Anna Javorková (born 8 October 1952) is a Slovak

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. Javorková studied at the

Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava ( sk, Vysoká škola múzických umení v Bratislave, abbr. VŠMU) is a university founded on June 9, 1949. The university consists of three faculties: *''Theatre Faculty'' (Acting, Directing, Dramatu ...

(VŠMU), joining the

Slovak National Theatre The Slovak National Theater ( sk, Slovenské národné divadlo, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first ...

in 1974. At the 2013 DOSKY Awards she won in the category of Best Actress, for her performances as

Clytemnestra Clytemnestra (; grc-gre, Κλυταιμνήστρα, ''Klytaimnḗstrā'', ), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the twin sister of Helen of Troy. In Aeschylus' ''Oresteia'', she murders Agamemnon – said by Eu ...

in the play ''

Oresteia The ''Oresteia'' ( grc, Ὀρέστεια) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of th ...

'' at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava.

Selected filmography

*'' One Silver Piece'' (1976) *''

Mesto tieňov Mesto tieňov or City of the Shadows, is a Slovak crime TV series which debuted on April 11, 2008 on the Markíza network. It was produced by DNA Production company A production company, production house, production studio, or a production tea ...

'' (television, 2008) *''

Odsúdené ''Odsúdené'' (The Sentenced) is a Slovak-Czech drama television series which aired between 2009 and 2010 on the Slovak station TV JOJ and the Czech station TV Barrandov. It ran for three seasons, with a total of 86 episodes. Each episode was ...

'' (television, 2009) *'' Rex'' (television, 2017)

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* 1952 births Living people Slovak stage actresses Slovak film actresses Slovak television actresses People from Ružomberok 20th-century Slovak actresses 21st-century Slovak actresses {{Slovakia-actor-stub