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Vali Rácz (born Valéria Rácz; 25 December 1911 – 12 February 1997) was a successful Hungarian singer and film actress, the darling of the Hungarian public. She finished the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest 1932. Between 1933 and 1934, she played at City Theatre and then at Hungarian Theatre. In 1936, she sang at 'Terézkörúti Színpad' and at City Theatre for three years. After 1945 she was a member of Royal Revue-theatre, Medgyaszay Theatre, then Kamara Varieté. She acted in twenty films, but was primarily a chanteuse, giving solo concerts at the Music Academy and Vigadó concert hall, as well as appearing regularly at the Hangli Kioszk nightclub. She left Hungary with her husband Peter Halász and children, Mónika and Valér, in the wake of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. She lived in New York City, later in London, and in 1975 settled in Munich, Germany. On 25 May 1992, she was honoured as a Righteous Gentile by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, for having saved Jewish lives during the Holocaust. She died at the age of 85 in 1997.

Quick facts about Vali Racz

  • Full name: Vali Racz
  • Born: 1911-12-25
  • Nationality: Hungary
  • Known as: Actor
  • Wikidata ID: Q590483

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Who is Vali Racz?

Vali Rácz (born Valéria Rácz; 25 December 1911 – 12 February 1997) was a successful Hungarian singer and film actress, the darling of the Hungarian public.

What nationality is Vali Racz?

Vali Racz is Hungary.

When was Vali Racz born?

Vali Racz was born on 1911-12-25.

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