Iva Klestilová (born 4 October 1964) is a

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writer and actress.

Life

She was born Iva Volánková in

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and attended

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. She performed in the children's theatre at the and was a member of the amateur ensemble Nepojízdná housenka. From 1989 to 2004, she performed at the . From the late 1990s, she focused more on writing than on acting. Klestilová lectures on

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at the National Theatre in

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. She has written scripts for a number of Czech television series, including ''Ošklivka Katka'', as well as screenplays for television and

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s. She has received the Alfréd Radok Award for ''Všichni svatí'' (1997) and for her ''minach'' trilogy of plays (2000). In 2006, she received the same award for her play ''Má vlast''. Her dramatic work is known for its social commentary on issues such as

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and the decline of social values. She contributes to the newspapers ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klestilova, Iva 1964 births Living people Czech dramatists and playwrights Czech screenwriters Czech women screenwriters Czech stage actresses Writers from Brno Actresses from Brno