Kateřina Winterová (born 12 February 1976) is a Czech actress, permanent member of the
National Theatre in Prague, and vocalist for the band
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa.
Life and career
Childhood, studies, and theatre
Winterová was born in Benešov and spent her childhood in
Mělník. From 1990 to 1996, she attended the musical drama department at the
Prague Conservatory. During her studies, she performed at the
Divadlo pod Palmovkou
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theatre. From 1996 to 1998, she appeared as a guest at the
Klicperovo divadlo theatre in
Hradec Králové and at the National Theatre in Prague. Since 1998, she has been a permanent member there.
Music
In 1998, Winterová joined the alternative rock band
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa on vocals, which at the time consisted only of founding member Jan Muchow. She has since released four studio albums with the project.
In 2002, she won the
Anděl Award for Singer of the Year.
In 2004, Winterová contributed vocals to "
A Lovely Day Tomorrow
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", a single by
British Sea Power, as well as its Czech-language version, "Zítra Bude Krásný Den".
Cooking
Between 2013 and 2017, together with actress
Linda Rybová
Linda Rybová (born 15 October 1975) is a Czech actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1989.
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, Winterová hosted the television cooking show ''Vaříme podle herbáře''. The two also wrote five cookbooks, based on the show.
Winterová has gone on to write several more food-related books.
Awards and nominations
*
Anděl Award – Singer of the Year (2002)
* Nominated for
Thalia Award
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Thalia Awards a ...
– ''
A Doll's House'' (2011)
* Nominated for
Alfred Radok Award – ''A Doll's House'' (2011)
* Nominated as
Best Actress at the
Czech Lion Awards
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– ''
Toman'' (2018)
Discography
with The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
* ''In Dust 3'' (1999)
* ''Slowthinking'' (2002)
* ''Watching Black'' (2006)
* ''101010'' (2011)
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
Kateřina Winterová at the National Theatre website
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1976 births
Living people
People from Benešov
21st-century Czech women singers
20th-century Czech women singers
Czech rock musicians
Prague Conservatory alumni
Czech film actresses
Czech television actresses
Czech stage actresses
20th-century Czech actresses
21st-century Czech actresses