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Vilma Bánky(1898-1991)

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Vilma Bánky in Kotka (1925)
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Sheikin poika (1926)
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Vilma Bánky appeared in Hungarian, Austrian and French movies between 1920 and 1925, the year in which Samuel Goldwyn signed her, in Budapest, to a Hollywood contract. In Hollywood she was billed as the "The Hungarian Rhapsody". In the mid and late 1920s she was Goldwyn's biggest money maker, especially playing with Ronald Colman. Her best-known works were with Rudolph Valentino: daughter of a Russian aristocrat in Kotka (1925) and an Arab dancer in Sheikin poika (1926). Her first talking movie was This Is Heaven (1929). She toured the U.S. in "Cherries Are Ripe" with her husband Rod La Rocque in 1930-1 and, the next year, went with him to Germany to make her last film.
BornJanuary 9, 1898
DiedMarch 18, 1991(93)
BornJanuary 9, 1898
DiedMarch 18, 1991(93)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

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Vilma Bánky and Vadim Uraneff in The Magic Flame (1927)
Vilma Bánky and Rudolph Valentino in Sheikin poika (1926)
Walter Byron and Vilma Bánky in Herääminen (1928)
Vilma Bánky in Herääminen (1928)
Vilma Bánky in The Magic Flame (1927)
Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in The Night of Love (1927)
Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in Two Lovers (1928)
Vilma Bánky in The Magic Flame (1927)
Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in The Dark Angel (1925)
Vilma Bánky in The Dark Angel (1925)
Robert Ames and Vilma Bánky in Naisen kaipuu (1930)
Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in The Magic Flame (1927)

Known for:

Rudolph Valentino in Kotka (1925)
Kotka
6.6
  • Mascha Troekouroff(as Vilma Banky)
  • 1925
Vilma Bánky and Rudolph Valentino in Sheikin poika (1926)
Sheikin poika
6.6
  • Yasmin(as Vilma Banky)
  • 1926
Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in The Night of Love (1927)
The Night of Love
6.9
  • Princess Marie
  • 1927
Naisen kaipuu (1930)
Naisen kaipuu
6.3
  • Lena Shultz
  • 1930

Credits

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Actress

  • Vilma Bánky, Luis Trenker, and Victor Varconi in The Rebel (1933)
    The Rebel
    7.3
    • Erika Leroy
    • 1933
  • Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau (1930)
    Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau
    6.7
    • Mizzi
    • 1930
  • Naisen kaipuu (1930)
    Naisen kaipuu
    6.3
    • Lena Shultz
    • 1930
  • Vilma Bánky and James Hall in This Is Heaven (1929)
    This Is Heaven
    • Eva Petrie
    • 1929
  • Vilma Bánky in Herääminen (1928)
    Herääminen
    5.5
    • Marie Ducrot
    • 1928
  • Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in Two Lovers (1928)
    Two Lovers
    7.1
    • Donna Leonora de Vargas
    • 1928
  • Die Dame von Paris
    • 1927
  • Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in The Magic Flame (1927)
    The Magic Flame
    4.6
    • Bianca, the Aerial Artist
    • 1927
  • Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in The Night of Love (1927)
    The Night of Love
    6.9
    • Princess Marie
    • 1927
  • Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in Erämaan paratiisi (1926)
    Erämaan paratiisi
    6.9
    • Barbara Worth
    • 1926
  • Vilma Bánky and Rudolph Valentino in Sheikin poika (1926)
    Sheikin poika
    6.6
    • Yasmin (as Vilma Banky)
    • 1926
  • Rudolph Valentino in Kotka (1925)
    Kotka
    6.6
    • Mascha Troekouroff (as Vilma Banky)
    • 1925
  • Soll man heiraten?
    • 1925
  • Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in The Dark Angel (1925)
    The Dark Angel
    7.1
    • Kitty Vane
    • 1925
  • Das schöne Abenteuer
    • Bessy Ferguson
    • 1924

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The Son of the Sheik
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The Son of the Sheik

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Vilma Banky
  • Height
    • 1.63 m
  • Born
    • January 9, 1898
    • Nagydorog, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • March 18, 1991
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cardiorespiratory arrest)
  • Spouse
    • Rod La RocqueJune 26, 1927 - October 15, 1969 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Viktor Bánky(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Toured in national company of "Cherries Are Ripe" by Anita Loos. Also in cast: Rod La Rocque.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 20 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    Banky spoke no English when first discovered by Samuel Goldwyn, who taught her to answer "Lamp chops and pineapple" to all reporters' questions.
  • Trademark
    The Hungarian Rhapsody
  • Salary
    • This Is Heaven
      (1929)
      $5,000 /week

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