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Vilma Banky

Vilma Banky

Actor · 1901 – 1991 · 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, 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.

Movies18

  • Movie4.4

    A Lady to Love

    1930 · 9 votes

  • Movie6.1

    The Son of the Sheik

    1926 · 34 votes

  • Movie7.0
  • Movie6.5
  • Movie6.4

    The Eagle

    1925 · 59 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Night of Love

    1927 · 2 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau

    Every Woman's Longing

    1930 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.4

    The Circus: Premiere

    1928 · 5 votes

  • Movie5.7

    The Awakening

    1928 · 3 votes

  • Movie5.5

    The Magic Flame

    1927 · 4 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Golden Twenties

    1950 · 1 votes

  • Movie10.0

    Das schöne Abenteuer

    1924 · 1 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Two Lovers

    1928 · 1 votes

  • Movie9.0

    This Is Heaven

    1929 · 1 votes

  • Movie8.0

    The Dark Angel

    1925 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Max, der Zirkuskönig

    King of the Circus

    1924 · 4 votes

  • Movie10.0

    Das Bildnis

    The Portrait

    1923 · 1 votes

  • Movie10.0

    Galathea

    1922 · 1 votes

Series2

  • TV6.9

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    1962 · 139 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes