Mária H. Lehel was born on November 17, 1906 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was a costume designer, known for Megvédtem egy asszonyt (1938), Quem Matou Anabela? (1956) and Döntö pillanat (1938). She was married to Dezsõ Ákos Hamza. She died in 1997 in Peveragno, Italy.