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Klári Tolnay

Klári Tolnay

Acting

Born July 17, 1917 — Died October 27, 1998 Budapest, Hungary

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Klári Tolnay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(2)

Movies(71)

A Karantén Zóna

A Karantén Zóna

Panni

2022

Willy the Sparrow

Willy the Sparrow

Verbéna, a tündér (voice)

1989

Kaviár és lencse

Kaviár és lencse

Matilde

1985

A tönk meg a széle

A tönk meg a széle

Olgika

1984

Kojak in Budapest

Kojak in Budapest

Szalánczyné

1980

Saroküzlet

Saroküzlet

Mama

1979

The Music's the Thing

The Music's the Thing

Zsazsa néni

1979

Adáshiba

Adáshiba

1979

Drága kisfiam!

Drága kisfiam!

Margit, anya

1978

Legato

Legato

Zarkóczy Rózsika

1977

Black Diamond

Black Diamond

Teudelinda grófnő

1977

Time to Mature

Time to Mature

Nagymama

1976

There Was Once a Family

There Was Once a Family

Bujták grófnõ

1972

Good Evening, Love

Good Evening, Love

Juhászné

1972

Dreams of Love

Dreams of Love

Kozima, Liszt leánya

1970

A Rose Garden of Six Acres

A Rose Garden of Six Acres

Ilka néni

1970

Hasty Marriage

Hasty Marriage

Anna - özvegy Komáromi Gézáné

1968

A ravaszdi leányzó és az IBUSZ vendégek

A ravaszdi leányzó és az IBUSZ vendégek

Fölcint Lajosné

1968

The Aga's Testament

The Aga's Testament

Babocsainé

1967

The Widow and the Police Officer

The Widow and the Police Officer

1967

Father

Father

Anya

1966

Skylark

Skylark

Tóni, Vajkayné

1965

Torchlight

Torchlight

Kossuth's wife

1963

Well, Young Man?

Well, Young Man?

Sándor Bálint's wife

1963

A Bus Does Not Stop

A Bus Does Not Stop

1962

The Land of Angels

The Land of Angels

Miklós' mother

1962

Just a Joke

Just a Joke

Bende Etelka

1961

Don't Keep Off the Grass

Don't Keep Off the Grass

Anna, Kéri felesége

1960

Virrad

Virrad

Elza, Szabó's wife

1960

For Whom the Larks Sing

For Whom the Larks Sing

1959

What a Night!

What a Night!

Karsai Klára

1958

Dani

Dani

Aranka

1957

Tale on the 12 Points

Tale on the 12 Points

Bartháné, patikus

1957

Gala Dinner

Gala Dinner

Márta

1956

Relatives

Relatives

1954

Mrs. Déry

Mrs. Déry

Déryné

1951

Egy asszony elindul

Egy asszony elindul

Bangháné, Ilonka

1949

Tüz

Tüz

Asztalos Mária

1948

The Siege of Beszterce

The Siege of Beszterce

Apolka

1948

Lady Over the Abyss

Lady Over the Abyss

Jánossy Éva

1943

The Song of Rákóczi

The Song of Rákóczi

Krisztinka Oltay / Fruzsa néni / Cinka Panna

1943

Féltékenység

Féltékenység

Eszter

1943

Fleeing Man

Fleeing Man

Klára / Marianne

1943

Szerencsés flótás

Szerencsés flótás

1943

Katyi

Katyi

Varga Kató / Katyi

1942

Gentry Nest

Gentry Nest

Kovács Zsuzsi

1942

Kádár vs. Kerekes

Kádár vs. Kerekes

Kádár Erzsi ügyvéd

1942

Férfihűség

Férfihűség

1942

Keresztúton

Keresztúton

1942

Pista tekintetes úr

Pista tekintetes úr

1942

Silent Monastery

Silent Monastery

1941

Az ördög nem alszik

Az ördög nem alszik

Éva

1941

Alpine Sunlight

Alpine Sunlight

Fifi, a vezérigazgató lánya

1941

Back on the Road

Back on the Road

Anny

1941

A Kiss and That's All

A Kiss and That's All

Nadányi Ervinné, Anni

1941

Three Bells

Three Bells

1941

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth

1940

Vision by the Lake

Vision by the Lake

1940

Love Is Not a Shame

Love Is Not a Shame

Suzanne,francia nevelõnõ

1940

Six Weeks of Happiness

Six Weeks of Happiness

Eva

1939

Wedding in Toprin

Wedding in Toprin

A gróf felesége

1939

The Lady is a Little Crazy

The Lady is a Little Crazy

Takács Klári, Bimbi

1938

The Crucial Moment

The Crucial Moment

Éva, Bálint Gábor felesége

1938

Azurexpress

Azurexpress

Teri

1938

My Daughter Is Different

My Daughter Is Different

Gitta, Hubay Péter lánya

1937

The Borrowed Castle

The Borrowed Castle

Gruber Mary

1937

There Are Exceptions

There Are Exceptions

Kántor Vera

1937

Be True Until Death

Be True Until Death

Bella, Viola húga

1936

The Wise Mother

The Wise Mother

Erzsike

1935

The Dream Car

The Dream Car

Sári

1934

Róza néni elintézi

Róza néni elintézi

Róza néni