Barbora Kodetová (born 6 September 1970) is a

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actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of Paul Atreides'

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Chani in the 2000 television miniseries ''

Frank Herbert's Dune ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' is a three-part science fiction television miniseries based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert. It was written and directed by John Harrison. The cast includes Alec Newman as Paul Atreides, William Hurt as Duke Leto At ...

'' and its 2003 sequel, ''

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''. She is the daughter of Czech actor

Jiří Kodet Jiří Kodet (6 December 1937 – 25 June 2005) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than ninety films between 1951 and 2003. His mother Jiřina Steimarová and his daughter Barbora Kodetová are also actresses. Selected filmography Refe ...

, granddaughter of Czech actress Jiřina Steimarová and comes from a large family of actors. She is the cousin of actress Anna Polívková. Barbora is married to violinist Pavel Šporcl. She has three daughters - Lily Marie (born 15 February 2001), Violeta (born 26 July 2007) and Sophia (born 24 August 2009).

Filmography

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Fantaghirò 2 ''Fantaghirò 2'' (also known as ''The Cave of the Golden Rose 2'') is the second television film in the ''Fantaghirò series'', directed by Lamberto Bava and originally aired in 1992 as a two-parter (and so is known in certain releases as ''Fant ...

'' (1992) TV series .... Catherine *'' Učitel tance'' (1995) .... Lydie *''

Rivers of Babylon "Rivers of Babylon" is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19, and 137 in the Hebrew Bible. The Melodia ...

'' (1998) .... Lenka *''Der Starkare'' (1999) .... Nora *''"Případy detektivní kanceláře Ostrozrak"'' (2000) TV series .... Julie *'' Dune'' (2000) .... Chani *''

Children of Dune ''Children of Dune'' is a 1976 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the third in his ''Dune'' series of six novels. It was originally serialized in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' in 1976, and was the last ''Dune'' novel to be serialize ...

'' (2003) .... Chani *''

The Prince & Me ''The Prince & Me'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, and starring Julia Stiles, Luke Mably and Ben Miller, with Miranda Richardson, James Fox and Alberta Watson. The film focuses on Paige Morgan, a pre-med col ...

'' (2004) .... English Teacher's Assistant *''Redakce'' (2004) .... editor-in-chief Alice Poláková (2004–2005) *'' Tristan & Isolde'' (2006) .... Lady Marke *''Peklo s princeznou'' (2009) .... Nanny Bětuše *''A Son's War'' (2010) .... Františka Wiener

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