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Magda Harout
Publicity Photo of Magda Harout
Born	(1926-04-22)April 22, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	September 9, 2021(2021-09-09) (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–2013 (film and television)

Magda L. Kardashian (née Harout, April 22, 1926 – September 9, 2021) was an American film, television and stage actress.

Life and career

Harout was born in Los Angeles, California on April 22, 1926, to Armenian-born stage actor Yeghishe Harout, and his wife Gohar. Her father was also the proprietor of the Ivar Theatre, which opened on the Hollywood Boulevard in 1951. During the 1940s, Harout was a pageant queen, and in 1943 she sold war bonds to support U.S. troops during World War II. On May 29, 1947, she married Robert Thomas Kardashian (1920–1998), an Army Air Forces veteran, at the First Congregation Church in Los Angeles. They later honeymooned in Hawaii.

Her stage credits included Nine Armenians (1997) by Leslie Ayvazia and The Kiss at City Hall (2000). She received a number of awards for her appearances on stage, including from LA Weekly, Drama-Logue and the LA Drama Critics Circle.

In 1999, Harout played the role of Aunt Alma in the independent comedy film A Wake in Providence. Producer and writer Vincent Pagano cast Harout promptly after meeting her, stating that "Magda opened her mouth, and we immediately fell in love with her voice.".

Harout spoke Russian, Armenian and French, and dyed her hair lighter in order not to be typecast in stereotypical ethnic roles. She also appeared in a number of television commercials. Harout died in Woodland Hills, California on September 9, 2021, at the age of 95.

Partial filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ "Magda L. Harout obituary". Forever Missed. 2021-10-29. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
2. "Historic Los Angeles theater's shows have a plot once again". The Manhattan Mercury. 1991-03-13. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
3. "Foreign-born Citizens Prove Loyalty by Bonds". Los Angeles Times. 1943-05-18. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
4. "Voyage Planned by Kardashians". Los Angeles Times. 1947-05-30. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
5. "'Armenians' Is Generic Despite Trappings". Los Angeles Times. 1997-07-25. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
6. "The Kiss at City Hall". Variety. 2000-01-17. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
7. ^ "Leon Katz and Magda Harout". Joan Quinn Profiles. 2000-05-28. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
8. Bofshever, Michael (2006). Your Face Looks Familiar... How to Get Ahead as a Working Actor. ABC-CLIO, llc. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-325-00763-2. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
9. "A Wake in Providence, Production Notes". Indican Pictures. 1999. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
10. "Special 2022". SAG-AFTRA. p. 89. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

External links

• Magda Harout at IMDb

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