Käthe von Nagy
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Käthe von Nagy as Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser; † 20 December 1973 in Los Angeles
, California
, USA) was an Hungarian actress.
, where she had some short articles published by a magazine, and visited the acting school of Béla Gáal. There she studied acting, dancing and singing, but her parents were not very happy.
She went back and worked with her father in one of its offices. Finally she was able to further her career aspirations and went to Berlin
, where she was a correspondent for the Hungarian newspaper Pesti Hírlap. After numerous futile applications she got a role as an actress in the 1927 film opposite Constantin J. David in a comedy Männer von der Ehe.
Soon followed Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume and Vienna, City of My Dreams. She later appeared in many leading roles. 1930, she went into talkies with Der Andere. She also made the French version of "Bomben auf Monte Carlo". In the German film, Anna Sten
played the part. In 1938, she played in Finale,Die Unruhigen Mädchen and Les Sourires de Vienne. From 1939 she was mainly in French speaking roles, and also appeared in French, Italian and Austrian film productions. All in all, she made 6 films in France. Her last one was the German film Die Försterchristl in 1952, alongside Johanna Matz
.
Käthe Von Nagy had her first marriage with the producer Constantin J. David and in second marriage with the Frenchman Jacques Fattini. She died 1973 of cancer in Hollywood.
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, USA) was an Hungarian actress.
Life History and Films
Käthe Von Nagy, daughter of a bank manager, has short time at a monastery school. She wanted to get married at the age of 16, but her parents put her in the Santa Chrisitana Convent, near Vienna. This was followed by high school in Vienna and then boarding school. She wanted to become an authoress, unusual at that time for a young woman, and went to BudapestBudapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, where she had some short articles published by a magazine, and visited the acting school of Béla Gáal. There she studied acting, dancing and singing, but her parents were not very happy.
She went back and worked with her father in one of its offices. Finally she was able to further her career aspirations and went to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, where she was a correspondent for the Hungarian newspaper Pesti Hírlap. After numerous futile applications she got a role as an actress in the 1927 film opposite Constantin J. David in a comedy Männer von der Ehe.
Soon followed Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume and Vienna, City of My Dreams. She later appeared in many leading roles. 1930, she went into talkies with Der Andere. She also made the French version of "Bomben auf Monte Carlo". In the German film, Anna Sten
Anna Sten
Anna Sten was a Ukrainian-born Russian silent film actress and later a Hollywood film star. She began her career in stage plays and films in Russia before travelling to Germany, where she starred in several films...
played the part. In 1938, she played in Finale,Die Unruhigen Mädchen and Les Sourires de Vienne. From 1939 she was mainly in French speaking roles, and also appeared in French, Italian and Austrian film productions. All in all, she made 6 films in France. Her last one was the German film Die Försterchristl in 1952, alongside Johanna Matz
Johanna Matz
-Selected filmography:* Season in Salzburg * The White Horse Inn * The Life and Loves of Mozart * Ingrid - Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells * Trees Are Blooming in Vienna * Tales from the Vienna Woods...
.
Käthe Von Nagy had her first marriage with the producer Constantin J. David and in second marriage with the Frenchman Jacques Fattini. She died 1973 of cancer in Hollywood.
Filmography
- Männer vor der Ehe (1927)
- Der Anwalt des Herzens (Wilhelm ThieleWilhelm Thiele-Selected filmography:* Orient Express * The Road to Paradise * Die Privatsekretärin * Dactylo * Waltz Time * The Lottery Lover * London by Night...
, 1927) - Gustav Mond ... Du gehst so stille (1927) – Frieda Krause
- Das brennende Schiff/Le bateau de verre (Germany/France 1927) – Anni
- Die Sandgräfin (1927)
- Die Durchgängerin (Hanns SchwarzHanns SchwarzHanns Schwarz was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna in 1888. He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both English and German. His last film was the 1937 British thriller Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel...
, 1927/28) – Ilsebill - Die Königin seines Herzens (1927/28)
- Die Republik der Backfische (1928)
- Der Weg durch die Nacht (1929)
- Rotaie (Italien 1929) – Girl
- Mascottchen (Felix Basch, 1928/29) – Margot
- Aufruhr im Junggesellenheim (1929) – Käthe
- Die kleine Veronika/ Unschuld (Austria/Germany 1929)
- Ihre Majestät die Liebe (1930) – Lia Török
- Gaukler/Les saltimbanques (Italy/France 1930) – Suzanne
- Der Andere (Robert WieneRobert WieneRobert Wiene was an important film director of the German silent cinema.Robert Wiene was born in Breslau, as the elder son of the successful theatre actor Carl Wiene. His younger brother Conrad also became an actor, but Robert Wiene at first studied law at the University of Berlin. In 1908 he also...
, 1930) – Amalie Frieben, die „rote Male“ - Ronny (1931; French Version)
- Meine Frau, die Hochstaplerin (Kurt GerronKurt GerronKurt Gerron was a German Jewish actor and film director.-Life:Born Kurt Gerson into a well-off merchant family in Berlin, he initially studied medicine but was called up for military service in World War I. Seriously wounded he qualified as a military doctor of the German Army...
