Ilona Béres is a well-known stage and film actress in Hungary. In 1964, when she graduated from the Theatre and Film Academy (Budapest), she was already an acclaimed actress, thanks to her stage work and movies like Az aranyember (1962). She was the member of the following theatres: Csokonai Theatre (Debrecen, 1964-66), Madách Theatre (Budapest, 1966-67), National Theatre (Budapest, 1967-69), Vígszínház (1969-84). In 1984, she returned to the National Theatre. Ilona Béres is still very active, mostly on stage. She is still member of the National Theatre (which was renamed to Pesti Magyar Theatre in 2000). Her latest movie role was in the hit comedy Moszkva tér (2001). In 2000, she was awarded the Kossuth Award.