Stella Zázvorková (14 April 1922 – 18 May 2005) was a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

from

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. Zázvorková, an alumnus of Prague's theatre school of E.F. Burian, appeared in more than a hundred films and series. She was married to the actor

Miloš Kopecký Miloš Kopecký (22 August 1922 in Prague – 16 February 1996 in Prague) was a Czech actor, active mainly in the second half of the 20th century. Biography He was born into the family of a furrier; his mother was a hatter. From childhoo ...

. She became known abroad through series including '' Arabela'', ''

The Territory of White Deer ''The Territory of White Deer'' ( cs, Území bílých králů, german: Das Geheimnis der weißen Hirsche) is a Czechoslovak TV series. The series was screened on Czechoslovak Television, on German ZDF, Super RTL and Kinderkanal and several time ...

'', and ''

Hospital at the End of the City ''Hospital at the End of the City'' ( cs, Nemocnice na kraji města) is a Czechoslovak television series first released in 1978 by Czechoslovak Television. It featured an ensemble cast and received much viewer praise in Central Europe. The seri ...

,'' and also through her role in the

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-winning movie ''

Kolya ''Kolya'' ( cs, Kolja) is a 1996 Czech drama film about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. The film was directed by Jan Svěrák and stars his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also wrote the script from a story by Pavel Taussig. ''Ko ...

'' by

Jan Svěrák Jan Svěrák () (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the FAMU. He and his films have received awards including the Academy Award, ...

Filmography

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Stella Zázvorková within TSFSI
(in German) 1922 births 2005 deaths Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Actresses from Prague 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Czechoslovak actresses Recipients of the Thalia Award {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub