Agí Donáth (25 March 1918 – 16 February 2008) was a Hungarian-born American child actress, who appeared in a dozen or so films during the 1930s, most notably, ''Sister Maria''. She was born on 25 March 1918 in

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. On 24 June 1938 she married producer

Emeric Pressburger Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 19025 February 1988) was a Hungarian-British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in a collaborat ...

. The union lasted until 1941. After the divorce, she emigrated to the United States. She remarried and became a successful businesswoman and real estate broker in Bel Air and a socialite.

Selected filmography

* ''

Modern Girls ''Modern Girls'' is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Jerry Kramer, starring Virginia Madsen, Daphne Zuniga and Cynthia Gibb. Plot summary Three women in their early 20s, Margo, Kelly, and Cece, are roommates living in Los Angeles worki ...

'' (1937) * ''

I defended a woman ''I defended a woman'' (Hungarian: ''Megvédtem egy asszonyt'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Antal Páger, Mária Lázár and Andor Ajtay. A lawyer acts for a woman in a case, but soon finds himself ...

'' (1938)

Death

She died on 16 February 2008, aged 89, in

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1918 births 2008 deaths Hungarian film actresses Hungarian emigrants to the United States 20th-century American businesspeople American socialites People from Palm Desert, California Actresses from Budapest {{Hungary-actor-stub