Ilona Benes was born on January 10, 1889 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Kalotaszegi madonna (1944), A gyanú (1917) and Mire megvénülünk (1917). She was married to Géza Örvössy. She died on January 25, 1971 in Cluj, Romania [now Cluj-Napoca, Romania].