Magda Harout

Magda L. Kardashian (Harout, April 22, 1926 – September 9, 2021) was an American film, television, and stage actress. Born in Los Angeles, California, on April 22, 1926, to Armenian-born stage actor Yeghishe Harout and his wife Gohar, she had a diverse career in the entertainment industry. In the 1940s, Harout was a pageant queen and sold war bonds to support U.S. troops during World War II. She married Robert Thomas Kardashian in 1947 and appeared in the independent comedy film A Wake in Providence (1999). Harout also had notable stage credits, including Nine Armenians (1997) and The Kiss at City Hall (2000), for which she received awards from LA Weekly, Drama-Logue, and the LA Drama Critics Circle.More