Vilma Banky
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Vilma Bánky (January 9, 1901 – March 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-born American silent film actress, although the early part of her acting career began in Budapest, spreading to France, Austria, and Germany. Banky was best known for her roles in The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik with Rudolph Valentino and several romantic teamings with Ronald Colman.
She was hailed as "The Hungarian Rhapsody" and was an immediate hit with American audiences. The New York Times remarked in its review of her first American film, The Dark Angel, that she "is a young person of rare beauty ... so exquisite that one is not in the least surprised that she is never forgotten by Hillary Trent" (the movie's leading male character).
It is commonly believed that Banky's thick Hungarian accent cut her career short with the advent of sound. However, she began losing interest in films and wanted to settle down with her husband actor Rod La Rocque. By 1928 she had begun announcing her intention to retire in a few years.
She married Rod La Rocque in 1927. The couple had no children and remained together until his death in 1969.
Vilma Bánky died on March 18, 1991, aged 90.
Acting
TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Actress in Silent Film (archive footage)
1962
Movie
The Eagle
as Mascha Troekouroff
1925
Movie
The Son of the Sheik
as Yasmin, André's Daughter
1926
Movie
The Winning of Barbara Worth
as Barbara Worth
1926
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
A Lady to Love
as Lena Shultz
1930
Movie
The Circus: Premiere
as Self
1928
Movie
The Magic Flame
as Bianca, the Aerial Artist
1927
Movie
King of the Circus
1924
Movie
The Awakening
as Marie Ducrot
1928
Movie
The Night of Love
as Princess Marie
1927
Movie
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1961
Movie
Galathea
1922
Movie
Two Lovers
as Donna Leonora de Vargas
1928
Movie
This Is Heaven
as Eva Petrie
1929
Movie
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
1950
Movie
The Dark Angel
as Kitty Vane
1925
Movie
The Portrait
1923
Movie
Every Woman's Longing
as Mizzi
1930
Movie
Das schöne Abenteuer
as Bessy Ferguson
1924