Radka Pavlovčinová (, ; born 1 February 1989) is a Slovak actress, singer and television presenter. She received two nominations for the Thalia Award for her performance in ''

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'' in 2010, as well as in ''Bratři naděje'' in 2022.

Early life

Radka Pavlovčinová was born on 1 February 1989, in

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(now Slovakia). She was introduced to performing arts in early childhood and began dancing at 3. At the age of nine, she became the world champion in

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's disco dance disciplines. When she was fifteen years old, she moved to

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, Czech Republic, where she graduated from the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory. She did not return to Slovakia and choose to pursue an acting career in the Czech Republic.

Career

Acting

Pavlovčinová has never pursued an acting career in her native country. In the Czech Republic, she has been praised for speaking Czech without a Slovak accent, a significant advantage over other Slovak actresses working in the Czech film industry. She made her film debut as a teenager in 2006 in the role of Karla in the comedy film '' Rafťáci'', followed by a role in the television series ''

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'' and a role in the film ''Kdo hledá, najde''. She landed her first leading role as a

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in the series ''The First Step'', making use of her experience as a professional dancer. Since then, she has starred in numerous television series such as ''Cesty domů'', ''Lajna'', ''Hvězdy nad hlavou'', as well as in the American comedy series ''Miracle Workers'', starring

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and

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. In 2019, she starred in the romantic comedy film ''Přes prsty''. As a theatre actress, she has been involved with Háta Theater, Minor Theater, or Kalich Theater. In 2010, she portrayed a ballerina in

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's 35-minute-long musical film Runaway. In 2011, Pavlovčinová received her first Thalia Award nomination for her portrayal of the witch in ''

''. In the same year, she portrayed Esmeralda in ''

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''. In 2021, she starred in the comedy plays '' Pouic Pouic'' and '' Cactus Flower''. In September 2022, she received her second nomination for the Thalia Award for her performance in ''Bratři naděje''. In 2023, she portrayed the lover in LP’s music video for "One Like You". In 2024, she appeared with her brother Adonxs on

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’s ''Milujem Slovensko''.

Television

In 2024, Pavlovčinová became a television presenter on OK TV.

Music

Apart from her acting career, she is the lead singer of the

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group Drama Queens, performing with Dušan Marek, musician and former lead singer of the Czech rock band

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. She performed with the Cuban

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band Caribe in the past. Since June 2022, he has toured with singer

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as both a dancer and vocalist.

Activism

Pavlovčinová is a co-founder of Kulturní sféra (Cultural Sphere), an organization that aims to help artists and other professionals in the performing arts industry who have struggled financially following the

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restrictions. On their behalf, she successfully negotiated with the Czech

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and the

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to implement legislative changes in the financial assistance programs introduced by the government. She has been involved with

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in providing humanitarian aid for war refugees amid

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, a neighboring country of her native Slovakia.

Personal life

Pavlovčinová practices

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and

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and is known for leading a

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. She has a

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on her face next to her left eye. Her brother, who is six years younger, is singer, dancer and model Adonxs. Her mother is the critically acclaimed visual artist Monika Sabo. She does not keep in touch with her biological father. She resides in

, Czech Republic.

Filmography

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlovcinova, Radka 1989 births Living people Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses People from Senica Slovak film actresses Slovak stage actresses Slovak television actresses Czech television presenters Slovak television presenters Czech women television presenters Slovak women television presenters 21st-century Czech actresses 21st-century Slovak actresses 21st-century Slovak women singers Salsa musicians English-language singers from the Czech Republic English-language singers from Slovakia