Kata Dobó or Kata Dobo (born Katalin Kovács, Hungarian: Kovács Katalin, Dobó Kata, on 25 February 1974) is a Hungarian actress and filmmaker.

Life

Dobo was born in

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and moved to

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, USA in 1999 to her partner of the time, film producer

Andrew G. Vajna Andrew G. Vajna (born András György Vajna; 1 August 1944 – 20 January 2019) was a Hungarian film producer whose films include the first three entries in the ''Rambo'' series, '' Total Recall'', '' Tombstone'', ''Die Hard with a Vengeance' ...

. She left the States after they split and was residing in

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in 2011. Her films include '' A miniszter félrelép'' (1997) and ''

Európa expressz ''Európa Expressz'' (alt. Europa Express) is a Hungarian action-thriller film made in 1999. Plot Zavarov, a psychotic Russian thief who likes to steal religious icons, is on the run from a group of undercover cops who don't know Zavarov has plan ...

'' (1999). Recent television work includes an appearance on ''Lady Heather's Box'', an episode of ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'', in 2003. In January 2011, she appeared in ''Bloodlines'', the fourth episode in the 14th series of the BBC crime drama ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel McC ...

'', along with fellow Hungarian actors

Iván Kamarás Ivan Kamaras (born 22 December 1972) is a Hungarian actor who became first known worldwide for his role as Agent Steel in the 2008 superhero fantasy thriller '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army'', directed by Guillermo del Toro. Kamaras voices the t ...

and

Lili Bordán Lili Bordán (born March 12, 1982) is a Hungarian-American film and television actress. Early life and education Lili Bordán was born in New York City, the daughter of Hungarian actress Irén Bordán. During school at Sarah Lawrence College, ...

Private life

In 2016 she and Levente Gulyás divorced. They had a daughter.

Theatrical roles

* William Gibson: Two for the seesaw, Presentation: 9 May 2008 Budapest Pince Theatre * Arisztophanész: Lüszésztraté, Presentation: 3 October 2008 Békéscsaba Jókai Theatre * Pszicho, Presentation: 2 October 2009 Budapest Chamber Theatre * Werner Schwab: Die Prasidentinnen, Presentation: 4 December 2009 Békéscsaba Jókai Theatre * "Minden ugyanúgy van", Presentation: 28 May 2010 Budapest Mikroszkóp Theatre * "Érzelmes üzletek", Presentation: 24 September 2010 Budapest Mikroszkóp Theatre * Roland Topor: Winter Under the Table, Presentation: 19 November 2010 Budaörs Latinovits Theatre * Schiller: Stuart Maria, Presentation: 14 January 2011 Békéscsaba Jókai Theatre * William Shakespeare: Lear King, Presentation: 25 April 2013 Békéscsaba Jókai Theatre * Ron Clark-Sam Babrick: Murder at the Howard Johnson's, Present: 13 Sept. 2013 Bp. Karinthy Theatre * Moliere: Tartuffe, Presentation: 13 February 2014 Budapest Pince Theatre * "Kegyelemkenyér", Presentation: 8 February 2015 Budapest Pince Theatre * Joe Orton: Loot, Presentation: 23 September 2016 Budapest Karinthy Theatre * Ray Cooney-John Chapman:Move Over Mrs. Markham, Presentation: 10 December 2016 Bp. Játékszín Theatre * Ettore Scola: A Special Day, Presentation: 11 November 2018 Budapest, Hatszín Theatre. * Paolo Genovese: Perfetti Sconosciuti, Presentation: 23 november 2019 Bp. Játékszín Theatre * Szente Vajk - Galambos Attila: "Dominógyilkosság". Presentation: 4 June 2021 Bp. Játékszín Theatre

Selected filmography

As actress

* ''Éretlenek (TV Series) (1995-1996) * ''A miniszter félrelép'' (1997) * ''Ámbár tanár úr'' (1998) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

15 Minutes ''15 Minutes'' is a 2001 American satirical buddy cop action thriller film directed and written by John Herzfeld and starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns. Its story revolves around a homicide detective (De Niro) and a fire marshal (Burns) ...

