Petra Hřebíčková (born 20 September 1979) is a

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stage and film

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. Her film debut was in the 2006 comedy '' I Served the King of England''. On stage, she acted for six years at the between 2003 and 2009, during which time she was named the Best Actress in a Play at the 2008

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. Following her Thalia award, she has appeared in television series and films including '' Kawasaki's Rose'' (2009) and '' Men in Hope'' (2011). Since 2010 she has been a regular member of the theatre at Prague's Švandovo divadlo.

Career

Hřebíčková studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in

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, graduating in 2002. She had her first theatrical engagement at in Brno. She then joined the Zlín City Theatre in 2003, her first role being a princess in the play ''Bajaja'' by . She made her film debut in 2006, appearing in '' I Served the King of England'', directed by

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. At the 2008

she won the category of Best Actress in a Play, for her performance of the title role in a production of '' Maryša'' at the Zlín City Theatre. Months after winning the Thalia award, Hřebíčková left Zlín City Theatre. In 2009, she appeared in the film '' Kawasaki's Rose'', in which director

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blended comedy, drama, complicated family dynamics, and Czechoslovakia's secret police. In 2011, she appeared as Alica, in

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's '' Men in Hope'', a comedic response to '' Women in Temptation''. Hřebíčková joined Švandovo divadlo in Prague in 2010. She was nominated for a Thalia award again in 2014, for her role of Gertrude in the performance of ''

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'' at Švandovo divadlo, but the award was won by

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Personal life

In July 2015 Hřebíčková gave birth to a son, Šimon, whose father is her boyfriend actor Matěj Dadák. Hřebíčková took maternity leave in 2015 for the birth of her first child, but returned to work after just two months.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hrebickova, Petra 1979 births Living people People from Hodonín Czech film actresses Czech television actresses Czech stage actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni Recipients of the Thalia Award