Katy Jurado
Birthday: 1924-01-16 | Place of Birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoKaty Jurado, born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García, was a Mexican stage and screen actress. Jurado had already established herself as an actress in Mexico in the 1940s when she came to Hollywood becoming a regular in Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. She worked with many Hollywood legends, including Gary Cooper in High Noon, Spencer Tracy in Broken Lance, and Marlon Brando in One-Eyed Jacks, and such respected directors as Fred Zinneman (High Noon), Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid) and John Huston (Under the Volcano). Jurado made seventy one films during her career. She became the first Latina/Hispanic actress nominated for an Academy Award when she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her work in 1954's "Broken Lance" and was the first to win a Golden Globe. Like many Latin actors, she was typecast to play ethnic roles in American films. By contrast, she had a greater variety of roles in Mexican films; sometimes she also sang and danced.
Known For
Acting
Role
as (archive)
as Mamá Dorita
as Self
as Justina
as La Jurada
as Senora Gregoria
as Paloma
as Doña Juana
as Mamá grande
as Chata
as Doña Paz
as Josefina
as Eulogia
as Eulogia (segment "Caridad")
as Aunt Delfina
as Mrs. Baker
as Angela / The Witch
as Sara Verdugo
as Remedios
as Remedios (segment "La mujer del carnicero")
as Señora Vorhis
as Annie Lightcloud
as Maria
as La Jarocha
