Emília Došeková (14 June 1937 – 19 April 2021) was a Slovak actress, script writer and

chanson A (, ; , ) is generally any Lyrics, lyric-driven French song. The term is most commonly used in English to refer either to the secular polyphonic French songs of late medieval music, medieval and Renaissance music or to a specific style of ...

singer.

Biography

Emília Došeková was born on 14 June 1937 in

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

. She grew up in her mother hometown of

Krupina Krupina (, ) is a town in southern central Slovakia. It is part of the Banská Bystrica Region and has approximately 8,000 inhabitants. Etymology The name is probably derived from Slavic root ''krup''. Proto-Slavic: ''krǫpъ'', ''krǫpъjь'' � ...

and received education at the grammar school in

Šahy Šahy (, rarely ) is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population is 7,238 people (2018), with an average age of 42.5. Geography It is located at the eastern reaches of the Danubian Lowland on the riv ...

. She studied at the Bratislava Conservatory and

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, graduating in 1958. From 1958 to 1973 Došeková acted at the Nitra Region Theatre. In 1973 she became an independent artist, which allowed her to focus full time on chanson performances and writing television scripts. Došeková appeared in over 20 movies. Her debut was the 1962 film ''Bíla Oblaka'' ("White Clouds"). Her last film was 2010 comedy

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. Her other notable role was in 2002 comedy

Kruté radosti ''Kruté radosti'' ("Cruel Joys") is a 2002 Slovak-Czech comedy, starring Tatiana Pauhofová. The film directed by Juraj Nvota received several awards. Amongst others, at Art Film Fest, Festival of Slovak Film Cran-Gevrier, while Ondřej Vetchý ...

("Cruel Joys"). In the 2010, she appeared only in small episodic roles of TV Series Ochrancovia ("Protectors"; 2014) and Tajné životy ("Secret lives"; 2015). In 2002, the

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funded and broadcast a documentary about the life of Emília Došeková titled Háčkovaný svet (Crochet World) directed by Fedor Bartko. Emília Došeková died on 19 April 2021 in

Šaľa Šaľa (, ; , ) is a town in Šaľa District within Nitra Region in south-western Slovakia. Geography Šaľa is located on the Danubian Lowland on both banks of the Váh River, around 65 km from Bratislava and 30 km from Nové Zámky. Be ...

at the age of 83. Emília Došeková had two sons.

References

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