{{Short description|American actress (1926–2021)}} {{Infobox person | name = Magda Harout | image = Publicity_Photo_of_Magda_Harout.jpg | caption = Publicity Photo of Magda Harout | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|04|22}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|9|9|1926|4|22}} | death_place = 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.<ref name=ForeverMissed>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forevermissed.com/magda-l-kardashian/lifestory|title=Magda L. Harout obituary|date=2021-10-29|work=Forever Missed|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029151337/https://www.forevermissed.com/magda-l-kardashian/lifestory|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father was also the proprietor of the Ivar Theatre, which opened on the Hollywood Boulevard in 1951.<ref name=Igar>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87970893/|title=Historic Los Angeles theater's shows have a plot once again|date=1991-03-13|work=The Manhattan Mercury|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref> During the 1940s, Harout was a pageant queen, and in 1943 she sold war bonds to support U.S. troops during World War II.<ref name=WarBonds>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87970414/|title=Foreign-born Citizens Prove Loyalty by Bonds|date=1943-05-18|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Marriage>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87968736/|title=Voyage Planned by Kardashians|date=1947-05-30|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref>
Her stage credits included ''Nine Armenians'' (1997) by Leslie Ayvazia<ref name=NineArmenians>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-25-ca-15972-story.html|title='Armenians' Is Generic Despite Trappings|date=1997-07-25|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029151337/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-25-ca-15972-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''The Kiss at City Hall'' (2000).<ref name=TheKiss>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/legit/reviews/the-kiss-at-city-hall-1117775576/|title=The Kiss at City Hall|date=2000-01-17|work=Variety|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029151337/https://variety.com/2000/legit/reviews/the-kiss-at-city-hall-1117775576/|url-status=live}}</ref> She received a number of awards for her appearances on stage,<ref name=Interview>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ipetusW4qY|title=Leon Katz and Magda Harout|date=2000-05-28|work=Joan Quinn Profiles|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029151338/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ipetusW4qY|url-status=live}}</ref> including from LA Weekly, Drama-Logue and the LA Drama Critics Circle.<ref name=Awards>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JDwIAQAAMAAJ&q=%22magda+harout%22|title=Your Face Looks Familiar... How to Get Ahead as a Working Actor|last=Bofshever|first=Michael|date=2006|page=135|publisher=ABC-CLIO, llc.|isbn=978-0-325-00763-2 |access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref>
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.".<ref name=AWakeInProvidence>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indicanpictures.com/s/awakePress.doc|title=A Wake in Providence, Production Notes|date=1999|work=Indican Pictures|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref name=Interview/> Harout died in Woodland Hills, California on September 9, 2021, at the age of 95.<ref name=ForeverMissed/><ref>{{cite web |title=Special 2022 |url=https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1444689-special-2022/89? |website=SAG-AFTRA |access-date=28 February 2022 |pages=89 |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127200939/https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1444689-special-2022/89 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Partial filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! 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=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"| 1963 || ''General Hospital'' || Therese || |- | ''Dr. Kildare'' || Magda Kovar || |- | 1985 || ''MacGyver'' || Woman || |- | 1988 || ''The Golden Girls'' || Woman || |- | 1989 || ''Quantum Leap'' || Mrs. Miriam Davitz || |- |rowspan="2"| 1990 || ''Newhart'' || Smitty || |- | ''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== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm0363764}}
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