Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Zsa Zsa Gabor (February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016) was a Hungarian actress and socialite. Her sisters were actresses Eva and Magda Gabor.
Gabor began her stage career in Vienna and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated to the United States in 1941 and became a sought-after actress with "European flair and style", with a personality that "exuded charm and grace". Her first film role was a supporting role in Lovely to Look At. She later acted in We're Not Married! and played one of her few leading roles in Moulin Rouge (1952), directed by John Huston who described her as a "creditable" actress.
Outside of her acting career, Gabor was best known for her extravagant Hollywood lifestyle, glamorous personality, and her many marriages, having had nine husbands, including hotel magnate Conrad Hilton and actor George Sanders. She once stated, "Men have always liked me and I have always liked men. But I like a mannish man, a man who knows how to talk to and treat a woman – not just a man with muscles."
Filmography
- Moulin Rouge (1952)
- The Million Dollar Nickel (1952) (short subject)
- Lovely to Look At (1952)
- We're Not Married! (1952 in film|1952]])
- The Story of Three Loves (1953)
- Lili (1953)
- The Most Wanted Man (1953)
- Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
- Ball of the Nations (1954)
- 3 Ring Circus (1954)
- Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
- The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
- Country Music Holiday (1958)
- Touch of Evil (1958)
- Queen of Outer Space (1958)
- For the First Time (1959)
- The Blue Contessa (1960)
- Pepe (1960) (cameo)
- Lykke og krone (1962) (documentary)
- The Road to Hong Kong (1963) (scenes deleted)
- Boys' Night Out (1962)
- Picture Mommy Dead (1966)
- Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)
- Jack of Diamonds (1967) (cameo)
- Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) (narrator)
- Up the Front (1972)
- Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
- Every Girl Should Have One (1978)
- Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984)
- Smart Alec (1986)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) (cameo)
- Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown (1987)
- The People vs. Zsa Zsa Gabor (1991) (documentary)
- The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991) (cameo)
- The Naked Truth (1992)
- East & West: Paradises Lost (1993)
- Happily Ever After (1993) (voice)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) (cameo)
- A Very Brady Sequel (1996) (cameo)