Biography
Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March 2001) was a Hungarian singer, stage and film actress. She was born as Mária Tasnádi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her career.
Von Tasnady was born to ethnically Hungarian parents in Transylvania when it was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Following its transfer to Romania after the First World War, she emigrated to Hungary.
She was the Hungarian entrant at the 1931 Miss Europe contest, losing out to the French winner. Moving to Weimar Germany, she made her film debut in 1932.
Von Tasnady appeared in twenty five films during her career. As well as Germany, she also worked in her native Hungary and Italy where she appeared in the patriotic war film Bengasi in 1942. Following the Second World War, she was employed by Radio Free Europe. She was married to the film producer Bruno Duday.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 22
Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang (1957)
André and Ursula (1955)
The Young Caruso (1951)
The Talking Robe (1942)
Bengasi (1942)
Alarm (1941)
A Woman Looks Back (1941)
Closed Court (1940)
Sarajevo (1940)
Two Girls on the Street (1939)
Streit um den Knaben Jo (1939)
Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit (1939)
Das Abenteuer geht weiter (1939)
Frau Sylvelin (1938)
Menschen ohne Vaterland (1937)
The Final Chord (1936)
Wenn die Liebe Mode macht (1932)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1911-11-16
Deathday2001-03-16 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceLonea, Transsylvania, Austria-Hungary [now Romania]
RelationshipsGéza von Radványi (1937-01-01 - 1986-11-27)
CitizenshipsHungary
Also Known AsMaria De Tasnady, Мария Ташнади Фекете, Мария фон Ташнади
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