Hilda Augustovičová (6 August 1934 – 18 December 2022) was a Slovak actress and theatre manager.

Life and career

Augustovičová was born in the village of

Budmerice Budmerice ( hu, Gidrafa) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. Names and etymology The name comes from Slavic magnate name '' BudeměrЪ'' with Slavic/Slovak suffix ''-ice''. The name w ...

on 6 August 1934. She grew up in

Pezinok Pezinok (; hu, Bazin; german: Bösing; lat, Bazinium) is a town in southwestern Slovakia. It is roughly northeast of Bratislava and, as of December 2018, had a population of 23,002. Pezinok lies near the Little Carpathians and thrives mainly ...

. Augustovičová was among the first graduates of 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 ...

. In 1952 she joined the Janko Borodáč theatre in

Nitra Nitra (; also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of about 78,353, it is the fifth la ...

as an actress, where she spent her entire career. From 1972 to 1982 she was the Art Director of the Theatre and from 1982 to 1990 she led the theatre as its Director. During her tenure as the Director, a new theatre building was constructed. Her last performance as an actress took place in 2007. Augustovičová died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 88.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Augustovicova, Hilda 1934 births 2022 deaths People from Pezinok District Slovak stage actresses 20th-century Slovak actresses 21st-century Slovak actresses Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava alumni