Ibolya Nagy (9 February 1864,

Szentes Szentes is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád county, near the Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. Notable people * Árpád Balázs (born 1937), classical music composer * János Bácskai 1954. novemb ...

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

– 22 August 1946,

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

) was a Hungarian actress. From 1884 to 1923, she was an actress at the National Theatre in Budapest.

Life

A graduate from the

Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest The Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest ( hu, Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem, SZFE) is an educational institution founded in 1865 in Budapest, Hungary. It became a university in 2000 and the name was changed to University of Theatre and F ...

, in 1884, she joined the People's Theatre in Budapest. In 1886, she became a member of the National Theatre via contract, and, in 1923, became a life member of the institution.

Notable roles

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and worl ...

: Imaginary Patient - Toinette * Molière: Tartuffe - Dorine *

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as tr ...

: Faust - Márta * Ede Szigligeti: Liliomfi - Kamilla

References

Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon

19th-century Hungarian actresses 20th-century Hungarian actresses People from Szentes 1864 births 1946 deaths {{Hungary-actor-stub