About Sári Déry
Lived 1911 – 1952 (aged 40). Sári Déry was a Hungarian actor.
Sári Déry (1911–1952) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She was married three times, including to the actor Nándor Bihary. She was born in Bratislava, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire but later part of Czechoslovakia. After first appearing on stage in Bratislava, she emigrated to Budapest where she appeared at a variety of theatres. In the early 1950s she was persecuted by the Communist regime and had to leave Budapest, something loosely portrayed in the 1984 film Oh, Bloody Life. She died of appendicitis in 1952 in rural Hungary.
Selected filmography Hello, Peter! (1939) Money Is Coming (1939) Wild Rose (1939) Everybody Loves Someone Else (1940) Sirius (1942) The Song of Rákóczi (1943) It Begins with Marriage (1943) The Night Serenade (1943) Wedding March (1944)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Sári Déry?
Hungarian actress (1911–1952)
When was Sári Déry born?
Sári Déry was born on 2 September 1911 in Nitra.
When did Sári Déry die?
Sári Déry died on 23 August 1952 in Mád.
What was Sári Déry's occupation?
Sári Déry was an actor.
What nationality was Sári Déry?
Sári Déry was Hungarian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sári Déry. https://biography.guide/sari-dery/
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