Teréz Csillag
Therese Csillag, or Hungarian: Teréz Csillag, Csillag Teréz, born Stern; August 17, 1859 in Duna-Adony – July 9, 1925 in Budapest) was a Hungarian Jewish actress.
For many years she was a popular comedian at the . At the age of 13 she attended the dramatic school in that city.
In 1879 she was engaged at the National Theater, where she played in ingénue rôles up to 1898. Nearly all Hungarian playwrights of her day wrote special rôles for her, among them being Gregor Csiky, in whose plays she always excelled. Since 1899 she was engaged at the Vígszínház in Budapest.
She embraced the Christian faith.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Missing or empty
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Bibliography of Jewish Encyclopedia[]
- , 1886
External links[]
- Magyar Színházmûvészeti Lexikon / Csillag Teréz; Stern at mek.oszk.hu (in Hungarian)
Categories:
- Hungarian Jews
- 1859 births
- 1925 deaths
- Hungarian stage actresses
- Jewish actresses
- 19th-century Hungarian actresses
- 20th-century Hungarian actresses
- Hungarian actor stubs