Martha Issová (also known as Martha Issa; born 22 March 1981) is a Czech film, television and stage actress.
Biography
Issová was born in
Prague
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, into a family with
Syrian
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roots. She is the daughter of actress
Lenka Termerová and director Moris Issa. Her cousin is
Klára Issová
Klára Issová (born 26 April 1979), sometimes known as Klára Issa, is a Czech-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 cou ...
. She studied at the State Conservatory in Prague. She started performing at Prague's
Divadlo na Fidlovačce and continued performing at other Prague theatres. Since 2006 she has been performing at Prague's Dejvice Theatre.
She has two daughters with her partner
David Ondříček
David Ondříček (born 23 June 1969) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2021, he won the Czech Lion Award for Best Director, Best Director Czech Lion Award for ''Zátopek (film), Zátopek.'' His 2012 film ''In the Shadow (2 ...
.
Filmography
*''
Buko'' (2022) .... Tereza
*''
Zátopek'' (2021) ....
Dana Zátopková
*''
Resistance'' (2020) .... Flora
*''
The Zookeeper's Wife'' (2017) .... Regina Kenigswein
*''
The Seven Ravens'' (2015) .... Bohdanka
*''Operace Dunaj'' (2009) .... Petra
*''You Kiss Like a God'' (2009) .... Běla, Adam's Wife
*''O bílé paní'' .... Fanynka
*''"
Private Traps"'' (2008) .... Hanka Mašková (episode Tři do páru ???)
*''
Night Owls'' (2008) .... Ofka
*''"Trapasy"'' (2008) TV series .... Mrs. Klímová (episode Kočárek 2008)
*''
Little Girl Blue'' (2007) .... Cecilie
*''Stop'' (2007) (TV) .... Jana
*''"Náves"'' (2006) TV series .... Moka Vaněčková (episodes Last Love and Comedians, 2006)
*''"
Dobrá čtvrť
''Dobrá čtvrť'' (''The Good District'') is a Czech drama TV series, which ran from 2005 to 2008.
Plot
18-year-old Zuzana must deal with leaving her friends behind, as her family moves from a palatial villa to a confining apartment. However, sh ...
"'' (2005) TV series .... Katka Erhartová
*''"
Hop nebo trop"'' (2005) TV series .... Bohuna
*''Koumáci'' (2004)
*''Děvčátko'' (2002) .... Věra
*''Waterloo po česku'' (2002)
*''Tuláci'' (2002) (TV)
*''Otec neznámý'' (2001) (TV) .... Maruška Outlá
*''Nelásky'' (2001)
*''Začátek světa'' (2000) .... Marta
*''Debut'' (2000) .... Jitka
*''
The Conception of My Younger Brother'' (2000)
*''
Hanele'' (1999)
*''Otevřené srdce'' (1999) .... Lisa
*''"Když se slunci nedaří"'' (1995) TV series
Theatre
Divadlo Na Fidlovačce
*''Loupežník'' .... Mimi
*''Horoskop pro Rudolfa II'' .... Trudi
*''Podivná paní S'' .... Fairy May
*''Když tančila'' .... Belzer
*''Help'' .... Aranka
*''Růžové šampaňské'' .... Mary
*''Nahniličko'' .... Seňorita
Dejvice Theatre
*''The Magic Flute'' (2005) .... Pamina
*''KFT/Sandwich Reality®'' (2005) .... Ann
*''
Karamazovi'' (2006) .... Kateřina
*''Spříznění volbou'' (2006) .... Otýlie
*''The Black Hole'' (2007) .... Brenda
*''
Oblomov
''Oblomov'' (, ) is the second novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is the central character of the novel, portrayed as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th ...
'' (2008) .... Olga Sergeievna Iljinskaya
*''Idiot'' (2008) .... Aglaia
*''Debris'' (2009) .... Michelle
Other Stage Works
*''Nahniličko'' .... Seňorita (Kalich Theatre)
References
External links
Martha Issová in ČSFDInterview in iHNed.cz*
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Czech television actresses
Czech stage actresses
Czech film actresses
Czech people of Syrian descent
Living people
1981 births
Actresses from Prague
20th-century Czech actresses
21st-century Czech actresses
Prague Conservatory alumni
Czech Lion Awards winners