Jiřina Steimarová (24 January 1916,

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. Steimarová made her screen debut in the controversial 1933

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''. She appeared in nearly 40 films and TV shows during her career.

Family

Her parents were both actors. She was also the mother of actress Evelýna Steimarová and actor Jiří Kodet. Jiří Kodet, an award winning actor, predeceased his mother, dying from cancer in 2005.

Death

Jiřina Steimarová died on 7 October 2007, aged 91.

Selected filmography

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'' (1933) * ''

Irca's Romance ''Irca's Romance'' (Czech: ''Irčin románek'') is a 1936 Czech romance film directed by Karel Hašler and starring Jiřina Steimarová, Rolf Wanka and Theodor Pištěk. It was one of several Czech films of the 1930s to involve a trip to an Adr ...

'' (1936)

References

External links

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Jirina Steimarova obituary
(Czech)
Jirina Steimarova obituary
(Czech) 1916 births 2007 deaths Czech film actresses Actresses from Prague Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses Prague Conservatory alumni Czechoslovak actresses {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub