Nataša Gollová (27 February 1912 – 29 October 1988) was a Czechoslovak film and stage actress.

Life

She was born Nataša Hodáčová in Brno on 27 February 1912. Her father was a politician František Xaver Hodáč. She chose her art name after her grandfather, historian

Jaroslav Goll Jaroslav Goll (14 July 1846 – 8 July 1929) was a Czech historian, medievalist, educator, writer and translator. He was a representative of the historical positivism. He studied history at the Charles University in Prague under Czech Václav Vl ...

. Since her teenage years she studied dance and acting and was part of a dance company. She spoke English, German, French and Russian. In 1932 she met a poet

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in Paris during her ballet company tour. They briefly dated, but Gollová decided to go back to Czechoslovakia. They remained good friends until his death in 1963. Her first acting part was in the film ''

The Ideal Schoolmaster ''The Ideal Schoolmaster'' () is a 1932 Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. Cast * Karel Lamač as Karel Suchý, professor * Anny Ondra as Vera Matysová (as Anny Ondráková) * Oscar Marion as Rudolf Junek (as Oskar Marion) * Theodo ...

'' in 1932. She acted in theatres in

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and

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. From 1935 to 1944 she was part of the

Vinohrady Theatre Vinohrady Theatre () is a theatre in Vinohrady, Prague. Construction began on February 27, 1905. It served as the Theatre of the Czechoslovak Army from autumn 1950 to January 1966. It contains a curtain painted by Vladimír Županský depicting ...

ensemble, playing dramatic roles. Her breakout movie role came in 1939 in '' Eva tropí hlouposti''. She established herself as a leading comedy actress in Czechoslovakia. In 1941 she dated a Nazi-appointed producer to

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Willy Söhnel. At the end of the war she dated Austrian actor

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. These relationships were unforgivable to the Czechoslovak audience and as a result she wasn't cast in any films until 1950. After the war she volunteered at

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, where she got infected with typhus. In 1947 she joined the theatre in

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. There she married a theatre director Karel Konstantin. Her husband was an alcoholic and at this time Gollová also started to drink. In 1951 she got cast in ''

The Emperor and the Golem ''The Emperor and the Golem'' (, literally "The Emperor′s Baker and Baker′s Emperor") is a two-part Czechoslovak historical fantasy comedy film produced in 1951. The film was shot in color (not common for Czechoslovak films in that period) b ...

'' thanks to

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. She returned to Prague theatres

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(1952-1953) and Divadlo ABC (1955-1962). Her husband's death in 1961 made her problems with alcohol worse. She then mainly appeared in supporting roles and television movies until her retirement in 1984. She died in 1988 in Prague and is buried in a family grave at

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1932) * ''

Studujeme za školou ''Studujeme za školou'' is a 1939 Czechoslovak comedy film, directed by Miroslav Cikán. It stars Svatopluk Beneš, František Filipovský and Nataša Gollová. References External links''Studujeme za školou''at the Internet Movie Database ...

'' (1939) * '' Příklady táhnou'' (1939) * ''

Lízino štěstí ''Lízino štěstí'' is a 1939 Czechoslovak film starring Josef Kemr Josef Kemr (20 June 1922 – 15 January 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra. Selected filmography *'' ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Eva tropí hlouposti'' (1939) * ''

Dívka v modrém ''Dívka v modrém '' is a 1939 Czech comedy film directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Lída Baarová as Vlasta/Countess Blanka of Blankenburg * Oldřich Nový as Notary Jan Karas * Růžena Šlemrová as Mrs. Smrčínská * Sylva Langová as Sl� ...

'' (1939) * '' The Catacombs'' (1940) * ''

May Fairy Tale ''May Fairy Tale'' () is a 1940 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Nataša Gollová as Helenka * Jaroslav Vojta as Helena's father * Leopolda Dostalová as Helena's aunt Marta * Svatopluk Beneš Svatopluk Beneš (2 ...

'' (1940) * ''

A Charming Man ''A Charming Man'' () is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1941. Cast * Oldřich Nový as Viktor Bláha * Ladislav Pešek as Jam Valtera * Nataša Gollová as Polda Krusinová * Lída Chválová as Karla ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Blue Star Hotel ''The Blue Star Hotel'' () is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It is a remake of a Karel Lamač's German film '' The Love Hotel''. Cast * Nataša Gollová as Zuzana Nedbalová * Oldřich Nový as Vladimír Rychta Rohan * ...

'' (1941) * '' The Great Dam'' (1942) * '' Enchanted'' (1942) * ''

Bláhový sen is a 1943 Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, an ...

'' (1943) * '' Happy Journey'' (1943) * '' Come Back to Me'' (1944) * ''

'' (1951) * ''

The Phantom of Morrisville ''The Phantom of Morrisville'' () is a Czech comedy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. It was released in 1966. Plot The movie is a parody on Western mystical thrillers and horror films, in particular—1961 film ''The Pit and the Pendulum''. A mus ...

'' (1966)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gollova, Natasa 1912 births 1988 deaths Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses Czechoslovak film actresses Czechoslovak stage actresses Actresses from Brno 20th-century Czech actresses Burials at Vyšehrad Cemetery