Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), 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.
Katy Jurado filmography
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Who is Katy Jurado?+
Katy Jurado was a Mexican stage and screen actress who became the first Latin American performer to receive an Academy Award nomination.
What is Katy Jurado known for?+
She is recognized for her roles in Hollywood Westerns such as High Noon, Broken Lance, and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
What kind of work did Katy Jurado do?+
She had a dual career, appearing in diverse dramas and musicals in the Mexican film industry while playing prominent character roles in American Westerns. Learn more about her filmography on Mood.
