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Klári Tolnay
Actor

Klári Tolnay

17 Jul 1917Born
27 Oct 1998Died
81Age at death
76Credits

Biography

Klári Tolnay (17 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Hungarian actress.

Klári Tolnay (born Rózsi Tolnay) was born on 17 July 1914 in Budapest, as the daughter of István Tolnay and Eleonóra Siess. She spent her childhood in the small village of Mohora, Nógrád county, on the estate of her father. Finishing elementary school there, she continued secondary school studies in Balassagyarmat, two years at the school operated by Institutum Beatae Mariae Virginis in Nyíregyháza, finishing high school in Debrecen's School of Business.

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Singing and playing music since childhood, she followed the advice of newspaper editor János Bókay, and auditioned herself to prominent actors of the time, Gábor Rajnai, Jenő Heltai, and Sándor Hevesi. After these early attempts were not followed by desired results, she was mentored by Béla Gaál, thus starting her career as a film actress at the Hunnia Film Studio.

Her first notable role was in Meseautó, after which she was hired by the Vígszínház theatre in 1934, to perform smaller roles. In 1936 she married Ákos Ráthonyi, a director, giving birth to daughter Zsuzsanna 4 years later. After World War II ended in 1945, Ákos Ráthonyi left Hungary, with their daughter following after the 1956 revolution. Leaving the Vígszínház for the Művész Theatre in 1946-7, she met Iván Darvas, whom she later married (but divorced in 1958). In 1947, together with Gyula Benkő and István Somló, she was appointed as the co-manager of the Vígszínház theatre, where she was a major participant in restoring the institution to its pre-war glory. After the theatre was disbanded by the government in 1950, she joined the Madách Theatre, where she worked until her death on 27 October 1998.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBARóza néni elintéziFilm: Róza néni
  2. 2022A Karantén ZónaFilm: Panni
  3. 1989Willy the SparrowFilm: Verbéna, a tündér (voice)
  4. 1985Kaviár és lencseFilm: Matilde
  5. 1984A tönk meg a széleFilm: Olgika
  6. 1980Kojak in BudapestFilm: Szalánczyné
  7. 1979SaroküzletFilm: Mama
  8. 1979The Music's the ThingFilm: Zsazsa néni
  9. 1979AdáshibaFilm
  10. 1978Drága kisfiam!Film: Margit, anya
  11. 1977A bunkerSeries: Martinné (3 episodes)
  12. 1977LegatoFilm: Zarkóczy Rózsika
  13. 1977Black DiamondFilm: Teudelinda grófnő
  14. 1977Hungarian FolktalesSeries: Mesemondó (1 episode)
  15. 1976Time to MatureFilm: Nagymama
  16. 1972There Was Once a FamilyFilm: Bujták grófnõ
  17. 1972Good Evening, LoveFilm: Juhászné
  18. 1970Dreams of LoveFilm: Kozima, Liszt leánya
  19. 1970A Rose Garden of Six AcresFilm: Ilka néni
  20. 1968Hasty MarriageFilm: Anna - özvegy Komáromi Gézáné
  21. 1968A ravaszdi leányzó és az IBUSZ vendégekFilm: Fölcint Lajosné
  22. 1967The Aga's TestamentFilm: Babocsainé
  23. 1967The Widow and the Police OfficerFilm
  24. 1967Late SeasonFilm: Szilágyiné
  25. 1966FatherFilm: Anya
  26. 1966The Golden KiteFilm: Anya
  27. 1965SkylarkFilm: Tóni, Vajkayné
  28. 1963TorchlightFilm: Kossuth's wife
  29. 1963Well, Young Man?Film: Sándor Bálint's wife
  30. 1962A Bus Does Not StopFilm
  31. 1962The Land of AngelsFilm: Miklós' mother
  32. 1961Just a JokeFilm: Bende Etelka
  33. 1960Don't Keep Off the GrassFilm: Anna, Kéri felesége
  34. 1960VirradFilm: Elza, Szabó's wife
  35. 1959For Whom the Larks SingFilm
  36. 1958What a Night!Film: Karsai Klára
  37. 1957DaniFilm: Aranka
  38. 1957Tale on the 12 PointsFilm: Bartháné, patikus
  39. 1956Gala DinnerFilm: Márta
  40. 1954RelativesFilm
  41. 1951Mrs. DéryFilm: Déryné
  42. 1949Egy asszony elindulFilm: Bangháné, Ilonka
  43. 1948TüzFilm: Asztalos Mária
  44. 1948The Siege of BeszterceFilm: Apolka
  45. 1943Lady Over the AbyssFilm: Jánossy Éva
  46. 1943The Song of RákócziFilm: Krisztinka Oltay / Fruzsa néni / Cinka Panna
  47. 1943FéltékenységFilm: Eszter
  48. 1943Fleeing ManFilm: Klára / Marianne
  49. 1943Szerencsés flótásFilm
  50. 1942KatyiFilm: Varga Kató / Katyi
  51. 1942Gentry NestFilm: Kovács Zsuzsi
  52. 1942Kádár vs. KerekesFilm: Kádár Erzsi ügyvéd
  53. 1942KeresztútonFilm
  54. 1942Pista tekintetes úrFilm
  55. 1942FérfihűségFilm
  56. 1941Silent MonasteryFilm
  57. 1941Az ördög nem alszikFilm: Éva
  58. 1941Alpine SunlightFilm: Fifi, a vezérigazgató lánya
  59. 1941Back on the RoadFilm: Anny
  60. 1941A Kiss and That's AllFilm: Nadányi Ervinné, Anni
  61. 1941Three BellsFilm
  62. 1940Queen ElizabethFilm
  63. 1940Vision by the LakeFilm
  64. 1940Love Is Not a ShameFilm: Suzanne,francia nevelõnõ
  65. 1939Six Weeks of HappinessFilm: Eva
  66. 1939Wedding in ToprinFilm: A gróf felesége
  67. 1938The Lady is a Little CrazyFilm: Takács Klári, Bimbi
  68. 1938The Crucial MomentFilm: Éva, Bálint Gábor felesége
  69. 1938AzurexpressFilm: Teri
  70. 1937My Daughter Is DifferentFilm: Gitta, Hubay Péter lánya
  71. 1937The Borrowed CastleFilm: Gruber Mary
  72. 1937There Are ExceptionsFilm: Kántor Vera
  73. 1936Be True Until DeathFilm: Bella, Viola húga
  74. 1935The Wise MotherFilm: Erzsike
  75. 1934The Dream CarFilm: Sári
  76. 1934The New RelativeFilm: Kenyereslány

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