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Jana Preissová
Jana Preissová (née Drchalová; born 7 February 1948) is a Czech film and stage actress. She won a Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actress at the 1994 Czech Lion Awards, for her role in the film '' Řád''. She has also been recognised as the Best Female Performance twice at the for dubbing, in 1995 and 1998. She is married to actor Viktor Preiss and has two sons, Jan (computer graphic designer) and , who is also an actor. Selected filmography *''Capricious Summer ''Capricious Summer'' (), a 1968 Czechoslovak comedy film, was the first colour film directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel ''Rozmarné léto'' (Summer of Caprice) by the Czech writer Vladislav Vančura. It was listed to compete at ...'' (1968) *'' Crime in a Music Hall'' (1968) *'' Jak vytrhnout velrybě stoličku'' (1976) *'' Jak dostat tatínka do polepšovny'' (1978) *'' Dobrá čtvrť'' (television, 2005–2008) References External links * 1948 births Living people Czech film act ...
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Rokycany
Rokycany (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Rokycany consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nové Město (8,387) *Plzeňské předměstí (3,359) *Střed (1,565) *Borek (Rokycany), Borek (447) Etymology The term ''rokycan'' denoted a person who lives near willows (''rokyty'' in old Czech). The name Rokycany denoted a village of such people. Geography Rokycany is located about east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is the Čilina hill at above sea level. Rokycany is situated at the confluence of the Klabava (river), Klabava River and the brook Holoubkovský potok. There is another brook (Rakovský potok) which flows through the western part of the town. The largest body of water is ...
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Dobrá čtvrť
''Dobrá čtvrť'' (''The Good District'') is a Czech drama TV series, which ran from 2005 to 2008. Plot 18-year-old Zuzana must deal with leaving her friends behind, as her family moves from a palatial villa to a confining apartment. However, she will not miss Michal, the neighborhood bully. She prepares for her senior year at school and graduating at its end, when she learns she has a new classmate—Michal. Cast * Martha Issová .... Katka Erhartová * Anna Kulovaná .... Zuzana Haselbachová * Pavel Trojan .... Honza Opelík * Přemysl Boublík .... Michal Koreň *Tomáš Hanák .... Ondřej Erhart * Milan Bahúl .... Peter Koreň *Vilma Cibulková .... Simona Koreňová *Jana Preissová .... Jarmila Svobodová * Zdeněk Žák .... Vojtěch Haselbach * Jiří Bartoška .... Martin Palouš (2nd Season, 2008) * Jan Dolanský .... Bondy (2nd Season, 2008) * Veronika Gajerová .... Jiřina Haselbachová * Barbora Srncová .... Janka Kopičková * Alice Görnerová .... Alice Kopec ...
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Actresses From Plzeň
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. 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 term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval wor ...
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Czechoslovak Film Actresses
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Czech Television Actresses
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1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) go into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – British rule in Burma, Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the 'Post-independence Burma (1948–1962), Union of Burma', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 – In the United States: ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified fl ...
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Jak Dostat Tatínka Do Polepšovny
''Jak dostat tatínka do polepšovny '' (How to get dad into reform school) is a 1978 Czechoslovak family comedy film directed by Marie Poledňáková. The main characters are played by Jana Preissová, Tomáš Holý, and František Němec. It is a loose sequel to the film ''Jak vytrhnout velrybě stoličku''. Plot Twenty-eight-year-old ballerina Anna is a single mother raising her eight-year-old son Vašek. On a trip to the mountains, she runs into Luboš, a climber with whom she had a brief affair nine years before. She reveals to him that Vašek is his son. They decide to spend the upcoming summer holidays together, as Luboš wants to get to know his son and Anna is interested to get closer to Luboš. All planning for the summer vacation is left to Luboš under one condition—that they not go to the mountains. Anna doesn't want Vašek to follow in his father's footsteps and climb mountains as she is worried about his safety. The first few days of their holiday go well. They ...
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Actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. 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 term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in an ...
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