Klári Tolnay
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.
Filmography
A Karantén Zóna
as Panni
A Karantén Zóna
as Panni
Willy the Sparrow
as Verbéna, a tündér (voice)
Willy the Sparrow
as Verbéna, a tündér (voice)
Kaviár és lencse
as Matilde
Kaviár és lencse
as Matilde
A tönk meg a széle
as Olgika
A tönk meg a széle
as Olgika
Kojak in Budapest
as Szalánczyné
Kojak in Budapest
as Szalánczyné
Saroküzlet
as Mama
Saroküzlet
as Mama
The Music's the Thing
as Zsazsa néni
The Music's the Thing
as Zsazsa néni
Adáshiba
Adáshiba
Drága kisfiam!
as Margit, anya
Drága kisfiam!
as Margit, anya
Legato
as Zarkóczy Rózsika
Legato
as Zarkóczy Rózsika
Black Diamond
as Teudelinda grófnő
Black Diamond
as Teudelinda grófnő
Time to Mature
as Nagymama
Time to Mature
as Nagymama
There Was Once a Family
as Bujták grófnõ
There Was Once a Family
as Bujták grófnõ
Good Evening, Love
as Juhászné
Good Evening, Love
as Juhászné
Dreams of Love
as Kozima, Liszt leánya
Dreams of Love
as Kozima, Liszt leánya
A Rose Garden of Six Acres
as Ilka néni
A Rose Garden of Six Acres
as Ilka néni
Hasty Marriage
as Anna - özvegy Komáromi Gézáné
Hasty Marriage
as Anna - özvegy Komáromi Gézáné
A ravaszdi leányzó és az IBUSZ vendégek
as Fölcint Lajosné
A ravaszdi leányzó és az IBUSZ vendégek
as Fölcint Lajosné
The Aga's Testament
as Babocsainé
The Aga's Testament
as Babocsainé
The Widow and the Police Officer
The Widow and the Police Officer
Late Season
as Szilágyiné
Late Season
as Szilágyiné
Father
as Anya
Father
as Anya
The Golden Kite
as Anya
The Golden Kite
as Anya
Skylark
as Tóni, Vajkayné
Skylark
as Tóni, Vajkayné
Torchlight
as Kossuth's wife
Torchlight
as Kossuth's wife
Well, Young Man?
as Sándor Bálint's wife
Well, Young Man?
as Sándor Bálint's wife
A Bus Does Not Stop
A Bus Does Not Stop
The Land of Angels
as Miklós' mother
The Land of Angels
as Miklós' mother
Just a Joke
as Bende Etelka
Just a Joke
as Bende Etelka
Don't Keep Off the Grass
as Anna, Kéri felesége
Don't Keep Off the Grass
as Anna, Kéri felesége
Virrad
as Elza, Szabó's wife
Virrad
as Elza, Szabó's wife
For Whom the Larks Sing
For Whom the Larks Sing
What a Night!
as Karsai Klára
What a Night!
as Karsai Klára
Dani
as Aranka
Dani
as Aranka
Tale on the 12 Points
as Bartháné, patikus
Tale on the 12 Points
as Bartháné, patikus
Gala Dinner
as Márta
Gala Dinner
as Márta
Relatives
Relatives
Mrs. Déry
as Déryné
Mrs. Déry
as Déryné
Egy asszony elindul
as Bangháné, Ilonka
Egy asszony elindul
as Bangháné, Ilonka
Tüz
as Asztalos Mária
Tüz
as Asztalos Mária
The Siege of Beszterce
as Apolka
The Siege of Beszterce
as Apolka
Lady Over the Abyss
as Jánossy Éva
Lady Over the Abyss
as Jánossy Éva
The Song of Rákóczi
as Krisztinka Oltay / Fruzsa néni / Cinka Panna
The Song of Rákóczi
as Krisztinka Oltay / Fruzsa néni / Cinka Panna
Féltékenység
as Eszter
Féltékenység
as Eszter
Fleeing Man
as Klára / Marianne
Fleeing Man
as Klára / Marianne
Szerencsés flótás
Szerencsés flótás
Katyi
as Varga Kató / Katyi
Katyi
as Varga Kató / Katyi
Gentry Nest
as Kovács Zsuzsi
Gentry Nest
as Kovács Zsuzsi
Kádár vs. Kerekes
as Kádár Erzsi ügyvéd
Kádár vs. Kerekes
as Kádár Erzsi ügyvéd
Keresztúton
Keresztúton
Pista tekintetes úr
Pista tekintetes úr
Férfihűség
Férfihűség
Silent Monastery
Silent Monastery
Az ördög nem alszik
as Éva
Az ördög nem alszik
as Éva
Alpine Sunlight
as Fifi, a vezérigazgató lánya
Alpine Sunlight
as Fifi, a vezérigazgató lánya
Back on the Road
as Anny
Back on the Road
as Anny
A Kiss and That's All
as Nadányi Ervinné, Anni
A Kiss and That's All
as Nadányi Ervinné, Anni
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Vision by the Lake
Vision by the Lake
Love Is Not a Shame
as Suzanne,francia nevelõnõ
Love Is Not a Shame
as Suzanne,francia nevelõnõ
Six Weeks of Happiness
as Eva
Six Weeks of Happiness
as Eva
Wedding in Toprin
as A gróf felesége
Wedding in Toprin
as A gróf felesége
The Lady is a Little Crazy
as Takács Klári, Bimbi
The Lady is a Little Crazy
as Takács Klári, Bimbi
The Crucial Moment
as Éva, Bálint Gábor felesége
The Crucial Moment
as Éva, Bálint Gábor felesége
Azurexpress
as Teri
Azurexpress
as Teri
My Daughter Is Different
as Gitta, Hubay Péter lánya
My Daughter Is Different
as Gitta, Hubay Péter lánya
The Borrowed Castle
as Gruber Mary
The Borrowed Castle
as Gruber Mary
There Are Exceptions
as Kántor Vera
There Are Exceptions
as Kántor Vera
Be True Until Death
as Bella, Viola húga
Be True Until Death
as Bella, Viola húga
The Wise Mother
as Erzsike
The Wise Mother
as Erzsike
The Dream Car
as Sári
The Dream Car
as Sári
The New Relative
as Kenyereslány
The New Relative
as Kenyereslány
Róza néni elintézi
as Róza néni
Róza néni elintézi
as Róza néni