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Corrected birth name as per explanation offered in already cited NYT obit; corrected birth year as per every published reference work I could find, as well as two decades' worth—i.e. 1999 thru 2018—of "Today's Birthdays" newspaper items; added birth place; app. DoD & obit for her husband
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| name = Antonia Rey
| name = Antonia Rey
| image =Antonia Rey_resize.jpg
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| birth_name = Maria Antonia Francesch
| birth_name = Maria Antonia Rey
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date |92|2019|3|22|noage=1}}
| birth_date = October 12, 1927
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Camajuaní]], [[Villa Clara]], Cuba
| death_date = February 21, 2019 (aged 92)
| death_date = February 21, 2019 (aged 91)
| death_place =
| death_place =
| years_active = 1954–2019
| years_active = 1954–2019
| spouse = Andres Castro (m. 1958; died 2000<ref>{{Cite news|title=Muere el Dramaturgo Cubano Andres Castro|author=Niurka, Norma|date=September 9, 2000|work=El Nuevo Herald|page=11A|quote=(Auto translate) In New York, [Andres Castro] taught acting at the Senior Dramatic Workshop and presented two seasons of theater in Spanish, until he founded, in 1969, together with his wife, the West Side Repertory Theater to make productions in English. In 1985, Castro retired. He recently suffered a relapse of the stroke he suffered five years ago.|id={{ProQuest|369166014}}}}</ref>)
| spouse = Andres Castro (m. 1958)
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
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'''Antonia Rey''' (born '''Maria Antonia Francesch,''' {{Birth based on age as of date |92|2019|3|22|noage=1}} – February 21, 2019)<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/obituaries/antonia-rey-dead.html |title=Antonia Rey, Latin Actress of Stage and Screen, Dies at 92 |first=Katharine Q. |last=Seelye |date=March 22, 2019 |website=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=March 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190322194607/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/obituaries/antonia-rey-dead.html |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> was a Cuban-born{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}} American actress.
'''Maria Antonia Rey'''<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/obituaries/antonia-rey-dead.html |title=Antonia Rey, Latin Actress of Stage and Screen, Dies at 92 |first=Katharine Q. |last=Seelye |date=March 22, 2019 |website=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=March 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190322194607/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/obituaries/antonia-rey-dead.html |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> (October 12, 1927<ref>Willis, John (1969). ''[https://archive.org/details/theatreworld0025jonh/page/244/mode/2up?q=%22Oct+12+1927%22+%22Rey+Antonia%22 Theatre World 1968-69 Season, Volume 25]''. New York: Crown Publishers. p.&nbsp;244. {{LCCN|46-13321}}. See also:
*O'Donnell, Monica M., ed. (1986). ''[https://archive.org/details/contemporarythea0000unse_t2b4/page/268/mode/2up?q=%22Antonia+Rey%22 Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Volume 2 : A Biographical Guide]''. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. p.&nbsp;268. {{ISBN|0-8103-2065-7}}.
*Willis, John (1993). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=dudIfQtcfGgC&pg=PA250&dq=%22oct+12%22+%22rey+antonia%22 Screen World 1992, Volume 43]''. New York: Applause Books. p.&nbsp;250. {{ISBN|1-55783-135-1}}.
*Unterberger, Amy L. (1994). ''[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoamonghisp0000amyl/page/666/mode/2up?q=%22Oct+12+1927%22+%22Rey+Antonia%22 Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans 1994-95]''. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. p.&nbsp;666. {{ISBN|0-8103-8550-3}}.
*Romanoff, Alan (1995). ''[https://archive.org/details/birthdaysofricha00roma/page/32/mode/2up?q=%22rey+antonia%22+%2210-12%22 Birthdays of the Rich and Famous]''. Cleveland, OH: Darco Press. p.&nbsp;33. {{ISBN|9781887320009}}.
*{{Cite news|title=World Briefs: Today's Birthdays|author=|date=October 12, 1999|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|page=A2|quote='''Actress Antonia Rey is 72.''' Former Utah Sen. Jake Garn is 67.|id={{ProQuest|288927886}}}}
*{{Cite news|title=Almanac: Today's Birthdays|author=|date=October 12, 2018|work=Dubuque Telegraph-Herald|page=A2|quote='''Actress Antonia Rey is 91.''' Former Sen. Jake Garn, R-Utah, is 86. Singer Sam Moore (formerly of Sam and Dave) is 83.|id={{ProQuest|2118591362}}}}</ref> – February 21, 2019<ref name=NYTObit/>) was a Cuban-born American actress.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Born in [[Camajuaní]] and educated in [[Havana]],<ref>Unterberger, Amy L. (1994). ''[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoamonghisp0000amyl/page/666/mode/2up?q=%22Oct+12+1927%22+%22Rey+Antonia%22 Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans 1994-95]''. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. p.&nbsp;666. {{ISBN|0-8103-8550-3}}.</ref> Rey was the only child of Emilia Rey and dentist Antonio Francesch. Due to her father's premature death, she was given her mother's surname at birth. Over the course of her adolescence, Rey acquired two stepbrothers following her mother's remarriage, to banker Rafael Rangel.<ref name=NYTObit/>

