Katy Jurado

Birth Name:

Maria Cristina Estella Marcella Jurado de Garcia

Birth Place:

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Profession

Actress

Was nominated for an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film for "The Hi-Lo Country" in 1999
Won an Ariel Award for Best Actress for "Fe, esperanza y caridad" in 1974
Won two Ariel Awards for Best Supporting Actress for "El bruto" in 1954 and "El evangelio de las Maravillas" in 1999
Made her screen debut in the film "No mataras" in 1943
Was discovered by the Mexican film director Emilio Fernandez when she was still a teenager
Best known for her role as Helen Ramirez in "High Noon" and as Maria Longworth in "One-Eyed Jacks․"
Played the role of Rosa Maria Rivera in the TV series "a․k․a․ Pablo" in 1984
Since she knew very little English, all of her lines in Hollywood films like "High Noon" were said phonetically

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