Biography
Éva Szörényi (Born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s playing leading roles in over 20 motion pictures, a result of which she quickly became famous and beloved by the Hungarian people. Her voice also was heard frequently on the radio.
When the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 broke out, Szörényi actively participated in the events. After the November 4, 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary she left her country with her family to escape communist persecution and settled with her husband, István Örményi, and three sons, István, Tamás and Gábor, in Los Angeles.
In exile, Szörényi played an active role in the World Federation of Hungarian Freedom Fighters (WFHFF). She vowed not to visit Hungary until the last occupying Soviet soldier had left Hungary. When that happened, she returned to Hungary for the first time in 1991.Szörényi organized fund-raising events for WFHFF in the form of literary evenings, such as regular Széchenyi tea parties and others. An active member of the Hungarian Freedom Fighters, she became the president of the Remember Hungary 1956 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the revolution.
Éva Szörényi won awards from the presidents of Hungary Árpád Göncz, Ferenc Mádl and László Sólyom.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 20
TV Shows 3
Assignment to Kill (1968)
Saints and Sinners (1962)
New York Confidential (1959)
Perry Mason (1957)
Erkel (1952)
Gentry Skylarking (1949)
Könnyű múzsa (1947)
The Gold Watch (1946)
The School-Mistress (1945)
Madách (1944)
Spring Sonata (1942)
Régi keringő (1941)
The Marriage of Mara Szüts (1941)
The Belated Letter (1941)
Yes or No? (1940)
Fűszer és csemege (1940)
Pénz beszél (1940)
Deadly Spring (1939)
Witch of Leányvár (1938)
Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1938)
Egy lány elindul (1937)
Sister Maria (1937)
Barátságos arcot kérek (1935)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1917-05-26
Deathday2009-12-01 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary
CitizenshipsHungary
Also Known AsЕва Сёреньи, Eva Soreny
AwardsMeritorius Artist of Hungary, Farkas–Ratkó Award, Hungarian Heritage Award, Kossuth Prize, Great Artist of Hungary Award
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