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{{Short description|Romanian film actress}}
{{Short description|Romanian film actress (1923–1994)}}
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| birth_name = Nadia Kujnir
| birth_name = Nadia Kujnir
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|11|23|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|11|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania
| birth_place = [[Bucharest]], [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|6|13|1923|11|23|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|6|13|1923|11|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| death_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1949–1968
| yearsactive = 1949–1968
| spouse = N. Goldenberg<br>Constantin Cantacuzino (1946–1958) (his death)<br>Herbert Silverman (1967–1994) (her death)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romanianculture.org/personalities/Nadia_Gray.htm|title=Romanian Personalities - Nadia Gray|website=Romanianculture.org|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref>
| spouse = N. Goldenberg<br/>[[Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator)|Constantin Cantacuzino]] (1946–1958) (his death)<br/>Herbert Silverman (1967–1994) (her death)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romanianculture.org/personalities/Nadia_Gray.htm|title=Romanian Personalities - Nadia Gray|website=www.romanianculture.org|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
}}
}}


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==Biography==
==Biography==
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Gray was born into a Jewish family<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historia.ro/exclusiv_web/lucian-dobrovicescu/articol/cum-evadat-printul-bazu-cantacuzino-romania-stalinista|title=Cum a evadat prințul Bâzu Cantacuzino din România stalinistă|magazine=Historia|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cineartistes.com/fiche-Nadia+Gray.html|title=Nadia Gray |first=Philippe|last=Pelletier|website=www.cineartistes.com|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref> in [[Bucharest]]. Her father moved to Romania from [[Russia]], and her mother was from [[Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi|Akkerman]], in [[Bessarabia]]. She left Romania for [[Paris]] in the late 1940s to escape the Communist takeover after [[World War II]]. Her film debut was in ''L'Inconnu d'un soir'' in 1949. Perhaps her best-known role was in the [[Federico Fellini]] film ''[[La Dolce Vita]]'' (1960).

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Gray was born into a Jewish family<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historia.ro/exclusiv_web/lucian-dobrovicescu/articol/cum-evadat-printul-bazu-cantacuzino-romania-stalinista|title=Cum a evadat prinţul Bâzu Cantacuzino din România stalinistă|website=Historia.ro|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cineartistes.com/fiche-Nadia+Gray.html|title=Nadia Gray - CinéArtistes.com|first=Philippe|last=Pelletier|website=Cineartistes.com|accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> in [[Bucharest]]. Her father moved to Romania from [[Russia]], and her mother was from [[Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi|Akkerman]] ([[Bessarabia]]). She left Romania for [[Paris]] in the late 1940s to escape the Communist takeover after [[World War II]]. Her film debut was in ''L'Inconnu d'un soir'' in 1949. Perhaps her best-known role was in the [[Federico Fellini]] film ''[[La Dolce Vita]]'' (1960).


She played a guest role in an episode of the television series ''[[The Prisoner]]'' ("[[The Chimes of Big Ben]]", 1967).
She played a guest role in an episode of the television series ''[[The Prisoner]]'' ("[[The Chimes of Big Ben]]", 1967).


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She was first married to N. Goldenberg (later Herescu), a wealthy businessman from [[Chișinău]], then to [[Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator)|Constantin Cantacuzino]], a Romanian aristocrat who was one of Romania's top [[fighter ace]]s of the war.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Romanian Personalities - Nadia Gray|url=https://www.romanianculture.org/personalities/Nadia_Gray.htm|access-date=2020-06-02|website=www.romanianculture.org}}</ref> They were married from 1946 to his death in 1958. Her third husband was [[Manhattan]] attorney Herbert Silverman. They were married from 1967 to her death in 1994. She died in [[New York City]].
She was first married to N. Goldenberg (later Herescu), a wealthy businessman from [[Chișinău]], then to [[Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator)|Constantin Cantacuzino]], a Romanian aristocrat who was one of Romania's top [[fighter ace]]s of the war.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Romanian Personalities - Nadia Gray|url=https://www.romanianculture.org/personalities/Nadia_Gray.htm|access-date=2020-06-02|website=www.romanianculture.org}}</ref> They were married from 1946 to his death in 1958. Her third husband was [[Manhattan]] attorney Herbert Silverman (1912–2003).<ref>{{Cite web |title= Herbert Silverman Obituary (2003) - New York, NY - New York Times| website=[[Legacy.com]] |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/herbert-silverman-obituary?id=29750505 |access-date=2023-01-08}}</ref> They were married from 1967 to her death in 1994. She died in [[New York City]] from a stroke.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Westerns...All'Italiana!: Remembering Nadia Gray|date=23 November 2013 |url=https://westernsallitaliana.blogspot.com/2013/11/remembering-nadia-gray.html |access-date=2023-01-08}}</ref> gray had a brief affair with nissim allony,one of israel's leading dramatists.


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
Most of Gray's films were non-English language productions.
Most of Gray's films were non-English language productions.
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* ''L'inconnu d'un soir'' (1949) - Édith aka Marie-Ange
* ''{{ill|L'Inconnu d'un soir|fr}}'' (1949) - Édith aka Marie-Ange
* ''[[The Spider and the Fly (1949 film)|The Spider and the Fly]]'' (1949) - Madeleine Saincaize
* ''[[The Spider and the Fly (1949 film)|The Spider and the Fly]]'' (1949) - Madeleine Saincaize
* ''Monseigneur'' (1949) - La duchesse de Lémoncourt
* ''[[Monseigneur (film)|Monseigneur]]'' (1949) - La duchesse de Lémoncourt
* ''[[Night Without Stars]]'' (1951) - Alix Delaisse née Malinay
* ''[[Night Without Stars]]'' (1951) - Alix Delaisse née Malinay
* ''[[Valley of Eagles]]'' (1951) - Kara Niemann
* ''[[Valley of Eagles]]'' (1951) - Kara Niemann
* ''[[Wife for a Night]]'' (1952) - Geraldine
* ''[[Wife for a Night]]'' (1952) - Geraldine
* ''[[Inganno (film)|Inganno]]'' (1952) - Anna Comin
* ''[[Deceit (1952 film)|Deceit]]'' (1952) - Anna Comin
* ''[[Top Secret (1952 film)|Top Secret]]'' (1952) - Tania
* ''[[Top Secret (1952 film)|Top Secret]]'' (1952) - Tania
* ''[[Puccini (film)|Puccini]]'' (1953) - Cristina Vernini
* ''[[Puccini (film)|Puccini]]'' (1953) - Cristina Vernini
* ''La vierge du Rhin'' (1953) - Maria Meister
* ''{{ill|La vierge du Rhin|ro}}'' (1953) - Maria Meister
* ''[[Ivan, Son of the White Devil]]'' (1953) - Principessa Alina
* ''[[Ivan, Son of the White Devil]]'' (1953) - Principessa Alina
* ''[[Finalmente libero!]]'' (1954) - Carla
* ''[[Finalmente libero!]]'' (1954) - Carla
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* ''Agguato sul mare'' (1955) - Circe
* ''Agguato sul mare'' (1955) - Circe
* ''Hengst Maestoso Austria'' (1956) - Gräfin Marika Szilady
* ''Hengst Maestoso Austria'' (1956) - Gräfin Marika Szilady
* ''Folies-Bergère'' (1956) - Suzy Morgan
* ''[[Folies-Bergère (1957 film)|Folies-Bergère]]'' (1957) - Suzy Morgan
* ''Parola di ladro'' (1957)
* ''Parola di ladro'' (1957)
* ''[[The Black Devil (film)|The Black Devil]]'' (1957) - Duchessa Lucrezia
* ''[[The Black Devil (film)|The Black Devil]]'' (1957) - Duchessa Lucrezia
* ''Sénéchal le magnifique'' (1957) - La princesse Marida Ludibescu
* ''[[Sénéchal the Magnificent]]'' (1957) - La princesse Marida Ludibescu
* ''[[La Parisienne (film)|La Parisienne]]'' (1957) - La reine Greta
* ''[[La Parisienne (film)|La Parisienne]]'' (1957) - La reine Greta
* ''[[Vacanze a Ischia]]'' (1957) - Carla Occhipinti
* ''[[Vacanze a Ischia]]'' (1957) - Carla Occhipinti
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[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:Actresses from Bucharest]]
[[Category:Romanian film actresses]]
[[Category:Romanian film actresses]]
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[[Category:Romanian Jews]]
[[Category:20th-century Romanian actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Romanian actresses]]
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[[Category:Romanian Jews]]
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[[Category:American people of Romanian-Jewish descent]]
[[Category:Romanian emigrants to France]]
[[Category:Romanian emigrants to France]]
[[Category:French emigrants to the United States]]
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Latest revision as of 08:07, 4 October 2024

Nadia Gray
Born
Nadia Kujnir

(1923-11-23)23 November 1923
Bucharest, Romania
Died13 June 1994(1994-06-13) (aged 70)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1949–1968
Spouse(s)N. Goldenberg
Constantin Cantacuzino (1946–1958) (his death)
Herbert Silverman (1967–1994) (her death)[1]

Nadia Gray (born Nadia Kujnir; 23 November 1923 – 13 June 1994) was a Romanian film actress.

Biography

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Gray was born into a Jewish family[2][3] in Bucharest. Her father moved to Romania from Russia, and her mother was from Akkerman, in Bessarabia. She left Romania for Paris in the late 1940s to escape the Communist takeover after World War II. Her film debut was in L'Inconnu d'un soir in 1949. Perhaps her best-known role was in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960).

She played a guest role in an episode of the television series The Prisoner ("The Chimes of Big Ben", 1967).

Personal life

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She was first married to N. Goldenberg (later Herescu), a wealthy businessman from Chișinău, then to Constantin Cantacuzino, a Romanian aristocrat who was one of Romania's top fighter aces of the war.[4] They were married from 1946 to his death in 1958. Her third husband was Manhattan attorney Herbert Silverman (1912–2003).[5] They were married from 1967 to her death in 1994. She died in New York City from a stroke.[6] gray had a brief affair with nissim allony,one of israel's leading dramatists.

Partial filmography

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Most of Gray's films were non-English language productions.

References

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  1. ^ "Romanian Personalities - Nadia Gray". www.romanianculture.org. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Cum a evadat prințul Bâzu Cantacuzino din România stalinistă". Historia. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ Pelletier, Philippe. "Nadia Gray". www.cineartistes.com. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Romanian Personalities - Nadia Gray". www.romanianculture.org. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Herbert Silverman Obituary (2003) - New York, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Westerns...All'Italiana!: Remembering Nadia Gray". 23 November 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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