Eva Suchánková (; 16 August 1932 – 12 October 2023) was a Slovak actress.
Biography
Eva Rysová was born in
Hajnáčka
Hajnáčka (formerly: ; ; ) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
History
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on 16 August 1932. After the death of her father, she was raised along with her sister by her mother and grandmother. She was educated at a grammar school in
Lučenec
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and studied at the
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. After graduation she joined the theatre in
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. In 1966 she became a part of the cast at the
New Scene theatre in
Bratislava
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, where she remained until her retirement in 2013. In addition to stage acting, she appeared in over a hundred movies and television shows and taught acting at the Academy of Performing Arts.
Rysová was married to physician Alojz Suchánek, although continued using her maiden name in her acting career. They had one son, who also trained as an actor but eventually opted for a career as a computer programmer.
Rysová spent her final years alone after her husband died in 2011 and her son emigrated to Canada.
She died at a retirement home in Bratislava, on 12 October 2023, at the age of 91. In honor of Rysová's life, the public broadcaster
Radio and Television of Slovakia altered scheduled broadcasting to air a homage to her accomplishments.
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1932 births
2023 deaths
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava alumni
Slovak television actresses
Slovak film actresses
Slovak stage actresses
20th-century Slovak actresses
21st-century Slovak actresses
People from Rimavská Sobota District