Hédi Váradi

The native form of this personal name is Váradi Hédi. This article uses the Western name order.
Hédi Váradi
Born Váradi Hédi
(1929-09-22)22 September 1929
Újpest, Hungary
Died 11 April 1987(1987-04-11) (aged 57)
Budapest, Hungary
Occupation Actress

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 Kálmán Rózsahegyi at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest. In her classes, she met other types of artists such as Berek Kati and Imre Soós.

She was for a long time married to Ferenc Bessenyei, but the couple later divorced. After having life-saving surgery, she later died from a serious illness. She was laid to rest at the Kerepesi Cemetery 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 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Titania.

Major theatre roles

Acting roles

Filmography

Television films

Animated films

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.

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