Maria von Tasnady


Maria von Tasnady was a Hungarian singer, stage and film actress. She was born as Mria Tasndi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her career.

von Tasnady was born to ethnically Hungarian parents in Transylvania when it was still part of the AustroHungarian Empire. Following its transfer to Romania after the First World War, she emigrated to Hungary. She was the Hungarian entrant at the 1931 Miss Europe contest, losing out to the French winner. Moving to Weimar Germany, she made her film debut in 1932.

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