Vilma Banky
Birthday
1901/01/09
Day of death
1991/03/18 (90 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Nagydorog, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Also know as
Vilma Bánky, The Hungarian Rhapsody
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 revi...Read more
Acting
(1961) The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
(1926) The Son of the Sheik
as Yasmin, André's Daughter
(1926) The Winning of Barbara Worth
as Barbara Worth
(1925) The Eagle
as Mascha Troekouroff
(1922) Galathea
as ---
(1930) A Lady to Love
as Lena Shultz
(1927) The Magic Flame
as Bianca, the Aerial Artist
(1928) Two Lovers
as Donna Leonora de Vargas
(1928) The Awakening
as Marie Ducrot
(1928) The Circus: Premiere
as Self
(1927) The Night of Love
as Princess Marie
(1929) This Is Heaven
as Eva Petrie
(1950) The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
(1925) The Dark Angel
as Kitty Vane
(1924) King of the Circus
as ---
(1923) The Portrait
as ---
(1930) Every woman's longing
as Mizzi
(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies
as Actress in Silent Film (archive footage)
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self