Katy Jurado
María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), known professionally as Katy Jurado (/dʒəˈrɑːdoʊ/ jə-RAH-doh, Spanish: [ˈkati xuˈɾaðo]), was a Mexican actress.
Katy Jurado | |
|---|---|
Jurado in 1953 | |
| Born | María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García 16 January 1924 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 5 July 2002 (aged 78) Cuernavaca, Mexico |
| Resting place | Panteón de la Paz, Cuernavaca, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943–2002 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Signature | |
She acted in popular Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. Her talent for playing a variety of characters helped pave the way for Mexican actresses in American cinema. She was the first Latin American actress nominated for an Oscar, as Best Supporting Actress for her work in Broken Lance (1954), and was the first to win a Golden Globe Award, for her performance in High Noon (1952).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.