, 1931) – Jutta Bergmann - Ihre Hoheit befiehlt (Hanns SchwarzHanns SchwarzHanns Schwarz was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna in 1888. He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both English and German. His last film was the 1937 British thriller Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel...
, 1931) - Le capitaine Craddock (1931)
- Das schöne Abenteuer/La belle aventure (1932)
- Der Sieger/Le veinqueur (Hans Hinrich, Paul MartinPaul Martin (director)Paul Martin was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films between 1932 and 1967.-Selected filmography:* Glückskinder * Die Tödlichen Träume * Die Privatsekretärin...
, 1931/32) - Ich bei Tag und Du bei Nacht/A moi le jour, à toi la nuit (Ludwig BergerLudwig Berger (director)Ludwig Berger was a German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He directed 36 films between 1920 and 1969...
, 1932) - Un jour viendra (1933)
- Au bout du monde (1933)
- Flüchtlinge (Gustav UcickyGustav UcickyGustav Ucicky was an acclaimed Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was one of the more successful and acclaimed directors in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through to the early 1960s...
, 1933) – Kristja - Nuit de mai (1934)
- Der junge Baron Neuhaus (Gustav UcickyGustav UcickyGustav Ucicky was an acclaimed Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was one of the more successful and acclaimed directors in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through to the early 1960s...
, 1934) – Christl Palm - La jeune fille d'une nuit (1934)
- Einmal eine große Dame sein (Gerhard LamprechtGerhard LamprechtGerhard Lamprecht was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 63 films between 1920 and 1958. He also wrote for 26 films between 1918 and 1958...
, 1933/34) - Die Töchter Ihrer Exzellenz (1934) – Gerti von Petrin
- Die Freundin eines großen Mannes (Paul WegenerPaul WegenerPaul Wegener was a German actor, writer and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema.-Stage and early film career:...
, 1934) – Marga Köhler - Prinzessin Turandot/Turandot. Princesse de Chine (1934) – Prinzessin Turandot
- Liebe, Tod und Teufel/Le diable en bouteille (Heinz Hilpert, Reinhart Steinbicker, 1934/36)
- Die Pompadour (Willy Schmidt-GentnerWilly Schmidt-GentnerWilly Schmidt-Gentner was one of the most successful German composers of film music in the history of German-language cinema. He moved to Vienna in 1933...
, Austria 1935) – Marquise de Pompadour - La route impériale (France 1935)
- Ave MariaAve Maria (1936)Ave Maria is a film set in 1936. It stars the famous opera tenor Beniamino Gigli and a German film star of the time Käthe von Nagy.-Film story:...
(Johannes Riemann, 1936) – Claudette, Chansonnière - La Bataille silencieuse (France 1937)
- Cargaison blanche (France 1937)
- Finale/Die unruhigen Mädchen (Geza von BolvaryGéza von BolváryGéza von Bolváry was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Austria.- Biography :...
, Austria 1937/38) - Nuits de princes (France 1938)
- Am seidenen Faden (Robert A. StemmleRobert A. StemmleRobert Adolf Stemmle was a German screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 86 films between 1932 and 1967...
, 1938) – Lissy Eickhoff - Unsere kleine Frau/Mia moglie si diverte (Paul VerhoevenPaul Verhoeven (Germany)Paul Verhoeven was a German actor, writer, and film and theatre director.He had 13 siblings and the family lived in modest circumstances.He directed and acted in over 50 films, and wrote over 20 film scripts, the first of which was Das kleine Hofkonzert in 1935, an operetta with music by Edmund...
, Germany/Italy 1938) – Dodo Warren - Accord final (France/Switzerland 1938)
- Salonwagen E 417 (Paul VerhoevenPaul Verhoeven (Germany)Paul Verhoeven was a German actor, writer, and film and theatre director.He had 13 siblings and the family lived in modest circumstances.He directed and acted in over 50 films, and wrote over 20 film scripts, the first of which was Das kleine Hofkonzert in 1935, an operetta with music by Edmund...
, 1938/39) – Baroness Ursula - Renate im Quartett (1939) – Renate Schmidt
- Mahlia la métisse (Frankreich 1943)
- Alarm in St. Juano/Cargaison clandestine (France 1948)
- Die Försterchristl (Arthur Maria Rabenalt, 1952)
See also
- Various clips from films with Käthe von Nagy as a filmstar
- Käthe von Nagy appears in Ave Maria with Erna BergerErna BergerErna Berger , was a prominent German coloratura lyric soprano. She is most famous for her Queen of the Night and her Konstanze....
and GigliGigliGigli is a 2003 romantic comedy film written and directed by Martin Brest and starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Lainie Kazan....
External links
- Käthe von Nagy at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- www.film-zeit.de Photos and Biography
- www.filmportal.de Film Catalog
- FIlm "Die Pompadour" (1935)
- Photographs and literature