Mária Kráľovičová (7 June 1927 – 5 December 2022) was a Slovak actress who played over 400 roles across the mediums of film, stage and television. She was the first Slovak television actress, having starred in the 1957 television film ''Do videnia, Lucienne!'' alongside

Elo Romančík Emanuel "Elo" Romančík (17 December 1922 in Ružomberok – 9 October 2012 in Bratislava) was a Slovak actor. He starred in the 1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra. Selected filmography * 1951 '' Boj se skončí zítra'' ...

Career

Kráľovičová studied acting at the between 1947 and 1950, joining the

Slovak National Theatre The Slovak National Theater (, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. It ...

in 1948. In 1957 Kráľovičová became the first Slovak television actress due to her role alongside

in the television film ''Do videnia, Lucienne!'', directed by . In her career she has performed over 400 roles, including

Juliet Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist Ro ...

and

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Due to Hamlet's actions, Ophelia ultima ...

from Shakespeare's works (''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

'' and ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

'', respectively),

Salome Salome (; , related to , "peace"; ), also known as Salome III, was a Jews, Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New T ...

created by

Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (2 February 1849 – 8 November 1921) was a Slovak poet, dramatist, translator, and for a short time, member of the Czechoslovak parliament. Originally, he wrote in a traditional style, but later became influenced by ...

(''Herodes a Herodias''), Amália by

Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germany's most important classical playwright. He was born i ...

(''

The Robbers ''The Robbers'' (', ) is the first dramatic play by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim and was inspired by Leisewitz's earlier play '' Julius of Taranto''. It was wr ...

'') and Virginia by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

(''

Life of Galileo ''Life of Galileo'' (), also known as ''Galileo'', is a Play (theatre), play by the 20th century Germany, German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and collaborator Margarete Steffin with incidental music by Hanns Eisler. The play was written in 1938 and re ...

'').

Awards

The

Order of Ľudovít Štúr The Order of Ľudovít Štúr () is the third highest Slovak state decoration (after the Order of the White Double Cross and the Orders, decorations, and medals of Slovakia#Andrej Hlinka Order, Order of Andrej Hlinka) conferred by the President ...

, 1st Class, was bestowed upon Kráľovičová in 2002. At the

7th OTO Awards 7th ''OTO Awards'' ---- SND, Bratislava, Slovakia ---- Overall winner Peter Marcin ---- Hall of Fame Mária Kráľovičová ---- ''EuroTelevízia'' Award ''Najväčšie kriminálne prípady Slovenska'' ---- ◄ 6th , 8th ► The 7th ...

in 2006, she was recognised in the Hall of Fame for her acting. Kráľovičová was recognised for her acting at the 2007 Jozef Kroner Awards. 2008 saw her recognised at the

Crystal Wing Awards The Crystal Wing Awards () in Slovakia are annual awards that recognise personal accomplishments in the areas of social, cultural, economic and public life. The 20th edition of the awards, conceived by Mária Vaškovičová, was held in January ...

for her work with television, theatre and dubbing. In 2012

Ivan Gašparovič Ivan Gašparovič (; ; born 27 March 1941) is a Slovakia, Slovak politician and lawyer who was the third president of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014. He was also the first and currently the only Slovak president to be re-elected. Biography Ivan Ga� ...

presented her with the Medal of the President of the Slovak Republic, for her contribution to Slovak culture. The same year she was made an honorary citizen of

Piešťany Piešťany (; , , , ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its Piešťany District, own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around ...

by mayor Remo Cicutto.

Personal life and death

Kráľovičová had three sisters and one brother. She married journalist Miroslav Procházka; they spent 56 years together until his death at the age of 86 in 2005. Together they had two children, Miroslav and Jana. Kráľovičová died on 5 December 2022, at the age of 95.

Selected filmography

* ' (TV Movie 1950) * ''Do videnia, Lucienne!'' (TV Movie 1957) * ' (TV Movie 1961) * Cierny slnovrat (TV Movie 1985) * Balada o vkladnej knizke (TV Movie 1985) * Rodina Tjaeldeovcov (TV Movie 1986) * Tiene v raji (TV Mini Series 1986) * Bez problémov (TV Movie 1988) * Barón (TV Movie 1989) * Útrapy z rozumu (TV Movie 1990) * Prvá noc pri mrtvej (TV Movie 1993) * Dnes vecer hrám ja (TV Series 1993–1995) * Duchovia (TV Series 1997–1998) * Drahí príbuzní (TV Movie 1998) * Amálka, ja sa zbláznim! (TV Movie 1999) * Vadí nevadí (TV Movie 2001) * Rodinné tajomstvá (TV Series 2005) * Velké stastie (TV Movie 2006) * ' (TV Series 2008) * Chrobák v hlave (TV Movie 2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kralovicova, Maria 1927 births 2022 deaths Czechoslovak stage actresses Czechoslovak film actresses Slovak stage actresses Slovak film actresses Slovak television actresses People from Senica District 20th-century Slovak actresses 21st-century Slovak actresses Merited Artists of Czechoslovakia