Countess Borbála Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld (born 1939) is a Hungarian noble, ballet master and author.
Biography
Countess Borbála Nádasdy was born in Budapest as a member of the Nádasdy family, one of the major Hungarian aristocratic families. Her father was Count Pál Nádasdy (1910–1974) and her mother was Antónia Augner (1914–2006), a famous dancer. Nádasdys had another daughter, Countess Erzsebet Maria (b. 1935).[1]
After the Second World War monarchists were persecuted in Hungary, so Borbála escaped to Vienna, where she became a famous movie and stage actress. The government revoked the citizenship of Borbála and she found herself stateless. She appeared in only two movies as Barbara von Nady and she played several roles on stage. Years later she moved to Paris, and worked for a ballet master.[2]
Personal life
Borbála married two times. In 1958 she married Dimitry Fedotov in Paris, whom she divorced in 1964. Today, she lives in Dourdan with her second husband, Jean Poyeton, whom she married in 1966. She is a mother and a grandmother.[3]
Major literary work
Her first novel, Zagolni zabad? (2008) was her memoirs. It was followed by two books, A zabadság zaga which was published in 2009 and Maradni zabad! which was released in 2010. She wrote a cookbook called Ízes Élet! which was published in 2012.[4]
For her literary work she was awarded with the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in 2012.
References
- ↑ KH (20 June 2010). "Interjú Gróf Nádasdy Borbálával". KH Könyvhét. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ↑ Magyar Hírlap (21 October 2009). "Megkésett filmlevél". Magyar Hírlap. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ↑ Eu Screen (2 Dec 2008). "Hungarians in Paris". Eu Screen. Retrieved 2 Dec 2008.
- ↑ Alexandra (22 June 2013). "Gróf Nádasdy Borbála szerző művei". Magyar Hírlap. Retrieved 22 June 2013.