About
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...
Known for
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
Climax!Series • 1954
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
BarettaSeries • 1975
Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971
MGM ParadeSeries • 1955
High NoonMovie • 1952
Te Sigo AmandoSeries • 1996
Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries • 1952
The Eleventh HourSeries • 1962
One-Eyed JacksMovie • 1961
Pat Garrett & Billy the KidMovie • 1973
TrapezeMovie • 1956
BarabbasMovie • 1961
The BadlandersMovie • 1958
The Hi-Lo CountryMovie • 1998
ArrowheadMovie • 1953
Under the VolcanoMovie • 1984
Broken LanceMovie • 1954
Man from Del RioMovie • 1956
Stay Away, JoeMovie • 1968
The BruteMovie • 1953
D.F./Distrito FederalMovie • 1981
We the PoorMovie • 1948