Eszter Balint

ESTHER BELINT

She is an American actress, singer and composer.

She was born in 1969 (according to other sources in 1966) in Budapest, Hungary to an acting family.

From the age of six, Esther began studying the violin. In 1976 she moved with her parents from Hungary to Paris, France. Together with the theater group, in which her parents worked, Esther visited many European countries. Since 1979 - in the U.S.. Participated as a young actress in theater festivals in Iran, Europe and the United States. Later worked as a DJ in a nightclub, where she also performed as a musician in various styles - funk, blues, rap.

At the age of 15 (according to other sources Esther was 18) she made her film debut. She is known primarily as the female lead in director Jim Jarmusch's debut film Stranger Than Heaven / Stranger Than Heaven (1984).

She studied vocals at the conservatory. However, soon abandoned the idea of becoming a classical singer.

She began performing with the troupe Squat Theater. After the success of Jarmusch's film she did not appear in films until the end of the 90s. Since 1991 she focused on music, in 1999 she released her first album Flicker. Her musical style was heavily influenced by John Lurie, with whom she starred in Jarmusch. She has toured with the band in Europe as a performer of self-written songs. She has also performed as a film composer.