Katy Jurado
Mexican actor
Died when: 78 years 170 days (941 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), known professionally as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress.Jurado began her acting career in Mexico during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
In 1951, she was recruited by American filmmakers in Mexico and began her Hollywood career during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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.
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).
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