Éva Örkényi (born August 27, 1932, in

Törökszentmiklós Törökszentmiklós is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. It is the third-largest settlement in the county. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 23,145 (2002). Histo ...

) is a Hungarian actress. Her acting career began with the 1938 film ''Az örök titok'' and ended in 2002. She has appeared on stage, in films, and on television.

Early life

Born in Törökszentmiklós in 1932, Örkényi was a year old when her family moved to Budapest. Her father worked in a bank but aspired to be an actor or writer. Örkényi had her first acting experience at age three in a children's theatre. By age five, she had her first contract with the Artúr Lakner children's theatre.

Film and television credits

Film

*''Az örök titok'' (1938) * '' Money Is Coming'' (1939) *'' Hungary's Revival'' (1939) *''Isten rabjai'' (1941) *'' Mágnás Miska'' (1949) *''Forró mezők'' (1949) * '' A Strange Marriage'' (1951) *'' Erkel'' (1952) *''Kölyök'' (1959) *''A szélhámosnő'' (1963)

Television

* ''És mégis mozog a föld'' 1-3 (1973) * ''Irgalom'' (1973) * ''Osztrigás Mici'' (1983) * ''Zenés TV színház'' (1983) * ''Már megint a 7.B!'' (1985) * ''A nap lovagja'' (1987) * ''Maigret'' (1992) * ''Rizikó'' (1993) * ''

Szomszédok ''Szomszédok'' (, ''Neighbours'') was a Hungarian television series that ran for 331 episodes between 1987 and 1999 and airing its grand finale on 31 December 1999. The series aired on state-owned broadcaster Magyar Televízió (Hungarian Televis ...

'' (1994) * '' Barátok közt'' (2000) * ''A Nagyasszony'' (2002)

Theatre

External links

*
Örkényi Éva
port.hu

Hungarian Movie Database

References

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