Jana Andresíková (2 April 1941 – 19 October 2020) was a Czech actress.

Biography

Andresíková was born in

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, and studied acting at the

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. After graduating in 1964, she went to

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and obtained her first professional engagement at the Maringotka avant-garde theatre (1964–1966), after which she was a member of the "Divadlo za branou" (Theatre behind the Gate) for two years (1966–1968). From 1969 she left a permanent engagement and worked as a freelance actress. She played a large number of film and television roles, mainly playing minor characters. Among others, she appeared in the movies ''...a pozdravuji vlaštovky'' (''... and I salute the swallows''), ''Kouzelníkův návrat'' (''The Magician's Return''), ''Kukačka v temném lese'' (''Cuckoo in the Dark Forest''). She starred as Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and starred in the TV movie ''The Last Queen'' (1975). Among her best-known roles was the witch in the series '' Arabela'' (1979–1981). Due to serious injuries caused by a traffic accident at the time, she was unable to participate in post-production, so she was dubbed in this role by

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. In the second series she appeared as the mysterious Mrs. Černá. Andresíková also worked as voice actor; among others, she dubbed

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in ''

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'', and in 2010 she was awarded the František Filipovský Prize for her dubbing career. Her last film role was the deranged Lejdy in

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’s movies '' Kameňák'' and '' Kameňák 3''. Jana Andresíková taught at

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and at the Private Acting School in Prague. She died in

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, on 19 October 2020, at the age of 79, after long-term illness and

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-related health complications during the

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References

Bibliography

* Fikejz, Miloš. ''Český film : herci a herečky. I. díl : A–K''. 1. edition. Prague : Libri, 2009. 750 s. . S. 22. * *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andresíková, Jana Czech actresses Czech stage actresses Czech film actresses Czech television actresses Czech voice actresses Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic 1941 births 2020 deaths People from Kroměříž