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Vilma Banky

Vilma Banky
  • Name: Vilma Banky
  • Birthday: 1901-01-09
  • Also known as: Vilma Bánky,The Hungarian Rhapsody
  • Place of birth: Nagydorog, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Popularity: 2.644
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino   as  Self (archive footage) 1961-05-24
The Golden Twenties   as  Self (archive footage) 1950-04-08
Every woman's longing   as  Mizzi 1930-05-17
A Lady to Love   as  Lena Shultz 1930-02-28
This Is Heaven   as  Eva Petrie 1929-06-22
The Awakening   as  Marie Ducrot 1928-11-17
Two Lovers   as  Donna Leonora de Vargas 1928-03-23
The Circus: Premiere   as  Self 1928-01-13
The Magic Flame   as  Bianca, the Aerial Artist 1927-09-17
The Night of Love   as  Princess Marie 1927-01-22
The Winning of Barbara Worth   as  Barbara Worth 1926-10-14
The Son of the Sheik   as  Yasmin, André's Daughter 1926-09-05
The Eagle   as  Mascha Troekouroff 1925-11-08
The Dark Angel   as  Kitty Vane 1925-09-27
King of the Circus 1924-05-23
The Portrait 1923-10-02
Galathea 1922-10-22