Zsa Zsa Gabor, original name Sári Gábor (born Feb. 6, 1917, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]) Hungarian actress and socialite who was as famous for her glamorous, sometimes scandalous personal life as she was for her television and film appearances.

Gabor was one of three sisters who all became socialites and performers, including popular television actress Eva Gabor. She attended boarding school in Switzerland and competed in the 1936 Miss Hungary competition (she was disqualified for being underage) before heading to Hollywood.

After appearing in a 1950 episode of The Milton Berle Show, Gabor made her film debut in the 1952 musical Lovely to Look At. She received greater recognition for that year’s Moulin Rouge, directed by John Huston. Although her film career subsequently slowed, she was in demand as a television actress well into the 1990s, appearing in such hit shows as Gilligan’s Island, Bonanza, and Batman. Gabor’s persona had outstripped her reputation as an actress by the 1960s, and her roles frequently required her to play a more or less dramatized version of herself. In one such appearance, in Naked Gun 21/2 (1991), Gabor appeared in a scene that lampooned her 1989 conviction for assaulting a police officer. That colourful incident, along with her outspoken nature and multiple marriages, secured Gabor’s place as a larger-than-life Hollywood figure.

Learn More in these related articles:

...film should be cut. The movie is noted for its extended opening scene, considered one of the greatest long takes in film history, and for its strong supporting cast, with cameos by Marlene Dietrich, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joseph Cotten, and Mercedes McCambridge. A memorable performance by Dennis Weaver as a mentally disturbed motel clerk was rumoured to have been the inspiration for the character of...

district within the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S., whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. Lying northwest of downtown Los Angeles, it is bounded by Hyperion Avenue and Riverside Drive (east), Beverly Boulevard (south), the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains (north),...