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Eszter Balint

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Eszter Balint
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Eszter Balint (born in Budapest , Hungary) grew up as a member of the avant-garde theatre company Squat Theatre in New York. She has appeared in starring and featured roles in films by Jim Jarmusch, Woody Allen, Steve Buscemi, alongside David Bowie, and in Louis CK's FX TV show Louie, among others. Eszter has been featured in a number of documentaries as herself.

Eszter is also a musician performer violinist and songwriter with three critically acclaimed solo albums, Flicker, Mud and Airless Midnight. She has appeared as a violinist and/or vocalist on numerous projects by others, including albums by Michael Gira's Angels of Light and Swans, John Lurie's Marvin Pontiac's Greatest Hits, various projects by Marc Ribot, and has contributed tracks to two tribute albums by John Zorn. Eszter has collaborated with Stew (Passing Strange, Notes of a Native Song, The Total Bent, The Negro Problem) on a show of songs about Eszter's life growing up in NY.
BornJuly 7, 1966
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    Known for

    Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and John Lurie in Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
    Stranger Than Paradise
    7.4
    • Eva
    • 1984
    Bill Murray, Chloë Sevigny, Iggy Pop, Tilda Swinton, and Adam Driver in The Dead Don't Die (2019)
    The Dead Don't Die
    5.4
    • Fern
    • 2019
    Steve Buscemi in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Trees Lounge
    7.1
    • Marie
    • 1996
    Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
    Miami Vice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Dorothy Bain

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    • Bill Murray, Chloë Sevigny, Iggy Pop, Tilda Swinton, and Adam Driver in The Dead Don't Die (2019)
      The Dead Don't Die
      5.4
      • Fern
      • 2019
    • Poor Boy (2016)
      Poor Boy
      4.1
      • Missus Waxman
      • 2016
    • Maggie Siff in A Woman, a Part (2016)
      A Woman, a Part
      5.3
      • Heidi
      • 2016
    • Louis C.K. in Louie (2010)
      Louie
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Amia
      • 2014
    • Corporate Ghost (2004)
      Corporate Ghost
      7.9
      Video
      • Band Member in 'Disconnection Notice'
      • 2004
    • Downtown 81 (2000)
      Downtown 81
      6.9
      • Fashion Show Model
      • 2000
    • Steve Buscemi in Trees Lounge (1996)
      Trees Lounge
      7.1
      • Marie
      • 1996
    • Woody Allen in Shadows and Fog (1991)
      Shadows and Fog
      6.7
      • Woman with Baby
      • 1991
    • Rosanna Arquette and David Bowie in The Linguini Incident (1991)
      The Linguini Incident
      6.2
      • Vivian
      • 1991
    • Bail Jumper (1990)
      Bail Jumper
      6.6
      • Elaine
      • 1990
    • Eszter Balint in Wonderland USA (1989)
      Wonderland USA
      Short
      • 1989
    • Billy Bastiani in American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989)
      American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
      6.7
      • 1989
    • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
      Miami Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Dorothy Bain
      • 1985
    • Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and John Lurie in Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
      Stranger Than Paradise
      7.4
      • Eva
      • 1984
    • A Matter of Facts
      TV Short
      • 1982

    Soundtrack



    • Carmine Street Guitars (2018)
      Carmine Street Guitars
      7.2
      • performer: "Long Gone"
      • writer: "Long Gone"
      • 2018
    • Louis C.K. in Louie (2010)
      Louie
      8.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Röpülj Páva" (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Catherine Keener and Emily Mortimer in Lovely & Amazing (2001)
      Lovely & Amazing
      6.7
      • performer: "Almost Gone" (1999)
      • writer: "Almost Gone" (1999)
      • 2001
    • Steve Buscemi in Trees Lounge (1996)
      Trees Lounge
      7.1
      • performer: "Color of Your Eyes"
      • writer: "Color of Your Eyes"
      • 1996

    Music Department



    • Marisa Ryan and Kristoffer Ryan Winters in With or Without You (1998)
      With or Without You
      7.3
      • music supervisor
      • 1998
    • Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997)
      Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • music consultant
      • 1997

    Videos5

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:43
    Official Trailer
    Red Band Trailer
    Trailer 1:04
    Red Band Trailer
    Red Band Trailer
    Trailer 1:04
    Red Band Trailer
    Carmine Street Guitars
    Trailer 2:07
    Carmine Street Guitars
    The Linguini Incident
    Trailer 2:01
    The Linguini Incident
    A Woman, A Part Trailer
    Trailer 2:13
    A Woman, A Part Trailer

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    • Born
      • July 7, 1966
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Parents
      • István Bálint
    • Other works
      Is also a singer, songwriter and violinist -- released album "Flicker" in 1999.

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      Was discovered at the age of 15 by director Jim Jarmusch when she was a performer with the Squat Theater Company in New York City.

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