Jaroslava Pokorná (born 2 August 1948) is a

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film and stage

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. She was named Best Actress at the 2005

Alfréd Radok Awards The Alfréd Radok Awards (''Ceny Alfréda Radoka'') were presented annually by the Endowment for the Alfréd Radok Awards in collaboration with the theatre and literary agency Aura-Pont and the magazine ''Svět a Divadlo'' (The World and Theat ...

for her role in ''

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'' at the

Divadlo v Dlouhé Divadlo v Dlouhé is a repertoire theatre with a permanent group of actors established in 1996 as a set financed by the Municipality of Prague. The group of actors comprises graduates of the ''Theatre Academy of Musical Arts'', part of the actors ...

. She won the

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award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013 for her role in the mini-series ''

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''.

Selected filmography

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Boredom in Brno ''Boredom in Brno'' ( cs, Nuda v Brně) is a Czech comedy film directed by Vladimír Morávek, based on the story "Standa's Debut" by Pavel Bedura. It was released in 2003, and won five Czech Lion awards, including Best Film, Best Director (M ...

'' (2003) *'' Okresní přebor'' (television, 2010) *''

'' (2013) *''

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(2020)

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* 1946 births Living people Czech film actresses Czechoslovak film actresses Czech stage actresses Czechoslovak stage actresses Actresses from Prague 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub