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Vilma Banky
Nagydorog, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
From Wikipedia Vilma Bánky (January 9, 1901 – March 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-born American silent film actress, although the early part of her acting career began in Budapest, s…
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From Wikipedia Vilma Bánky (January 9, 1901 – March 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-born American silent film actress, although the early part of her acting career began in Budapest, spreading to France, Austria, and Germany. Banky was best known for her roles in The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik with Rudolph Valentino and several romantic teamings with Ronald Colman. She was hailed as "The Hungarian Rhapsody" and was an immediate hit with American audiences. The New York Times remarked in its review of her first American film, The Dark Angel, that she "is a young person of rare beauty ... so exquisite that one is not in the least surprised that she is never forgotten by Hillary Trent" (the movie's leading male character). It is commonly believed that Banky's thick Hungarian accent cut her career short with the advent of sound. However, she began losing interest in films and wanted to settle down with her husband actor Rod La Rocque. By 1928 she had begun announcing her intention to retire in a few years. She married Rod La Rocque in 1927. The couple had no children and remained together until his death in 1969. Vilma Bánky died on March 18, 1991, aged 90.
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1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV show Actress in Silent Film (archive footage)
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1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1950
The Golden Twenties
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV show Self
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1930
Every Woman's Longing
Movie Mizzi
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1930
A Lady to Love
Movie Lena Shultz
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1929
This Is Heaven
Movie Eva Petrie
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1928
The Awakening
Movie Marie Ducrot
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1928
Two Lovers
Movie Donna Leonora de Vargas
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1928
The Circus: Premiere
Movie Self
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1927
The Magic Flame
Movie Bianca, the Aerial Artist
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1927
The Night of Love
Movie Princess Marie
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1926
The Winning of Barbara Worth
Movie Barbara Worth
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1926
The Son of the Sheik
Movie Yasmin, André's Daughter
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1925
The Eagle
Movie Mascha Troekouroff
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1925
The Dark Angel
Movie Kitty Vane
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1924
Das schöne Abenteuer
Movie Bessy Ferguson
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1924
King of the Circus
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1923
The Portrait
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1922
Galathea
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