Jolán Simon

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{{Short description|Hungarian actress}}

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Jolán Simon (31 May 1885, Újpest – 24 September 1938, Budapest) was a Hungarian actor active in the Hungarian avant-garde during the early 20th century.

Her father died when she was still a child, so she was obliged to start work at an early age.{{Cite web |last=Réka |first=Fejes |date=20 July 2020 |title=A nő, aki mindent feláldozott Kassák Lajosért |url=https://divany.hu/offline/2020/07/20/kassak-simon-jolan/ |website=divany.hu |language=hu |accessdate=21 November 2020}} She was largely self-taught but she did attend Kálmán Rózsahegyi's drama school.{{Cite book |last=Galácz |first=Judit |url=https://www.academia.edu/35950439/New_Drama_New_Stage_Theatrical_Experiments_of_the_Hungarian_Avant_Garde_Kass%C3%A1kism_3_Gizi_Bajor_Actors_Museum_27_October_2017_18_March_2018?email_work_card=view-paper |title=New Drama, New Stage – Theatrical Experiments of the Hungarian Avant-Garde (Kassákism 3.), Gizi Bajor Actors' Museum, 27 October 2017 – 18 March 2018 |last2=Szeredi |first2=Merse Pál |date=2017 |publisher=Petőfi Literary Museum – Kassák Museum |location=Budapest |language=en}}