Hédi Váradi (22 September 1929 – 11 April 1987) was a Hungarian actress.

Biography

At the age of 18, Hédi took acting lessons from the Hungarian acting teacher

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at the

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. In her classes, she met other types of artists such as Berek Kati and Imre Soós. She was for a long time married to

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, but the couple later divorced. After refusing life-saving surgery, she later died from a serious illness. She was laid to rest at the

Kerepesi Cemetery Kerepesi Cemetery (Hungarian: ''Kerepesi úti temető'' or ''Kerepesi temető'', official name: ''Fiumei úti nemzeti sírkert'', i.e. "Fiume Road National Graveyard") is the most famous cemetery in Budapest. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in ...

in Budapest.

Personal life

After 1952, Hédi started working in the Madách Theatre in Budapest, and from 1964, she worked in the National Theatre until her death. Her forceful personality and deep, catching style of play made excellent comedy and drama roles. She was famous for her role in Shakespeare's comedy play ''

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'' as Titania.

Major theatre roles

* '' Romeo and Juilet'' - Juliet * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' - Cleopatra (1955) * ''

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'' - Mira * '' The Tragedy of Man'' - Eve * '' After the Fall'' - Maggie * ''Yegor Bulychov and Others'' - Kszenyija

Acting roles

Filmography

* ''

Singing Makes Life Beautiful ''Singing Makes Life Beautiful'' (Hungarian: ''Dalolva szép az élet'') is a 1950 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Imre Soós, Violetta Ferrari and Ferenc Ladányi.Liehm & Liehm p.152 It was shot at the Hun ...

'' (1950) * ''Kiskrajcár'' (1953) * ''Föltámadott a tenger (parts I-II''. (1953) * ''Ifjú szívvel'' (1953) * ''Mese a tizenkét találatról'' (1956) * ''A tettes ismeretlen'' (1957) * ''

Adventure in Gerolstein ''Adventure in Gerolstein'' (Hungarian: ''Gerolsteini kaland'') is a 1957 Hungarian comedy film directed by Zoltán Farkas and starring Erzsébet Házy, Iván Darvas and Manyi Kiss. The film was shot at the Hunnia Studios in the capital Budape ...

'' (1957) * ''Éjfélkor'' (1957) * ''Vasvirág'' (1958) * ''Micsoda éjszaka'' (1958) * ''Kölyök'' (1959) * ''Fapados szerelem'' (1959) * ''Egy régi villamos'' (1960) * '' Alba Regia'' (1961) * ''Puskák és galambok'' (1961) * ''Délibáb minden mennyiségben'' (1961) * ''Meztelen diplomata'' (1963) * ''Már nem olyan időket élünk'' (1963) * ''Az orvos halála'' (1965) * ''Harlekin és szerelmese'' (1966) * ''Kötelék'' (1967) * ''Dóra jelenti'' (1968) * ''Pokolrév''(1969) * ''Az örökös'' (1969) * ''Nápolyt látni és...'' (1972) * ''Az utolsó kézirat'' (1986)

Television films

* ''A mama'' (1958) * ''Vihar a Sycomore utcában'' (1960) * ''Hotel Germánia'' (1962) * ''Ne éljek, ha nem igaz'' (1962) * ''Gömböc'' (1962) * ''Utak'' (1963) * ''Az utolsó budai pasa'' (1963) * ''Hivatalos utazás'' (1963) * ''Menazséria'' (1964) * ''Amerikából jöttem'' (1965) * ''Az asszony és az igazság'' (1966) * ''Oly korban éltünk 1-5''. (1966–67) * ''Germán vakáció'' (1967) * ''Könnyű kis gyilkosság'' (1967) * ''Három találkozás'' (1968) * ''Nyomozók társasága'' (1969) * ''Tévedni isteni dolog'' (1970) * ''Asszonyok mesélik'' (1970) * ''Kérem a következőt!'' (1974) * ''Egy gazdag hölgy szeszélye'' (1986)

Animated films

* ''

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'' (1937)

Honours

On 11 April 2003, the 16th anniversary of Hédi's death, Deputy Mayor John Schiffer inaugurated a memorial ceremony to the actress at her former residence in the Hercegprímás District of Budapest on Second Street.

References

External links

*
Official page on Színészkönyvtár
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varadi, Hedi 1929 births 1987 deaths People from Újpest 20th-century Hungarian actresses Hungarian film actresses Hungarian stage actresses Hungarian television actresses Burials at Kerepesi Cemetery