin Karády
Katalin Karády in 1940
Born
Katalin Mária Kanczler

(1910-12-08)8 December 1910
Budapest, Hungary
Died8 February 1990(1990-02-08) (aged 79)
New York City, US
Resting placeFarkasréti Cemetery, Budapest
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1939–1969
SpouseRezső Varga (divorced)
AwardsRighteous Among the Nations
Righteous
Among the Nations
  • The Holocaust
  • Rescuers of Jews
  • Righteousness
  • Seven Laws of Noah
  • Yad Vashem
By country
  • Austrian
  • Croatian
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Lithuanian
  • Norwegian
  • Polish (list)
  • Romanian
  • Serbian
  • Ukrainian
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