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Magda Harout
Magda Harout
	Publicity Photo of Magda Harout
Born	April 22, 1926; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	September 9, 2021 (aged 95); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–2013 (film and television)

Magda L. Kardashian (née Harout, April 22, 1926 – September 9, 2021) was an American film, television and stage actress.

Life and career

Harout was born in Los Angeles, California on April 22, 1926, to Armenian-born stage actor Yeghishe Harout, and his wife Gohar.^[1] Her father was also the proprietor of the Ivar Theatre, which opened on the Hollywood Boulevard in 1951.^[2] During the 1940s, Harout was a pageant queen, and in 1943 she sold war bonds to support U.S. troops during World War II.^[3] On May 29, 1947, she married Robert Thomas Kardashian (1920–1998), an Army Air Forces veteran, at the First Congregation Church in Los Angeles. They later honeymooned in Hawaii.^[4]

Her stage credits included Nine Armenians (1997) by Leslie Ayvazia^[5] and The Kiss at City Hall (2000).^[6] She received a number of awards for her appearances on stage,^[7] including from LA Weekly, Drama-Logue and the LA Drama Critics Circle.^[8]

In 1999, Harout played the role of Aunt Alma in the independent comedy film A Wake in Providence. Producer and writer Vincent Pagano cast Harout promptly after meeting her, stating that "Magda opened her mouth, and we immediately fell in love with her voice.".^[9]

Harout spoke Russian, Armenian and French, and dyed her hair lighter in order not to be typecast in stereotypical ethnic roles. She also appeared in a number of television commercials.^[7] Harout died in Woodland Hills, California on September 9, 2021, at the age of 95.^[1]^[10]

Partial filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Crime & Punishment, USA
1963	The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze	Hand Maiden	uncredited
1972	Another Nice Mess	Duchess of Zanzig
1974	Hangup	Proprietor
1989	Transylvania Twist	Peasant Woman
1990	Hollywood Boulevard II	Selma
1991	9 1/2 Ninjas!	Gladys Vogue
1993	My Life	Aunt Sonia
1993	King B: A Life in the Movies	Virginia King
1996	The Elevator	Russian Maid 1
1999	A Wake in Providence	Aunt Alma
2013	Baggage Claim	Weisha

Television

Year	Title	Role
1963	General Hospital	Therese
1963	Dr. Kildare	Magda Kovar
1985	MacGyver	Woman
1988	The Golden Girls	Woman
1989	Quantum Leap	Mrs. Miriam Davitz
1990	Newhart	Smitty
1990	Days of Our Lives	Madame Blavatsky
1991	Seinfeld	Stella
1995	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Dean Eagleton
1993–1997	The Nanny	Sarah / Madam Moleska
2002	Without a Trace	Connie
2003	Six Feet Under	Anahid's Mother
2004	Everybody Loves Raymond	Cousin Bella
2008	Raising the Bar	Mrs. Martha Delman
2010	Fringe	Nana Staller

References

^ ^a ^b "Magda L. Harout obituary". Forever Missed. 2021-10-29. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ "Historic Los Angeles theater's shows have a plot once again". The Manhattan Mercury. 1991-03-13. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ "Foreign-born Citizens Prove Loyalty by Bonds". Los Angeles Times. 1943-05-18. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ "Voyage Planned by Kardashians". Los Angeles Times. 1947-05-30. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ "'Armenians' Is Generic Despite Trappings". Los Angeles Times. 1997-07-25. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ "The Kiss at City Hall". Variety. 2000-01-17. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ ^a ^b "Leon Katz and Magda Harout". Joan Quinn Profiles. 2000-05-28. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ Bofshever, Michael (2006). Your Face Looks Familiar... How to Get Ahead as a Working Actor. ABC-CLIO, llc. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-325-00763-2. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ "A Wake in Providence, Production Notes". Indican Pictures. 1999. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
^ "Special 2022". SAG-AFTRA. p. 89. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.