Mari Szemes (7 May 1932 – 10 December 1988) was a Hungarian actress. Of Hungarian ethnicity, she was born in Czechoslovakia. She acted at various venues through Hungary, including the National Theatre in Budapest. She was awarded with the Kossuth Prize for her stage acting. From 1950 onwards she also appeared regularly in film and television productions.

Mari Szemes
Szemes in 1965
Born(1932-05-07)7 May 1932
Died10 December 1988(1988-12-10) (aged 56)
OccupationActress
Years active1950–1988 (film & TV)

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  • Nemeskürty, István. Film in Ungarn. Henschelverlag, 1981. p. 158.
  • Petrie, Graham. History Must Answer to Man: The Contemporary Hungarian Cinema. Corvina Kiadó, 1981. Petrie p. 262.

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