Nataša Gollová (27 February 1912 – 29 October 1988) was a Czechoslovak film and stage actress.

Life

She was born Nataša Hodáčová in Brno on 27 February 1912. Her father was a politician František Xaver Hodáč. She chose her art name after her grandfather, historian

Jaroslav Goll Jaroslav Goll (14 July 1846 – 8 July 1929) was a Czech historian, medievalist, educator, writer and translator. He was a representative of the historical positivism. He studied history at the Charles University in Prague under Czech Václav Vla ...

. Since her teenage years she studied dance and acting and was part of a dance company. She spoke English, German, French and Russian. In 1932 she met a poet

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in Paris during her ballet company tour. They briefly dated, but Gollová decided to go back to Czechoslovakia. They remained good friends until his death in 1963. Her first acting part was in the film ''

The Ideal Schoolmaster ''The Ideal Schoolmaster'' ( cs, Kantor Ideál) is a 1932 Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. Cast * Karel Lamač as Karel Suchý, professor * Anny Ondra as Vera Matysová (as Anny Ondráková) * Oscar Marion as Rudolf Junek (as Oskar ...

'' in 1932. She acted in theatres in

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and

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. From 1935 to 1944 she was part of the

Vinohrady Theatre Vinohrady Theatre ( cs, Divadlo na Vinohradech) is a theatre in Vinohrady, Prague. Construction began on February 27, 1905. It served as the Theatre of the Czechoslovak Army from autumn 1950 to January 1966. It contains a curtain painted by Vla ...

ensemble, playing dramatic roles. Her breakout movie role came in 1939 in ''

Eva tropí hlouposti ''Eva Fools Around'' ( cs, Eva tropí hlouposti) is a Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1939. Plot Eva Norová goes to visit her aunt Pa for her 60th birthday. Pa's wish is to learn how to grow the kind of roses that ...

''. She established herself as a leading comedy actress in Czechoslovakia. In 1941 she dated a Nazi-appointed producer to

Barrandov Studios Barrandov Studios is a set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe. Several major Hollywood productions have been made here, including ''Mission Impossible'', '' ...

Willy Söhnel. At the end of the war she dated Austrian actor

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. These relationships were unforgivable to the Czechoslovak audience and as a result she wasn't cast in any films until 1951. After the war she volunteered at

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, where she got infected with typhus. In 1947 she joined the theatre in

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. There she married a theatre director Karel Konstantin. Her husband was an alcoholic and at this time Gollová also started to drink. In 1951 she got cast in ''

The Emperor and the Golem ''The Emperor and the Golem'' ( cs, Císařův pekař a pekařův císař) is a two-part Czechoslovak historical fantasy comedy film produced in 1951. The film is set during the reign of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and was filmed in color (not c ...

'' thanks to

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. She returned to Prague theatres Divadlo na Fidlovačce (1952-1953) and Divadlo ABC (1955-1962). Her husband's death in 1961 made her problems with alcohol worse. She then mainly appeared in supporting roles and television movies until her retirement in 1984. She died in 1988 in Prague and is buried in a family grave at

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1932) * ''

Studujeme za školou ''Studujeme za školou'' is a 1939 Czechoslovak comedy film, directed by Miroslav Cikán. It stars Svatopluk Beneš, František Filipovský and Nataša Gollová. References External links''Studujeme za školou''at the Internet Movie Database ...

'' (1939) * '' Příklady táhnou'' (1939) * '' Lízino štěstí'' (1939) * ''

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

'' (1939) * ''

Dívka v modrém ''Dívka v modrém '' is a 1939 Czech comedy film directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Lída Baarová Lída Baarová (born Ludmila Babková; 7 September 1914 – 27 October 2000) was a Czech actress who for two years was the mistress of the ...

'' (1939) * '' The Catacombs'' (1940) * '' May Fairy Tale'' (1940) * ''

A Charming Man ''A Charming Man'' ( cs, Roztomilý člověk) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1941. Cast * Oldřich Nový as Viktor Bláha * Ladislav Pešek as Jam Valtera * Nataša Gollová as Polda Krusinová * Lí ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Blue Star Hotel ''The Blue Star Hotel'' ( cs, Hotel Modrá hvězda) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It is a remake of a Karel Lamač's German film ''The Love Hotel''. Cast * Nataša Gollová as Zuzana Nedbalová * Oldřich Nový as Vlad ...

'' (1941) * '' The Great Dam'' (1942) * '' Enchanted'' (1942) * '' Bláhový sen'' (1943) * '' Happy Journey'' (1943) * '' Come Back to Me'' (1944) * ''

'' (1951) * ''

The Phantom of Morrisville ''The Phantom of Morrisville'' ( cs, Fantom Morrisvillu) is a Czech comedy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. It was released in 1966. Plot The movie is a parody on Western mystical thrillers and horror films, in particular—1961 film '' The Pit ...

'' (1966)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gollova, Natasa 1912 births 1988 deaths Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses Czechoslovak film actresses Czechoslovak stage actresses Actors from Brno 20th-century Czech actresses Burials at Vyšehrad Cemetery