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and married fellow performer Oskar Dénes. As a Jewish woman, she left Germany in 1935, touring in Italy, England and Romania, before returning to Budapest. From 1948, she settled in Vienna, appearing on television as well as on stage at the

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and the Seefestspielen Mörbisch. She died in Vienna on 23 March 1977 and is buried at the Döblinger Cemetery.

Selected filmography

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The Old Scoundrel ''The Old Scoundrel'' (Hungarian: ''A vén gazember'') is a 1932 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Tibor Halmay and Károly Sugar.Lohr p.188 It was made as a co-production between the Hunnia Film Stu ...

'' (1932) * ''

A Mad Idea ''A Mad Idea'' or ''A Crazy Idea'' () is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Willy Fritsch, Dorothea Wieck and Rosy Barsony.Waldman p. 45 It was made by UFA, Germany's biggest studio. It was shot at the Babelsberg Stu ...

'' (1932) * ''

A Bit of Love ''A Bit of Love'' () is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Lee Parry, Magda Schneider, and Hermann Thimig.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 550 It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by E ...

'' (1932) * ''

And the Plains Are Gleaming ''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' () is a 1933 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Károly Sugar and Wolf Albach-Retty.Salwolke p. 322 It was shot at the Hunnia Film Studios, Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Th ...

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Love Must Be Understood ''Love Must Be Understood'' () is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Rosy Barsony, Georg Alexander, and Wolf Albach-Retty. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1933) * ''

Waltz War ''Waltz War'' (German: ''Walzerkrieg'') is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Paul Hörbiger. It is loosely based on the rivalry between waltz composers Joseph Lanner an ...

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Leap into Bliss ''Leap into Bliss'' () is a 1934 Austrian comedy film directed by Fritz Schulz and starring Schulz, Olly Gebauer and Rosy Barsony. It was one of a number of Austrian films made by newly founded independent film companies by German filmmakers who ...

'' (1934) * ''

Hello, Budapest! ''Hello, Budapest!'' (Hungarian: ''Halló Budapest!'') is a 1935 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Gyula Kabos, Rosy Barsony and Piroska Vaszary. Rîpeanu p.151 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. ...

'' (1935) * '' Ball at the Savoy'' (1935) * '' Viki'' (1937) * ''

Roxy and the Wonderteam ''Roxy and the Wonderteam'' () is a 1938 Austrian musical sports film directed by Johann von Vásáry and starring Rosy Barsony, Fritz Imhoff and Hans Holt.Waller p.207 It is based on an operetta called ''Roxy und ihr Wunderteam''. A separate Hung ...

'' (1938)

References

Bibliography

* Robert von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1909 births 1977 deaths Hungarian female dancers 20th-century Hungarian women singers Hungarian film actresses Hungarian stage actresses Actresses from Budapest Hungarian emigrants to Austria {{Hungary-actor-stub