Magda L. Kardashian (née Harout, April 22, 1926 – September 9, 2021) was an American film, television and stage actress.
[3] On May 29, 1947, she married Robert Thomas Kardashian (1920–1998), an Army Air Forces veteran, at the First Congregation Church in Los Angeles.
[8] In 1999, Harout played the role of Aunt Alma in the independent comedy film A Wake in Providence.
Producer and writer Vincent Pagano cast Harout promptly after meeting her, stating that "Magda opened her mouth, and we immediately fell in love with her voice.".
[9] Harout spoke Russian, Armenian and French, and dyed her hair lighter in order not to be typecast in stereotypical ethnic roles.