Vilma Banky
From Wikipedia 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Actress in Silent Film (archive footage)
- 1961 · The Legend of Rudolph Valentino as Self (archive footage)
- 1950 · The Golden Twenties as Self (archive footage)
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1930 · Every woman's longing as Mizzi
- 1930 · A Lady to Love as Lena Shultz
- 1929 · This Is Heaven as Eva Petrie
- 1928 · The Awakening as Marie Ducrot
- 1928 · Two Lovers as Donna Leonora de Vargas
- 1928 · The Circus: Premiere as Self
- 1927 · The Magic Flame as Bianca, the Aerial Artist
- 1927 · The Night of Love as Princess Marie
- 1926 · The Winning of Barbara Worth as Barbara Worth
- 1926 · The Son of the Sheik as Yasmin, André's Daughter
- 1925 · The Eagle as Mascha Troekouroff
- 1925 · The Dark Angel as Kitty Vane
- 1924 · King of the Circus as
- 1923 · The Portrait as
- 1922 · Galathea as