Olga Schoberová, also known as Olinka Bérová (born March 15, 1943), is a

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actress. She acted in

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movies. As "Olinka Berova", she appeared in '' The Vengeance of She'' (1968), and several more films. Schoberová has been compared to

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and

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. She is fluent in

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and

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Early life

Olga Schoberová was born 15 March 1943 in Prague. Both of her parents were clerks. She graduated from the High School of Economics.

Career

After graduation Schoberová worked as a clerk at the Technomat, for CZK 500 per month. Her older sister Eva was a model. Since Eva was quite busy as a model, Eva once sent Olga, who looked very similar to her, to a modeling job. Olga then started shooting commercials. A Pilsner beer poster with 20 year old Olga attracted the attention of director Antonín Kachlík, who cast her in the movie ''We Were Ten'' (1963). Soon after she was cast in many popular Czech movies, including ''

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'' or '' Who Wants to Kill Jessie?''. In 1964, Schoberová appeared on the cover of

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magazine, photographed by

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. In 1969, Schoberová appeared in Playboy again, this time in the pictorial, ''Sex Stars of 1969''. Schoberová appeared with her future husband Brad Harris in '' The Secret of the Chinese Carnation'', (1964), and ''

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'' (1964). After she married John Calley in 1972 she essentially retired from acting. She only returned in 1977 in ''

Dinner for Adele ''Dinner for Adele'' () is a 1977 Czech parody comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Alternative titles were ''Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet'', ''Nick Carter in Prague'' and ''Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet''. The film is set at the fin de s ...

'' and 1984 in ''Vrak''.

Personal life

In the early 1960s, Olga dated artist

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. Saudek advised her to bleach her hair blonde and based his comics character Jessie on her. In 1967, Schoberová married actor Brad Harris, whom she met during filming. Their daughter, Sabrina, is a stylist and costume designer. Olga became romantically involved with

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while she was still married. She and Harris divorced in 1969. Olga met producer John Calley at

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's party. They got married on December 30, 1972, and divorced almost exactly 20 years later, in December 1992. She then lived in France and later returned to Prague. Her elder sister, Eva, was born on July 8, 1940. They grew up in

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, Prague. She worked as a hairdresser, a model and an actress, until 1970, when she left the

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, married a doctor, and lives in Switzerland.

Filmography

* ''We Were Ten'' (1963) (''Bylo nás deset'') * '' Ikarie XB-1'' (1963) * ''Náboj'' (cs) (1963) *''

'' (1964) *'' The Secret of the Chinese Carnation'' (1964) * ''

'' (1964) *''

Black Eagle of Santa Fe ''Black Eagle of Santa Fe'' () is a 1965 West German and Italian international co-production western film directed by Alberto Cardone and Ernst Hofbauer. Story Ranch workers disguised as soldiers murder Indians in order to stir up trouble with ...

'' (1965) *'' Who Wants to Kill Jessie?'' (1966) * '' Count Bobby, The Terror of The Wild West'' (1966) *'' Kommissar X – Drei grüne Hunde'' (1967) *''

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'' (1967) *''Prague - The Sad City'' (26 September 1968) British Pathé News *''Olinka Berova at Home'' (1968) British Pathé News *'' The Vengeance of She'' (1968) *' (1968) * ''

Poppea's Hot Nights ''Poppea's Hot Nights'' () is a 1969 Italian comedy film set in Ancient Rome. It was written and directed by Guido Malatesta and stars Olga Schoberová (credited as Olinka Berova) and Brad Harris in the main roles.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti bu ...

'' (1969) *''Maniacs on Wheels, Formula 1 - Nell'Inferno del Grand Prix, it'' (1970) *''

You Are a Widow, Sir ''You Are a Widow, Sir'' () is a 1970 Czechoslovak comedy science fiction film directed by Václav Vorlíček. It stars Iva Janžurová and Olga Schoberová. Plot In the near future Rosebud IV, king of a fictional European kingdom, decides ...

'' (1970) *'' Togetherness'' (1970) * ''

'' (1977)

References

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