Erzsi Máthé

Erzsi Máthé (born Erzsébet Mertz; 16 May 1927 – 8 May 2023) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actress.

Life and career Born in Budafok into a family of Swabian origins, Máthé made her acting debut in 1945 in a local amateur theatre company, and then she enrolled at the National Actors' Association's School of Acting, graduating in 1948. Mainly active on stage, for over three decades she was a member of the National Theatre of Pécs stage company, and in 1983 she co-founded the Katona József Theater in Budapest. She died on 8 May 2023, at the age of 95.