Pavlína Filipovská (born 28 May 1941) is a Czech actress and singer. She reached her greatest popularity in the 1960s.

Early life

Filipovská was born in Prague on 28 May 1941, the daughter of actor

František Filipovský František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor. Life and career Early life and theatre Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of A ...

Acting career

In 1958, Filipovská began working as a television presenter of children's programs. She learned acting and singing. In 1959 she was engaged in the Prague cabaret

Semafor Semafor is a theatre in Prague, Czech Republic, established by Jiří Suchý and Ferdinand Havlík in 1959. Suchý has performed there for many years and is the current owner. The theatre was a starting point for many famous Czech musicians ...

, where she took part in most performances as an actress and singer until the early 1960s. She also became known with her songs in many radio and television competitions, sometimes in a duo with the singer Josef Zíma. In 1964 she moved to the Apollo Theater and from 1969 to 1974 she performed at the Rokoko Theater. Later, she was involved in the drama and theater group Divadelní společnost Josefa Dvořáka of former Semafor employee Josef Dvořák. In the Semafor, Filipovská took part in the following performances: * Člověk z půdy * Papírové blues * Vo co de * Sběratel stínů * Taková ztráta krve * Zuzana není pro nikoho doma * Sekta * Šest žen

Music career

In Filipovská's first stage play in Semafor she sang, among other things, the song Včera neděle byla (Yesterday was Sunday), which was released as a single in 1960 and became the best-selling record of the Supraphon label for many years (only in the first year after its release, almost a quarter sold a million units, which was an enormous number for small Czechoslovakia). Her other achievements during her time at the Semafor included ''Barvy – Laky'', ''Betty'', ''Pozvání'', ''Proč se lidi nemaj rádi'', ''Kapitáne, kam s tou lodí'', ''Purpura'', and ''Zpěv ptačí''. In her repertoire, there are several dozen pop songs that became notable hits, especially in the 1960s.

Personal life

Filipovská was married to

Petr Spálený Petr Spálený (born March 22, 1944 in Prague) is a Czech musician and composer who plays guitar, flute and drums and sings. He is established on the boundaries of rock, country and pop music. He is notable for his phrasing that sounds similar t ...

from 1974 to 1979. Their daughter is journalist Pavlína Wolfová.

Filmography

The most important appearances by Filipovská in films and television productions are: * 1961: ''Procesí k Panence'' * 1963: ''Konkurs'' * 1964: ''Kdyby tisíc klarinetů'' * 1967: ''Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska'' * 1967: ''Ta naše písnička česká'' * 1969: ''Dospěláci můžou všechno)''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Filipovska, Pavlina 1941 births Living people Actresses from Prague Musicians from Prague Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses Czech women television presenters 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses 20th-century Czech women singers 21st-century Czech women singers