Alexandra Borbély (born 4 September 1986) is a
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
n theater and film actress acting in Hungarian films,
notable for playing the role of Mária in the film ''
On Body and Soul''.
Biography
She was born in
Nitra (then part of
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
), and has two siblings: younger brother Dávid and sister Dominika.
She is a member of the
Hungarian minority in Slovakia.
Borbély graduated from a high school in
Komárno
Komárno (, , ), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom'', ''Öregkomárom'', ''Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian, is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Historically it was formed by the "old ...
and from the
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, and subsequently went to Budapest to study acting. Since her graduation in 2012 from the
University of Theatre and Film Arts, she works at the
József Katona Theater in Budapest. In 2017 she won the
Best Actress award at the
European Film Awards
The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the mos ...
for her performance in ''
On Body and Soul''.
Filmography
* ''Swing'' (2014)
* ''
On Body and Soul'' (2017)
* ''
The Hungarian Dressmaker'' (2024)
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Hungarian film actresses
Hungarian stage actresses
European Film Award for Best Actress winners
People from Nitra
Hungarians in Slovakia
21st-century Hungarian actresses
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava alumni