Rey married theatre director Andres Castro in 1958{{spaced ndash}}during the intermission of a play. Despite offers of prominence in their fields, they chose to flee communist Cuba in 1961.<ref name=NYTObit/>
Rey married theatre director Andres Castro in 1958{{spaced ndash}}during the intermission of a play. Despite offers of prominence in their fields, they chose to flee communist Cuba in 1961.<ref name=NYTObit/>


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0712744}}
*{{IMDb name|0712744}}
*{{IBDB name|73119}}


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Revision as of 21:32, 4 July 2024

Antonia Rey
Born
Maria Antonia Rey

October 12, 1927
Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba
DiedFebruary 21, 2019 (aged 91)
OccupationActress
Years active1954–2019
SpouseAndres Castro (m. 1958; died 2000[1])

Maria Antonia Rey[2] (October 12, 1927[3] – February 21, 2019[2]) was a Cuban-born American actress.

Life and career

Born in Camajuaní and educated in Havana,[4] Rey was the only child of Emilia Rey and dentist Antonio Francesch. Due to her father's premature death, she was given her mother's surname at birth. Over the course of her adolescence, Rey acquired two stepbrothers following her mother's remarriage, to banker Rafael Rangel.[2]

Rey married theatre director Andres Castro in 1958 – during the intermission of a play. Despite offers of prominence in their fields, they chose to flee communist Cuba in 1961.[2]

Rey's Broadway credits include The Rose Tattoo (1995), The Ritz (1975), A Streetcar Named Desire (1973), 42 Seconds from Broadway (1973), The Engagement Baby (1970), Camino Real (1970), Mike Downstairs (1968), and Bajour (1964).[5]

Rey is better known for her cameos in various movies like Kiss Me, Guido (1997),[6] Jacob's Ladder and King of the Gypsies, as well as the TV-movie pilot for Kojak entitled The Marcus-Nelson Murders. She has also appeared in shows such as Who's the Boss?, Third Watch, Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Rey's final role was Assunta Bianchi, in the television series Happy!; her character dies in the second to last episode of the series, which aired three months after Rey's death, and featured a closing “In Memory” credit dedicated to Rey.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1968 Coogan's Bluff Mrs. Amador
1969 Popi Mrs. Cruz
1971 Klute Mrs. Vasek
1971 'Doc' Concha
1971 Who Killed Mary Whats 'ername? Waitress
1971 Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
1972 To Find a Man Modesta
1974 The Lords of Flatbush Mrs. Rosiello
1976 The Money Pearl
1978 King of the Gypsies Danitza Giorgio
1979 Hair Mrs. Berger, George's Mother
1979 Boardwalk Carmelita
1980 The Changeling Estancia
1981 Time Bandits Daisy
1982 The Clairvoyant Spanish Woman
1984 Moscow on the Hudson Counter Woman at McDonald's
1984 Beat Street Flora
1984 Garbo Talks Esmeralda
1986 Wise Guys Aunt Sadie
1987 Forever, Lulu Clara
1987 Spaceballs Clarie
1988 White Hot Market Woman
1988 Spike of Bensonhurst Bandanas Mother
1989 Simple Justice Mrs. Maria Pajarro
1990 Jacob's Ladder Woman on Subway
1991 True Colors Soledad
1991 I Was On Mars La Mama
1992 Chain of Desire Jesus' Mother
1994 Only You Fortune Teller
1994 It Runs in the Family Gypsy Woman
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Mrs. Stella
1995 Tarantella Grandmother
1997 Kiss Me, Guido Josephia Zito
1997 The Full Monty Emmy
1998 The Object of My Affection Mrs. Ochoa
1999 Gloria Tenant
2001 Piñero Senora
2005 The Reality Trap Consuela
2014 Match Mrs. Trujillo
2015 Alto Nonna Del Vecchio”

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000–2010 Dora the Explorer Abuela, Wizzles (voice) 11 episodes
2001–2002 Courage the Cowardly Dog Maria Ladrones, Space Chicken's Wife (voice) 2 episodes
2017–2019 Happy! Assunta Bianchi

References

  1. ^ Niurka, Norma (September 9, 2000). "Muere el Dramaturgo Cubano Andres Castro". El Nuevo Herald. p. 11A. ProQuest 369166014. (Auto translate) In New York, [Andres Castro] taught acting at the Senior Dramatic Workshop and presented two seasons of theater in Spanish, until he founded, in 1969, together with his wife, the West Side Repertory Theater to make productions in English. In 1985, Castro retired. He recently suffered a relapse of the stroke he suffered five years ago.
  2. ^ a b c d Seelye, Katharine Q. (March 22, 2019). "Antonia Rey, Latin Actress of Stage and Screen, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Willis, John (1969). Theatre World 1968-69 Season, Volume 25. New York: Crown Publishers. p. 244. LCCN 46--13321. See also:
  4. ^ Unterberger, Amy L. (1994). Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans 1994-95. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. p. 666. ISBN 0-8103-8550-3.
  5. ^ "Antonia Rey". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Kiss Me, Guido, TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.


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