Klaudia Dudová (born 2 September 1988) is a Czech actress of
Roma
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origin. Dudová starred in the award-winning film ''
The Way Out''.
Biography
Dudová was born in
Levice
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, Czechoslovakia, and then her parents moved to
Brno
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and then to
Ústí nad Labem
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. Her mother was a baker and her father worked in a factory. Dudová has a sister and a brother. During elementary school, Dudová was a part of the Jeketana dance club, with which she won Roma competitions and festivals. After elementary school, she studied hairdressing, and she switched to sales after a year.
She then worked as a cashier at a
convenience store
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.
Her daughter Patricia was born in 2012, and Dudová separated from her partner after six months.
She was noticed by director
Petr Václav at a Romani party, who offered her a role since he was looking for actresses for his film ''The Way Out''.
In media
On 1 April 2015, the Czech newspaper ''
Mladá fronta Dnes
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'' published an article with the headline "Roma star actor did not pay for apartment" by editor Artur Janoušek on its front page. Due to criticism, the editorial staff of the newspaper subsequently changed the headline to "Award-winning star of the film ''The Way Out'' owes rent",''
'' but the editor-in-chief, Jaroslav Plesl, defended both the headline and the placement of the article on the front page.
Filmography
Films
*
''The Way Out'' (2014)
* ''
We Are Never Alone
''We Are Never Alone'' () is a 2016 Czech drama film directed by Petr Vaclav. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
Cast
* Klaudia Dudová
* Zdeněk Godla
* Mi ...
'' (2016)
* ''Skokan'' (2017)
*
''Victim'' (2022)
TV series
* ''
Rédl
Rédl is a 2018 Czech crime miniseries directed by Jan Hřebejk. It stars Ondřej Sokol as a Military Prosecutor Roman Rédl.
The series depicts atmosphere in a society that complexly seeks to deal with its past. The plot is set in the era of the ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Most!
''Most!'' is a Czech comedy TV series. It was made in collaboration between Petr Kolečko and Jan Prušinovský. It was their sixth work.
The series premiered on 2 May 2018 at the Serial Killer Festival. The first episode of the series was introd ...
'' (2019)
Awards
* Best Female Performance in the 2014
IFF Art Film, for ''The Way Out''
* 2015
Czech Lion Awards, for ''The Way Out''
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Czech film actresses
Czech Romani people
Czech people of Romani descent
21st-century Czech actresses
People from Levice
Czech Lion Awards winners