Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March 2001) was a Hungarian singer,

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and film actress. She was born as Mária Tasnádi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her career. von Tasnady was born to ethnically Hungarian parents in

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when it was still part of the

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. Following its transfer to

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after the

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, she emigrated to Hungary. She was the Hungarian entrant at the 1931 Miss Europe contest, losing out to the French winner. Moving to

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, she made her film debut in 1932. von Tasnady appeared in twenty five films during her career. As well as Germany, she also worked in her native Hungary and Italy where she appeared in the patriotic war film ''

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'' in 1942.Gundle p.216 Following the

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, she was employed by

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. She was married to the film producer Bruno Duday.

Selected filmography

* ''

When Love Sets the Fashion ''When Love Sets the Fashion'' (German: ''Wenn die Liebe Mode macht'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Renate Müller, Hubert von Meyerinck and Georg Alexander.Hake p.218 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios o ...

'' (1932) * '' Final Chord'' (1936) * ''

Men Without a Fatherland ''Men Without a Fatherland'' (german: Menschen ohne Vaterland) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Willy Fritsch, Maria von Tasnady and Willy Birgel.Richards p. 371 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1937) * ''

Woman Without a Past ''Woman Without a Past'' (german: Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Sybille Schmitz, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Maria von Tasnady. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

'' (1942) * ''

Yellow Hell ''Yellow Hell'' (Italian: ''Inferno giallo'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Géza von Radványi and starring Fosco Giachetti, Maria von Tasnady and Pál Jávor.Gundle p.215 A Doctor working in the tropics falls in love with another man' ...

'' (1942) * '' The Young Caruso'' (1951) * ''

André and Ursula ''André and Ursula'' is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Ivan Desny, Elisabeth Müller and Ina Peters.Bock & Bergfelder p.84 It was based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Polly Maria Höfler. The film up ...

'' (1955)

References

Bibliography

* Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1911 births 2001 deaths People from Petrila Hungarian film actresses Hungarian stage actresses 20th-century Hungarian women singers Hungarian emigrants to Germany Hungarian beauty pageant winners {{Hungary-actor-stub