Facts: - death place: los angeles , california , u.s. - years active: 1919 -- 1933 - caption: vilma banky in 1927 - death date: 18 march 1991 - spouse: rod la rocque 1927 1969 -lrb- his death -rrb- - birth date: 9 january 1901 - name: vilma banky - birthname: vilma koncsics - image: vilmabanky.jpg - birth place: nagydorog , republic of hungary -rrb- , tolna county , austria-hungary -lrb- present-day nagydorog - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of vilma banky .
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vilma banky -lrb- 9 january 1901 -- 18 march 1991 -rrb- was a hungarian-born american silent film actress , although the early part of her acting career began in budapest , spreading to france , austria , and germany .banky was best known for her roles in '' the eagle '' and '' the son of the sheik '' with rudolph valentino and several romantic teamings with ronald colman .