Anna Javorková (born 8 October 1952) is a Slovak

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. ...

. Javorková studied at the

Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (, abbr. VŠMU) is a university founded on June 9, 1949. The university consists of three faculties: *''Theatre Faculty'' (Acting, Directing, Dramaturgy, Stage and Costume Design, Puppetry, Theatre Th ...

(VŠMU), joining the

Slovak National Theatre The Slovak National Theater (, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. It ...

in 1974. At the 2013

DOSKY Awards The DOSKY Awards are presented annually for achievements in Slovak theatre. The awards were founded in 1996. The winners are selected by vote by theatre critics. Recent winners in the principal categories have been as follows. Best Actress 1996 ...

she won in the category of Best Actress, for her performances as

Clytemnestra Clytemnestra (, ; , ), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the half-sister of Helen of Sparta. In Aeschylus' ''Oresteia'', she murders Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan p ...

in the play ''

Oresteia The ''Oresteia'' () is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House ...

'' at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava.

Selected filmography

*''

One Silver Piece ''One Silver Piece'' () is a 1976 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Jaroslav Balík. It was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards The 49th Academy Awards were presented Monday ...

'' (1976) *''

Mesto tieňov Mesto tieňov or City of the Shadows, is a Slovak crime TV series which debuted on April 11, 2008 on the Markíza network. It was produced by DNA Production company with its episodes based on real life events. The TV series received the "''Telev ...

'' (television, 2008) *'' Odsúdené'' (television, 2009) *'' Rex'' (television, 2017)

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* 1952 births Living people Slovak stage actresses Slovak film actresses Slovak television actresses People from Ružomberok 20th-century Slovak actresses 21st-century Slovak actresses {{Slovakia-actor-stub