Ilona Nagykovácsi was born on January 27, 1910 in Jászárokszállás, Hungary as N. Kovács Ilona Mária. She was an actress, known for Fény és árnyék (1943), Gyurkovics fiúk (1941) and Maga lesz a férjem (1938). She was married to Dr. Engel, Ágoston and Tibor Polgár.