Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002)
María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), professionally known as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress. Jurado began her acting career in Mexico. In 1951, she was recruited by American filmmakers in Mexico and began her Hollywood career. She acted in notable Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. Jurado specialized in interpretations of complex, stereotyped and sexualized women. Her talent for playing a variety of characters helped pave the way for Mexican actresses in American cinema. She was the first Latin American actress nominated for an Oscar, as Best Supporting Actress for her work in Broken Lance (1954), and was the first to win a Golden Globe Award, for her performance in High Noon (1952).