Erzsi Máthé (born Erzsi Mertz; 16 May 1927 – 8 May 2023) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actress.
Life and career
Born in
Budafok into a family of
Swabian origins, Máthé made her acting debut in 1945 in a local amateur theatre company, and then she enrolled at the National Actors' Association's School of Acting, graduating in 1948.
She adopted her stage name in 1949.
Mainly active on stage, for over three decades she was a member of the
National Theatre of Pécs
The National Theatre of Pécs is the main theatre of Pécs, Hungary.
History
Theatrical plays became a regular attraction in the city from the beginning of the 19th century in German and Hungarian language. Most often they were arranged in larger ...
stage company, and in 1983 she co-founded the Katona József Theater in Budapest.
During her career Máthé received various honours and awards, including a
Kossuth Prize
The Kossuth Prize ( hu, Kossuth-díj) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 (on occasion of the centenary of the March 15th revolution, the ...
, two
Jászai Mari Awards, and the title of Actress of the Nation.
She died on 8 May 2023, at the age of 95.
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1927 births
2023 deaths
Actresses from Budapest
Hungarian film actresses
Hungarian television actresses
Hungarian stage actresses
20th-century Hungarian actresses
Artists of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic
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