Zdena Studenková (born May 19, 1954) is a Slovak film and stage actress, and a musical theater singer.For biographical information concerning Studenková, use her general links. She is the holder of the most number of ''OTO'' Awards, having won eight times in total. In addition to performing arts, Studenková is an occasional host and author of literature with four published works, such as two cookbooks and a book featuring her interviews. In 2011, she released a picture book, ''Moji miláčikovia'', for children.

Selected filmography

*1975: '' Kean'' (TV) *1978: '' Women's Gossip'' (TV) *1978: ''

Panna a netvor ''Beauty and the Beast'' ( cs, Panna a netvor) is a 1978 Czechoslovak dark fantasy horror film directed by Slovak film director Juraj Herz. The film is a re-telling of the classic tale ''Beauty and the Beast''. For his direction, Herz received ...

'' *1979: '' Ruy Blas'' (TV) *1979: '' Life Is a Dream'' (TV) *1979: '' Eugene Onegin'' (TV) *1979: '' Cousin Bette'' (TV, series) *1981: '' The Misanthrope'' (TV) *1981: '' Rembrandt van Rijn'' (TV, series) *1981: ''

Mojmir II Mojmir II (Latin: ''Moymirus'', Czech and Slovak: ''Mojmír II.'', born after 871, died after 901) was a member of the House of Mojmir and since 894 the last known ruler of Great Moravia. He probably died in the beginning of the 10th century in a ...

'' (TV) *1982: ''

I Enjoy the World With You ''I Enjoy the World with You'' ( cs, S tebou mě baví svět) is a 1982 Czechoslovak family comedy directed by Marie Poledňáková. The movie was elected as the best Czech comedy ever made. Plot Every year, three middle-aged friends, sound eng ...

'' *1982: '' Clavigo'' (TV) *1983: ''

Angel in a Devil's Body ''Angel in a Devil's Body'' ( cs, Anděl s ďáblem v těle) is a Czech comedy film directed by Václav Matějka. It was released in 1983. Cast * Zdena Studenková - Renáta * Božidara Turzonovová - Madam * Karel Heřmánek - Bulis * Mil ...

'' *1986: '' Don Carlos'' (TV, series) *1987: '' The Miser'' (theater) *1988: '' Miss Julie'' (theater) *1990: '' Sleeping Beauty'' *1993: '' Everything I Like'' *1998: ''

Lady Chatterley's Lover ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' is the last novel by English author D. H. Lawrence, which was first published privately in 1928, in Italy, and in 1929, in France. An unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960, w ...

'' (TV) *2003: '' It Will Stay Between Us''

Bibliography

Cookbooks

*2004: ''Recepty so štipkou hereckého korenia'', IKAR *2005: ''Nové recepty so štipkou hereckého korenia'', IKAR

Other releases

*2006: ''Som herečka: Rozhovory s Jánom Štrasserom'' with Ján Štrasser, FORZA Music *2011: ''Moji miláčikovia'' ( picture book including CD ''Fragile deťom''), IKAR. Illustrated by Dušan Pupala

Discography

*1995: ''Dotyky noci'', ENA Records

Awards

Controversies

In 2009, after being asked in an interview with Czech magazine Reflex why she refers to Romani people as "gypsies", which is considered to be a racial slur, Studenková opined that "90 percent of gypsies are social trash" and explained that she doesn't see a reason to be considerate of people that "basically refuse to be educated and to work, and ignore basic hygiene habits". She added that her views on the Roma community are rooted in her childhood, detailing an experience from elementary school when she had to sit next to a Roma girl with lice. Her comments were met with a wave of criticism in both Czechia and Slovakia for being racist and anti-roma, and were publicly condemned by personalities like Ernest Sarközi, artistic director of the Gypsy Devils orchestra, or Roman Kaiser, president of the European Roma Employment Agency, who called her statements "highly inappropriate". Studenková doubled down on her negative comments regarding the Roma in 2012, after the Krásna Hôrka Castle was destroyed in a fire caused by two young Roma boys who attempted to lit a cigarette and accidentally set dry grass around the castle on fire. In an interview with Život magazine, Studenková asserted that "the Roma question" would be solved if the same laws applied to both white and Romani people, before continuing: "How come they burned down Krásna Hôrka and you see none of them there ? Why didn't march there the whole village of those who have nothing to do and don't work eight hours a day, and then: You want social benefits ? Did you work for it ? Here you go ! They burned down a historic landmark of incalculable value, brats ! Fuckers are destroying our property, how come they're invincible ?" She also criticized the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) party's pro-life politics in the same interview, saying "why don't each of them have ten gypsy children adopted ?". In 2011, Studenková criticized the success of Turkish soap opera Binbir Gece in Slovakia, stating "I don't know if anybody realizes this, but this is another way we let the muslim world into our homes. In Arab states, they would never broadcast our soap operas". Her comments were branded islamophobic and racist by media.

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