Naďa Konvalinková (''Naděžda Konvalinková''; born 18 April 1951 in

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) is a Czech actress. After graduating from the Faculty of Theatre of the

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, she worked in the J. K. Tyl Theatre,

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, later in the Prague City Theatre ( :cs:Městská divadla pražská). Of her numerous film roles, one of the best known one is in the 1977 black comedy ''

Dinner for Adele ''Dinner for Adele'' () is a 1977 Czech parody comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Alternative titles were ''Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet'', ''Nick Carter in Prague'' and ''Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet''. The film is set at the fin de s ...

.'' During 1980–2005 she was married to actor

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, with whom she had daughter Karolina in 1983. (Karolina is a stage actress as well.)Bio inset in the interview
"Naďa Konvalinková: Snažím se užít každý okamžik"
("Naďa Konvalinková: I Want to Enjoy Every Moment"), April 14, 2011 In her later years her struggle with weight attracted media attention, and in 2011 she was the host of the TV show ''Jste to, co jíte'' ("You are what You Eat" (the Czech title is a pun, akin to "it/eat").
/ref> Before that for 7 years she was a co-host of the TV show about food, ''Pochoutky'' ("Delicacies").

Filmography

* 2006 - '' I Served the King of England'' * 1997 - ''

Lotrando a Zubejda ''Lotrando a Zubejda'' is a Czech musical fairy tale film directed by Karel Smyczek and written by Zdeněk Svěrák as an adaptation of two fairy tales: "Doctors" and "Highwaymen", by Karel Čapek, from the book '' Niner Fairytales: And One More ...

'' * 1993 - '' Nesmrtelná teta'' * 1983 - ''

Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule ''Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule'' (Best Regards from the Earth) is a 1982 Czechoslovak comedy science fiction film directed by Oldřich Lipský Oldřich Lipský (4 July 1924 – 19 October 1986) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He f ...

'' * 1977 - ''

'' * 1976 - ''

Honza málem králem ''Honza málem králem'' is a 1976 Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak film. The film's cast includes Jiří Korn, Naďa Konvalinková, and Josef Kemr. Cast * Jirí Korn * Nada Konvalinková * Marie Glázrová * Valérie Kaplanová * Josef Kemr * Zd ...

References

1951 births Living people Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses Actresses from Prague Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Czech voice actresses {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub