Nora Ney (actress)

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Nora Ney
Nora Ney and Franciszek Brodniewicz in Córka generała Pankratowa (1934)
Born(1906-05-25)25 May 1906
Sielachowskie, Podlaskie, Poland
Died21 February 2003(2003-02-21) (aged 96)
Encinitas, California, USA
Other namesSonia Najman
Zofia Neuman

Nora Ney (as Sonia Najman or Zofia Neuman) (25 May 1906 in Sielachowskie, near Białystok - 21 February 2003 in Encinitas, USA) was a Polish film actress of Jewish descent.[1]

Ney fled Poland to the USSR after the German occupation to accept an invitation from Mosfilm, but was soon deported to Kazakhstan.[citation needed] In 1946 she moved to the USA with her daughter Joanna. Due to the language barrier, she managed to secure only minor non-speaking roles in American films.[citation needed] She was married four times. Her first husband was the cinematographer Seweryn Steinwurzel.[2]

  1. ^ Nora Ney at the Internet Polish Movie Database (in Polish)
  2. ^ Nora Ney; Szlak Dziedzictwa Żydowskiego w Białymstoku (in Polish)