About Éva Ruttkai
Lived 1927 – 1986 (aged 58). Éva Ruttkai was a Hungarian stage actor, film actor, child actor and actor.
Éva Ruttkai (31 December 1927 – 27 September 1986) was a Hungarian actress, well known from her work on stage, cinema, and television productions. She was the wife of Miklós Gábor, and later Zoltán Latinovits.
Life Éva Ruttkai (born Éva Russ) was born on 31 December 1927, in Budapest, as the sixth child (though only she, and her brothers Iván and Ottó reached adulthood). The family had hard time to make a living. The two brothers already worked as child actors, with Ruttkai following them from age 2. With her brother Iván she worked in the Vígszínház theatre, then in the children theatre of Artúr Lakner, where Ruttkai could work together with well-known actors like Lili Darvas or Artúr Somlay. Gaining the attention of Dániel Jób, director of the Vígszínház, she was contracted at age 16, playing there until her death (except for 1948–1951, playing in the National Theatre). She married Miklós Gábor in 1950, giving birth to a daughter, Júlia, two years later. Meeting Zoltán Latinovits in 1960 during rehearsals, they lived together until Latinovits's death.
Death In 1984, Ruttkai was diagnosed with breast cancer. Half a year after her last stage appearance, she died on 27 September 1986.
Legacy During her four decade of career, Éva Ruttkai became one of the most versatile actress of her time, gaining critical acclaim in both classical and modern, native and foreign stage roles, and a wide range of movies and television films. She won the Kossuth Prize in 1960.
Selected filmography Film
1934: Purple Lilacs 1948: The Siege of Beszterce - Ancsura 1949: Szabóné 1950: Mattie the Goose-boy - Gyöngyi - Döbrögi lánya 1950: The Marriage of Katalin Kis - Vilcsi 1951: A Strange Marriage - Katica 1951: A selejt bosszúja (Short) - Manci 1951: Költözik a hivatal (Short) - Bözsi 1954: Me and My Grandfather - Margit néni 1954: Liliomfi - Erzsi 1955: Springtime in Budapest 1955: A Strange Mask of Identity - Eszti 1955: A Glass of Beer - Cséri Juli 1956: Ünnepi vacsora - Klári 1956: Nem igaz (Short) - Királylány 1957: Tale on the Twelve Points - Kató,tornatanárnõ 1957: By Order of the Emperor - Lotte 1957: At Midnight - Dékány Viktória 1958: Pillar of Salt - Elzi 1958: What a Night! - Vera 1958: Egyiptomi útijegyzetek - Narrátor 1959: Sleepless Years - Vilma 1959: Kard és kocka - Jozefa 1960: Három csillag - Mari 1960: Alázatosan jelentem - Anna 1960: Az arcnélküli város - Vali, Galetta felesége 1961: Amíg holnap lesz - Szabó Viola 1962: Az utolsó vacsora - Jesszi 1962: Pirosbetűs hétköznapok - Klement Klára 1963: Asszony a telepen - Éva, özvegy Szekeresné 1963: Foto Háber - Barabás Anna 1966: Story of My Foolishness - Kabók Kati 1966: Minden kezdet nehéz 1966: Kárpáthy Zoltán - Flóra, Szentirmay felesége 1966: Egy magyar nábob - Szentirmayné, Flóra 1967: A múmia közbeszól - Françoise Chantal / Hidegarcú Hölgy 1967: Kártyavár - Zizi 1967: Keresztelő - Dóra 1968: A hamis Izabella - Dr.Végh Márta 1968: Tanulmány a nőkről - Éva, Balogh felesége 1968: Stars of Eger - Izabella Királynõ 1969: Alfa Rómeó és Júlia - Dr. Szabó Júlia 1970: Utazás a koponyám körül - Karinthy felesége 1970: N.N. a halál angyala - Judit, Korin felesége (uncredited) 1970: Történelmi magánügyek - Terényi Mária 1970: Csak egy telefon - Ágostonné,Éva 1970: Szerelmi álmok – Liszt - Carolyne (voice, uncredited) 1971: Szindbád - Lenke 1972: Volt egyszer egy család - Liza 1975: Ha megjön József - Ágnes, József anyja 1976: Labirintus - Mara, színésznõ / Anna 1986: Idő van - Halasi's mother 1986: Keserű igazság - Klári 1988: Küldetés Evianba - Selma Selig (final film role)
Television films 1958: Papucs - Júlia 1961: A szerző ma meghal - Diana 1962: Két üres pohár - Éva 1962: A vak 1963: Kreutzer szonáta - Feleség 1964: Lajos király válik - Királyné 1966: Látszat és valóság 1966: Távolsági történet 1969: Bözsi és a többiek 1–3 (TV Mini-Series) - Bözsi 1968: Az aranykesztyű lovagjai (TV Mini-Series) - Mrs. Harrison 1968: A férfi - Judit 1969: A régi nyár - Mária Koháry, actress 1969: Olykor a hegedűk is 1969: Én, Prenn Ferenc 1969: Komédia a tetőn 1970: Lujzi 1970: Tévedni isteni dolog 1972: A képzelt beteg - Toinette 1978: Abigél (TV Mini-Series) - Horn Mici 1985: Egy fiú bőrönddel - Dobosyné, Péter anyja 1985: Fantasztikus nagynéni - Amália néni
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Hungarian actress (1927-1986)
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Éva Ruttkai was born on 31 December 1927 in Budapest.
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Éva Ruttkai died on 27 September 1986 in Budapest.
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