Martina Gasparovič Bezoušková (born 9 January 1961, Prague) is a Czech theatre and film actress and teacher.
Biography
She was born in
Malá Strana
Malá Strana (Czech for "Little Side (of the River)", ) or more formally Menší Město pražské () is a district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic, and one of its most historic neighbourhoods.
In the Middle Ages, it was a dominant center o ...
,
Prague
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, one of four children of the painter Ema Blažková (1924–2003) and Martin Gasparovič (1923–1989). As a young child, she studied classical ballet in the Ballet Preparatory School of the
National Theater, tap danced, and sang in the Czech Radio Children's Choir. She later competed in ballroom dancing.
From 1976 to 1980 she studied dental laboratory at the Secondary Medical School in Prague.
After graduation, she was admitted to the Department of Dramatic Theater of the
Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU), from which she graduated in 1984. Her teachers there included
Jana Hlaváčová
Jana Hlaváčová (born 26 March 1938 in Prague) is a Czech actress. She starred in the film '' Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach
Jiří Strach (born 29 September 1973) is a Czech film director and actor. He directed the film '' ...
.
Since 2014 she has been teaching stage speech at DAMU.
Since 2016, she has been teaching two programs at the Faculty of Arts of
Charles University in Prague
Charles University ( cs, Univerzita Karlova, UK; la, Universitas Carolina; german: Karls-Universität), also known as Charles University in Prague or historically as the University of Prague ( la, Universitas Pragensis, links=no), is the oldest an ...
as part of the "University of the Third Age": ''Speak or not to speak'' and ''The road to success is paved with words''. In 2018 she began teaching at the Jan Deyl Conservatory and High School,
and also at the Prague International Conservatory.
She has been credited in theatre and film as "Martina Gasparovičová", "Martina Gasparovičová-Bezoušková" or "Martina Bezoušková".
Martina Gasparovič Bezoušková on Filmová databáze (Film database)
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Family
Her husband was Martin Bezouška (born 1955), a Czech screenwriter and dramaturgist. They have four children together.
Selected filmography
* 1982 ''Na konci diaľnice'', name of role: Zuzka, dir. Ján Zeman
* 1983 ''O statečném kováři'', Princezna, Babice, Skřet (princess, scary woman, elf), dir. Petr Švéda Antonín Kachlík
Antonín Kachlík (26 February 1923 – 20 April 2022) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1948 and 1987. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.
Early life and ed ...
* 1984 ''Oldřich a Božena'', Dívka z družiny Boženy (Girl from the company of Bozena), dir. Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was born in Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Czech Republic.
Biography and career
Vávra attended universities i ...
* 1985 ''Vlak dětství a naděje'', Madona, dir. Karel Kachyňa
Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades.
Early life
He was born on May 1, 1920, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother ...
* 1986 ''Mladé víno'', Jana, Richardova nová přítelkyně (Richard's new girlfriend), dir. Václav Vorlíček
Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956, and began directing feature films since the early 1960s. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaborat ...
* 1987 ''Nejistá sezóna'', Fanynka (fans), dir. Ladislav Smoljak
Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czechs, Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Prague.
Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study phys ...
* 1986 ''Počkej si na bílé štěstí'' (TV series), Skořepová, dir. Vladimír Blažek
* 1987 ''O houslích krále snů'', Markétka, dir. Věra Jordánová
* 1988 ''Anděl svádí ďábla'', Společnice (companion), dir. Václav Matějka
* 1989 ''Uzavřený okruh'', Karlina kamarádka (friend of Karla), dir. Václav Matějka
* 2000 ''Kytice
''Kytice z pověstí národních'' (''A Bouquet of Folk Legends''), also known by the short title ''Kytice'' (Czech for '' bouquet''), is a collection of ballads by the Czech author Karel Jaromír Erben. The collection was first published in 1853 ...
'', Matka (mother), dir. F. A. Brabec
* 2007 ''Bestiář'', Tetička (auntie), dir. Irena Pavlásková
* 2010 ''Cesty domů'' (TV series), Dvořáčková, dir. Jaromír Polišenský, Jiří Adamec
* 2010 ''Bystroletov'', Štererová, dir. Valeri Nikolajev
* 2010 ''Ze závislosti do nezávislosti'', Vrchní sestra (Chief nurse), dir. Alan Lederer
* 2011 ''V peřině'', Zákaznice (Customer), dir. F. A. Brabec
* 2012 ''Život je ples'', Žena z vily Zelenky (Woman from Villa Zelenka), (TV seriál), dir. Petr Slavík
* 2014 ''Doktoři z Počátků'' (TV series), Oddávající (Marrying clerk), part Soudy a předsudky, dir. Libor Kodad
* 2014 ''Vejška'', Docentka (associate professor), dir. Tomáš Vorel
Tomáš Vorel (born 2 June 1957) is a Czech film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and cameraman. He studied at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Pra ...
