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Jan 16, 1924 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Died on 05 Jul 2002 (aged 78)
Mexican actress
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About Katy Jurado
- María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), better known as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress of film, television, and theater.
- Jurado began her acting career in Mexico.
- She achieved some renown in her country's cinema during the period known as the Golden Age of Mexican cinema (1940s–1950s).
- In 1951, she was discovered by American filmmakers in Mexico and began her Hollywood career.
- She acted in notable Western films of the 1950s and 1960s.
- An exotic beauty, Jurado specialized in interpretations of complex, stereotyped and sexualized women.
- 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).
