Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová (born ''Isabella Grögrová''; 30 November 1878 – 23 March 1962), known as Isa Grégrová, was a Czech actress and teacher.

Early life

Grégrová was born in

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and lived in

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, the daughter of Leopold Gröger and Marie Grögrová-Czenhausová. She studied acting with .

Career

Grégrová was a member of the National Theatre company in Prague from 1895 to 1908. She played Shakespearean roles, and appeared as Hedvig in Ibsen's ''

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'' in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1921. She played Kassandra in a Prague production of

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'' (1907). She appeared in one silent film, ''Tam na horách'' (1920). After Grégrová retired from the stage, she taught acting and worked on Prague radio. She moved to Switzerland before

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and eventually settled in Liechtenstein.

Personal life

Grégrová retired from the Prague stage and married Josef Hamerník in 1908; a few weeks later, their son, also named Josef, was born in Berlin. Grégrová died in 1962, in

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References

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