Klára Issová (born 26 April 1979), sometimes known as Klára Issa, is a

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-Syrian film, stage and television actress. In 1997, she won the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actress in ''Nejasná zpráva o konci světa''. She is the cousin of actress Martha Issová.

Early life

Born in

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in 1979, she is the daughter of a Czech mother and

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director Michel Issa. In 1985, at the age of six, she started taking

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lessons. In 1993, she studied at the Prague Conservatory, graduating in 1997. She continued to act in the

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for another two years while studying

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Career

Issova has appeared in many films, TV serials and plays. Her notable film appearances are in ''

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'' (1995), '' The Mists of Avalon'' (2001), ''

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'' (2003), and '' Surviving Life'' (2010). She also played a short role in the movie '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' (2008). In 2000, for the movie '' Angel Exit'', she had her head shaved bald onscreen. She was nominated for Czech Lion Awards for best actress in 2000 for the same movie. Her noteworthy TV appearances are in ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1999), '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001), and '' Operace Silver A'' (2007). Her stage credits include in '' Shots in Broadway'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

* '' Zrada'' (TV series) * '' Resistance'' (2020) .... Judith * ''Tichý společník'' (2020) .... Lenka * ''Případ mrtvého nebožtíka'' (2020) * ''Specialisté'' (2019) (TV) * ''Happy Birthday, My Love (short)'' (2019) .... Veronika * ''Pražské orgie'' (2019) .... Eva Kalinová * ''Zoufalé ženy dělají zoufalé věci'' (2018) .... Olga * ''Interlude in Prague'' (2017) .... Fraulein Ribber * ''Všechno nebo nic'' (2017) .... Vanda * ''

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* '' Angel of the Lord 2'' (2016) .... Virgin Mary * ''The Truth Commissioner'' (2016) .... Krystal * '' Legends'' (2015) (TV) .... Ilyana (season 2) * '' Killing Jesus'' (2015) .... Mary Magdalene * ''The Last Knights'' (2014) .... Lt. Cortez’s Wife * ''Zejtra napořád'' (2014) .... Jana * ''Nosferatu in Love'' (Short) (2014) .... Luna * ''Škoda lásky'' 2014 .... Hrdina * ''

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'' (2013) (TV) .... Shari * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Surviving Life'' (2010)) .... Evzenie * ''Jménem krále'' (2009) .... Ludmila of Vartemberk * '' První krok'' (2009) TV series .... Adela Berger * '' Soukromé pasti'' (2008) TV series .... Natalie (episode 01x08 Stolem sperm) * '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' (2008) .... Hag * '' The Wrong Mr. Johnson'' (2008) .... Veronika * '' Medvídek'' (2007) .... Ema * '' Operace Silver A'' (2007) (TV) .... Hana Kroupová * '' Rules of Lies (film)'' (2006) .... Monika * '' Grandhotel'' (2006) .... Ilja * '' Angel of the Lord'' (2005) .... Virgin Maria * ''Všichni musí zemřít'' (2005) .... Tereza * ''In nomine patris'' (2004) .... Marie * '' The Prince & Me'' (2004) .... English Teacher's Assistant * ''O svatební krajce'' (2003) (TV) .... Princess Svatava * ''Vrah jsi ty'' (2003) (TV) .... Dorotka * ''

'' (2003) .... Lichna * ''Cesta byla suchá, místy mokrá'' (2003) (TV) .... Hanka * ''Most'' (2003) .... Pavlínka * ''Kočky'' (2003) (TV) .... * ''

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'' (2002) TV series .... Vanda Berkova * ''Múza je hrůza'' (2001) .... Muse/Jana * '' Ratten - Sie werden dich kriegen'' (2001) (TV) * ''Královská slib'' (2001) .... Princess * '' The Mists of Avalon'' (2001) .... Raven * '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001) (TV) .... Janny Brandes-Brilslijper * ''Bez tváře'' (2001) .... * '' Frank Herbert's Dune'' (2000) .... Servant Girl * '' Angel Exit'' (2000) .... Kája * '' Touching Pictures'' (2000) .... * ''Inferno'' (2000) .... Naďa * ''Na zámku'' (2000) (TV) .... Olga * '' In the Rye'' (1999) TV series * ''

'' (1999) (TV) .... Michael's Wife * '' Nejasná zpráva o konci světa'' (1997) .... Veronika * ''Asi už to začalo'' (1997) .... Marie * ''

'' (1997) TV mini-series .... * ''Sad'' (1996) .... Andulka * ''

'' (1995) .... Klára * '' Když se slunci nedaří'' (1995) TV series .... Markéta Šnajberková (as Klára Issa)

Theatre

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*'' The Handmaids'' .... Claire ( Jeann Genet) *'' Shots on Broadway'' .... Ellen *'' Amadeus'' .... Constance ( Peter Shaffer) *'' Ubohý vrah'' .... Anna ( Pavel Kohout) *'' View from the Bridge'' .... Catherine *''

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References

External links

Official web
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Issova, Klara Czech television actresses Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Actresses from Prague Czech people of Syrian descent 1979 births Living people 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Czech Lion Awards winners Prague Conservatory alumni