Katy Jurado
Mexican actress (1924–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jurado and the second or maternal family name is García.
María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), known professionally as Katy Jurado (/dʒəˈrɑːdoʊ/ jə-RAH-doh, Spanish: [ˈkati xuˈɾaðo]), was a Mexican actress.
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Born | María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (1924-01-16)16 January 1924 Mexico City,[1] Mexico |
Died | 5 July 2002(2002-07-05) (aged 78) Cuernavaca, Mexico |
Resting place | Panteón de la Paz, Cuernavaca, Mexico |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1943–2002 |
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Children | 2 |
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She acted in popular Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. Her talent for playing a variety of characters helped pave the way for Mexican actresses in American cinema.[2] She was the first Latin American actress nominated for an Oscar, as Best Supporting Actress for her work in Broken Lance (1954), and was the first to win a Golden Globe Award, for her performance in High Noon (1952).