* 2015 ''Doktor Martin '' (TV series), Doktorka Eda (Dr Eda), dir. Petr Zahrádka
* 2016 ''Řachanda'', Královna (Queen), dir. Marta Ferencová
* 2016 ''Přistoupili?'', Průvodčí (conductor), dir. Tereza Pospíšilová
Selected theatre roles
DISK Theatre (1983–1984)
* Václav Kliment Klicpera, ''Každý něco pro vlast'' (Everybody for homeland), name of role: Minka, dir. Jan Burian
* Thornton Wilder: ''Naše městečko'' (Our town), Rebeka Gibbsová (Rebeka Gibbs), dir. Lájos Horváth
* W. Shakespeare: ''Troilus a Kressida'' (Troilus and Kressida), Andromache, dir. František Štěpánek
* R. Avermaete: ''Kravská řež'' (Cow cut), paní de Fallais (Madame de Fallais), dir. Lájos Horváth
* Josef Čapek, Karel Čapek: ''Lásky hra osudná'' (Love game fatal), Isabella, dir. Evžen Němec
* A. Arbuzov: ''Kruté hry'' (Cruel games), Ljubasja, dir. Hana Ižofová
Švandovo Theatre at Smíchov (former Realistické divadlo) (1982–1985)
* Jean Giraudoux: ''Ondina'', Hraběnka Violanta (Countess Violanta), víla (nymph), dir. Luboš Pistorius
Viola Theatre (1982–1985)
* Eva Kröschlová (úprava): ''Staročeské vánoční hry'' (Old Czech Christmas Games), Anděl (Angel), dir. Eva Kröschlová
Theatre in Řeznická Street
* ''Princeznina bota'' (Princess Shoe), Princezna Jasněnka (Jasněna, the Princess), dir. Jan Marek
Klicpera Theatre (former DVÚ Hradec Králové) (1984–1985)
* Jerome Chodorov: ''Dva na schodišti'' (Two on the staircase), dir. Otakar Prajzner
* Václav Tomšovský: ''Jak se čerti ženili'' (How the devils got married), dir. František Bahník
* Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel ''War with the Newts'' (1936) and play ''R.U.R.'' (''Rossum's Universal Ro ...
: ''Loupežník'' (Highwayman), Mimi, dir. Jaromír Staněk
Jaroslav Průcha Theatre (former Středočeské divadlo Kladno – Mladá Boleslav) (1988–1990)
* Leonid Andrejev: ''Ten, který dostává políčky'' (The One Who Receives Blows), Consuella, dir. Miloš Horanský
* Carlo Goldoni Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to:
*Carlo (name)
*Monte Carlo
*Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...
: ''Náměstíčko'' (Square), Gneze, dir. Krystina Taberyová
* Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
...
: ''Kniha džungle'' (The jungle book), Bílý jelen (White deer), dir. Václav Martinec
* F. Vodseďálek: ''Mojžíš'', Princezna Egyptská (Princess of Egypt), dir. Hana Burešová
* Josef Lada: ''Byl jednou jeden drak'' (There was once a dragon), Hraběnka Babáčková (Babáčková, the Countess), dir. Karel Brožek
* Aristofanes
Aristophanes (; grc, Ἀριστοφάνης, ; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Kydathenaion ( la, Cydathenaeum), was a comedy, comic playwright or comedy-writer of Classical Athens, ancient Athens and a poet of Ancient G ...
: ''Lysistrata'', dir. Miloš Horanský
* William Shakespeare
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: ''Kupec benátský'' (The Merchant of Venice), Jessica, Shylockova dcera (Daughter of Shylock), dir. Gerik Císař
* Jean Anouilh
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...
: ''Tomáš Becket'' (Thomas Becket), dir. Gerik Císař
* Hervé
Hervé is a French language, French masculine given name of Breton language, Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinizati ...
: ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'', Anděl Strážný, Claudine, Důstojník, Klášterní sestra, Tanečnice, (Guardian Angel, Claudine, Officer, Monastery Sister, Dancer), dir. Hana Burešová
References
Citations
External links
Martina Gasparovič Bezoušková on Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (Czechoslovak film database)
* ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1184955/ Martina Gasparovič Bezoušková on IMDb
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1961 births
Living people
Czech stage actresses
Czech film actresses
20th-century Czech actresses
Academic staff of Charles University