Éva Ruttkai
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Éva Ruttkai 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
.
). 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. Half a year after her last stage appearance, she died on 27 September 1986.
in 1960.
Television films
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
actress, well known from her work on stage, cinema, and television productions. She was the wife of Miklós Gábor
Miklós Gábor
Miklós Gábor was a Hungarian actor, most remembered for his roles in films Valahol Európában and Mágnás Miska. He was husband to Éva Ruttkai, and later Éva Vass.-Life:...
, and later Zoltán Latinovits
Zoltán Latinovits
Zoltán Latinovits was a Hungarian actor, arguably the most significant one of the twentieth century.-Early life:...
.
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 brother 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 1948–51, playing in the National TheatreNational Theatre (Budapest)
The National Theatre is the main theatre of Budapest, and the largest such institution in Hungary, opening originally in 1837. Its company used several locations since then, including the original building at the Kerepesi street, and the People's Theatre at the Blaha Lujza Square...
). 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. 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 PrizeKossuth Prize
The Kossuth Prize is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionary Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 by the Hungarian National Assembly, to acknowledge outstanding personal and group achievements in the fields of...
in 1960.
Filmography
Movies- 1948 Beszterce ostroma
- 1949 Ludas Matyi
- 1949 Szabóné
- 1950 Kis Katalin házassága
- 1951 A selejt bosszúja
- 1951 Költözik a hivatal
- 1951 Különös házasság
- 1954 Én és a nagyapám
- 1954 Liliomfi
- 1955 Budapesti tavasz
- 1955 Egy pikoló világos
- 1955 Különös ismertetőjel
- 1956 A császár parancsára
- 1956 Keserű igazság
- 1956 Mese a 12 találatról
- 1956 Nem igaz
- 1956 Ünnepi vacsora
- 1957 Éjfélkor
- 1958 Micsoda éjszaka
- 1958 Sóbálvány
- 1959 Álmatlan évek
- 1959 Kard és kocka
- 1960 Alázatosan jelentem
- 1960 Az arcnélküli város
- 1960 Három csillag
- 1961 Amíg holnap lesz
- 1962 Asszony a telepen
- 1962 Az utolsó vacsora
- 1962 Pirosbetűs hétköznapok
- 1963 Foto Háber
- 1965 Butaságom története
- 1966 Egy magyar nábob
- 1966 Kárpáthy Zoltán
- 1967 A múmia közbeszól
- 1967 Kártyavár
- 1967 Keresztelő
- 1967 Tanulmány a nőkről
- 1968 A hamis Izabella
- 1968 Alfa Rómeó és Júlia
- 1968 Egri csillagok I–II.
- 1969 Történelmi magánügyek
- 1970 Csak egy telefon
- 1970 N.N. a halál angyala
- 1970 Szerelmi álmok – Liszt
- 1970 Utazás a koponyám körül
- 1971 Szindbád
- 1972 Volt egyszer egy család
- 1975 Ha megjön József
- 1976 Labirintus
- 1985 Idő van
- 1988 Küldetés Evianba
Television films
- 1958 Papucs
- 1961 A szerző ma meghal
- 1962 Két üres pohár
- 1962 A vak
- 1963 Kreutzer szonáta
- 1964 Lajos király válik
- 1966 Látszat és valóság
- 1966 Távolsági történet
- 1967–70 Bözsi és a többiek 1–3
- 1968 Az aranykesztyű lovagjai
- 1968 A férfi
- 1969 A régi nyár
- 1969 Olykor a hegedűk is
- 1969 Én, Prenn Ferenc
- 1969 Komédia a tetőn
- 1970 Lujzi
- 1970 Tévedni isteni dolog
- 1971 A képzelt beteg
- 1978 Abigél
- 1984 Egy fiú bőrönddel
- 1985 Fantasztikus nagynéni
Sources
- Gábor, Szigethy. Ruttkai. Budapest: Budapest Terra, 1987. ISBN 9632052072
- Gábor, Szigethy. Parancsolj, tündérkirálynőm!. Budapest: Zeneműkiadó, 1989. ISBN 9633306841
- Attila, Deák. Ruttkai Éva: Kortársaink a filmművészetben. Budapest: Múzsák Közművelődési Kiadó, 1986. ISBN 9789635642779
- Éva Ruttkai in the Hungarian Theatrical Lexicon (György, Székely. Magyar Színházművészeti Lexikon. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1994. ISBN 9789630566353), freely available on mek.oszk.hu