Vilma Banky
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 9, 1901, Nagydorog, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died
- March 18, 1991
- Movies
- 18
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) |
| 1950 | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) |
| 1930 | Every Woman's Longing | Mizzi |
| 1930 | A Lady to Love | Lena Shultz |
| 1929 | This Is Heaven | Eva Petrie |
| 1928 | The Awakening | Marie Ducrot |
| 1928 | Two Lovers | Donna Leonora de Vargas |
| 1928 | The Circus: Premiere | Self |
| 1927 | The Magic Flame | Bianca, the Aerial Artist |
| 1927 | The Night of Love | Princess Marie |
| 1926 | The Winning of Barbara Worth | Barbara Worth |
| 1926 | The Son of the Sheik | Yasmin, André's Daughter |
| 1925 | The Eagle | Mascha Troekouroff |
| 1925 | The Dark Angel | Kitty Vane |
| 1924 | Das schöne Abenteuer | Bessy Ferguson |
| 1924 | King of the Circus | |
| 1923 | The Portrait | |
| 1922 | Galathea |
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