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Dagmar Havlová (; ) is a
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actress and former
First Lady of the Czech Republic The First Lady of the Czech Republic () is the hostess of the Prague Castle, advisor to the president, and often plays a role in social activism. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the president of the Czech Republic, concurrent wi ...
. She has appeared in over 50 films and made hundreds of television appearances. She became First Lady upon marrying
Václav Havel Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissol ...
, the former
Czech President The president of the Czech Republic, constitutionally defined as the President of the Republic (), is the head of state of the Czech Republic and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The presidency has largely bee ...
, on 4 January 1997.


Early life

Havlová was born to Markéta Veškrnová and harmonist Karel Veškrna on 22 March 1953 in
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. She graduated from the
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in 1971. In 1975, she graduated with the title of "Magister artis" (equivalent to
Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admi ...
) from the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts. In 1976 she married her first husband Radvít Novák, with whom she has a daughter, Nina. The marriage lasted five years.


Acting career

She made her debut on film in the 1974
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film '. She made over 50 film appearances by 1996, as well as almost 200 appearances on television. In 2011 she was part of the cast in her husband
Václav Havel Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissol ...
's directorial debut '' Leaving'', based on his play of the same name. In 2014 Havlová was named Best Actress, as well as the overall winner, of the television awards.


First Lady of the Czech Republic

In 1997 she became
First Lady of the Czech Republic The First Lady of the Czech Republic () is the hostess of the Prague Castle, advisor to the president, and often plays a role in social activism. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the president of the Czech Republic, concurrent wi ...
after she married Czech President
Czech President The president of the Czech Republic, constitutionally defined as the President of the Republic (), is the head of state of the Czech Republic and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The presidency has largely bee ...
Václav Havel, less than a year after his first wife Olga had died. The ceremony, which was held on 4 January, took place in Žižkov town hall in Prague 3 and was only attended by two witnesses plus Havlová's daughter from her first marriage, Nina. The couple remained together until Havel's death in December 2011.


See also

*
Václav Havel Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissol ...
* Barrandov Terraces * Dagmar (novel)


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Dagmar Havlová
Biography on former official website of the Czech President. 1997–2003.
Biography of Dagmar Veškrnová Havlová
press release, government of
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, 22 June 2004.
"Dagmar Havlova Starts Rehearsing at Na Vinohradech Theatre"
Official Information Service, City of Prague announcement, 2 Jan.
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Dagmar Veškrnová
at the
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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Havlova, Dagmar 1953 births Living people First ladies of the Czech Republic Czech film actresses Actresses from Brno Czech stage actresses Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni 21st-century Czech actresses 20th-century Czech actresses Brno Conservatory alumni