Hanna Hertelendy
Hanna Hertelendy (born Ilona Zimka; October 5, 1919 – May 15, 2008), also known as Hanna Landy, was a Hungarian-American film and television actress. Early years. She was born as Ilona Zimka near Budapest. She married Istvan Hertelendy in 1940. She became a successful stage actress with the Hungarian Repertory Theatre "VÍGSZINHÁZ" in Budapest, playing such roles as Ophelia ("Hamlet"), Irina (Chekhov's "Three Sisters"), in Molnar's "Liliom" and in J.B. Priestley's "An Inspector Calls". She came to New York City and, in 1947, became a lifelong member of the Actors Studio. Career. She continued to  act on television in such series as "Peter Gunn", "Perry Mason", "Barnaby Jones", "Ironside", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "The Fugitive", "Dr. Kildare", "Columbo" and "Wonder Woman". Among her television roles was as murderer Helga Dolwig in the 1965 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Impetuous Imp," as well as Nazi villainess Lena Greenberg on "Magnum, P.I.". Notable films in which she appeared include "Five Minutes to Live" (1961), "Harlow" (1965), "Convict Stage" (1965), "In Like Flint" (1967), "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), "The Girl from Petrovka" (1974), "Two-Minute Warning" (1976), "Raid on Entebbe" (1977), "Being There" (1979), "Christmas Lilies of  the Field" (1979) and "Circle of Power" (1981). Others included independent films such as "Return" (1985). Affiliations. She was active for more than 40 years with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the North Hollywood-based Theater West. Family. Hertelendy was the third and last wife of film star Robert Walker, whom she married on July 27, 1949. Walker died at the age of 32 in 1951, reportedly due to an allergic reaction to a drug administered by his psychiatrist. Hertelendy was married four times; her last husband was Hungarian-American actor Stephen Bekassy. She had one  child, from her marriage to William Kerwin, with whom she was married from 1953 until their 1958 divorce. Death. She died in her West Hollywood, California home on May 15, 2008, aged 88.