'' (2001) * ''

An American Rhapsody ''An American Rhapsody'' is a 2001 Hungarian-American biographical drama film that tells the story of a 15-year-old girl from a Hungarian-American family. The film is based on the true story of the director, Éva Gárdos, who also wrote the scri ...

'' (2001) * '' Rollerball'' (2002) * ''CSI:Crime Scene Investigation'' (TV Series) (2003) * '' Detention'' (2003) * ''

Out For A Kill ''Out for a Kill'' is a 2003 straight-to-video action film directed by Michael Oblowitz. It stars Steven Seagal. Plot Wong Dai (Chooi Kheng Beh), an influential Chinese drug kingpin, sits at a long table in an old building in Paris, France, goi ...

'' (2003) * '' Csak szex és más semmi'' (2005) * ''

Basic Instinct 2 ''Basic Instinct 2'' (also known as ''Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction'') is a 2006 erotic thriller film and the sequel to 1992's ''Basic Instinct''. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and produced by Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, a ...

(2006)'' * '' Szabadság, szerelem'' (2006) * '' Blood and Chocolate'' (2007) * ''Ben David: Broken Sky'' (2007) * ''King Conqueror'' (2009) * ''A Jóéjtpuszi'' (Short) (2009) * ''Halálkeringő'' (2010) * ''A néma szemtanú'' (TV Series) (2011) * ''Split Perfect'' (Short) (2012) * ''Hacktion'' (TV Series) (2014) * ''Fapad'' (TV Series) (2014-2015) * ''Váltótársak'' (TV Series) (2016-2017) * ''What If?'' (Short) (2016) * ''Brazilok'' (2017) * ''Csak színház és más semmi'' (TV Series) (2017) * ''Egynyári Kaland'' (TV Series) (2017) * ''

Pappa Pia ''Pappa Pia'' is a 2017 Hungarian comedy film directed by Gábor Csupó. Cast * - Tomi * - Mara * Feró Nagy - Papi * András Stohl - Wizy References External links

* 2017 comedy films Films directed by Gábor Csupó Hungarian c ...

'' (2017) * ''Budapest Noir'' (2017) * ''Korhatáros szerelem'' (Tv Series) (2017-2018) * ''I Love You, Too'' (Short) (2020) * ''Átjáróház'' (2022)

As director

* ''Kölcsönlakás'' (2019) * ''El a kezekkel a Papámtól'' (2021)

CDs and Audio Books

* Narrator of Ildikó Boldizsár's novel Boszorkányos mesék (2007)

Other works

* Music video for Róbert Gergely's "Azok a fehér éjszakák" (1992) * Hungarian TV commercial for Pepsi Cola (1998–1999) * Hungarian TV commercial for Pannon GSM (cellphone company) (1998) * Hungarian commercial for Westel's Domino Card (pre-paid card) (1999) * Hungarian print ad for Westel's Domino Card (pre-paid card) (1999–2000) * Appeared on Hungarian Viasat channel's reality show "Bár" as a guest. (20 June 2001) * TV commercial for Hungarian Hospice Endowment for the Humanities (2001) * Appeared on Hungarian TV2 channel's reality show "Sztárok a jégen/Dancing on ice" (2007) * Appeared on Hungarian TV2 channel's show "Stílusvadász" as a presenter. (2013) * Appeared on Hungarian M1 channel's Game-Show "Magyarország Szeretlek" (5 October 2014) * Appeared on Hungarian RTL2 channel's show "NŐComment!" (2018-2021) * Appeared on Hungarian TV2 channel's show Dancing with the Stars 2.season (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobo, Kata 1974 births Hungarian film actresses Living people People from Győr