Deana Jakubisková (née Horváthová, born 11 March 1958) is a Slovak film producer and a former stage and film actress.

Biography

Deana Jakubisková was born on 11 March 1958 in

Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica (, also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Greater Fatra, Veľká Fatra, and t ...

. She studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, graduating in 1981. Following her graduation, Jakubisková spent 12 years as an actress of the Slovak National Theatre. Following the

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, she moved to

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with her husband husband Juraj Jakubisko. In Prague, she briefly acted at the Bez Zábradlí theatre for a year and gradually shifted to the role of film producer. In addition to stage acting, Jakubisková starred in a number of movies, mainly directed by her husband, including '' Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself'', '' It's Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill'', '' Bathory'' and '' Kajínek''.

Personal life

Deana Jakubisková married the director Juraj Jakubisko in 1985. They have a son together.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horvathova, Deana 1958 births Living people Slovak film producers Slovak television actresses Slovak film actresses Slovak stage actresses People from Banská Bystrica Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava alumni 20th-century Slovak actresses 21st-century Slovak actresses