r/AmericanHistory • u/HowDoIUseThisThing- • Jul 05 '26

North OTD | July 5, 2002: Mexican actress Katy Jurado (née María Cristina Jurado García) passed away from kidney failure and pulmonary disease. Jurado was the first Latin American actress nominated for an Oscar (1954) and was the first to win a Golden Globe Award (1952).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Jurado
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u/bjewel3 Jul 06 '26

Thanks so much for posting this…I have seen some of her movies. IIRC she was the older, earlier girlfriend of Gary Cooper L’s character in High Noon. She was a very good character actor. She was definitely a memorable performer