Jana Brejchová (born 20 January 1940) is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1953. She was married to director

Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech Americans, Czech-American film film director, director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the Uni ...

and later actor

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. Her younger sister Hana was also an actress who has appeared in the Miloš Forman films ''

Loves of a Blonde ''Loves of a Blonde'' (), also known as ''A Blonde in Love'', is a 1965 Czechoslovak romantic comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman that follows a young woman, Andula, who has a routine job in a shoe factory in provincial Czechoslovakia, an ...

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Selected filmography

* ''

Wolf Trap A wolf trap (Spanish ''lobera'', Italian ''luparia'', Portuguese ''fojo'') was a chase ending in a pit with trapdoor and stakes used by beaters in hunting wolves in medieval Europe.Towards a History of the Basque Language José Ignacio Hualde, J ...

'' (1957) * ''

Desire Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affa ...

'' (1958) * '' Suburban Romance'' (1958) * ''

Higher Principle ''Higher Principle'' () is a Czech drama film based on the eponymous short story from the book ''Silent Barricade'' () written by Jan Drda in 1946. The movie was released in 1960 and was temporarily banned in West Germany as the "anti-German fi ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen ''The Fabulous Baron Munchausen'' () is a 1962 Czechoslovak romance film, romantic adventure film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the tales about Baron Munchausen. The film combines live-action with various forms of animation and is highly sty ...

'' (1961) * ''

Gripsholm Castle Gripsholm Castle () is a castle in Mariefred, Södermanland, Sweden. It is located by lake Mälaren in south central Sweden, in the municipality of Strängnäs, about 60 km west of Stockholm. Since Gustav I Vasa, Gripsholm has belonged ...

'' (1963) * ''

The House in Karp Lane ''The House in Karp Lane'' () is a 1965 West German drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Jana Brejchová, Edith Schultze-Westrum and Wolfgang Kieling. It portrays the Jewish residents of a Prague boarding house during the German occ ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Pipes ''The Pipes'' () is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Walter Giller as George Randy * Gitte Hænning as Mary Randy * Juraj Herz as William Poker * Václav Lohnis ...

'' (1966) * '' The Return of the Prodigal Son'' (1966) * ''

End of a Priest ''End of a Priest'' () is a 1969 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Evald Schorm. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Vlastimil Brodský as Verger Albert * Jan Libíček as Teacher * Zdena Škvorecká as Anna * Jana B ...

'' (1969) * ''

Noc na Karlštejně ''A Night at Karlstein'' () is a 1973 Czech historical musical film directed by Zdeněk Podskalský, based on an 1884 play by Jaroslav Vrchlický. Plot The young queen Elizabeth of Pomerania waits in vain for her husband Emperor Charles IV at ...

'' (1974) * '' The Young Man and Moby Dick'' (1979) * ''

Scalpel, Please ''Scalpel, Please'' () is a 1985 Czech psychological drama film directed by Jiří Svoboda. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakia entry for the Best Foreign Language Film a ...

'' (1985) * ''

The Conception of My Younger Brother ''The Conception of My Younger Brother'' () is a 2000 Czech drama film directed by Vladimír Drha. It was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Dana Vávrová as Marie * Jiří Bartoška as Josef Plachý * Vladimír ...

'' (2000) * ''

Beauty in Trouble ''Beauty in Trouble'' () is a 2006 Czech tragicomedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. Eddie Cockrell, writing in '' Variety'', said the " tle comes from the Robert Graves poem, itself adapted into a Czech popular song in the 1980s, and performed in the ...

'' (2006)

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* 1940 births Living people Actresses from Prague Czech film actresses 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Best Actress German Film Award winners Czech Lion Awards winners {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub