Simona Stašová (born 19 March 1955) is a Czech stage, film and television actress. Since making her theatre debut in 1976, she has acted on stage in theatres and appeared in numerous films and television productions. Stašová has won multiple awards for her acting, both inside her native Czech Republic and internationally.

Career

Stašová studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague. After graduating, she acted at the in

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in 1976 before moving to in Prague between 1977 and 1991. Stašová was nominated for an Elsa television award in 2004, for her role in the

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production ''Místo nahoře''. At the 2007 Thalia Awards she won the category of Best Actress in a Play, for her performance of the role of ''Evy Meara'' in a production of

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's '' The Gingerbread Lady'' () at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre in

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. Stašová was named Actress of the Year at the 2014 TýTý Awards. At the 2014 Tiburon Film Festival, Stašová was named winner in the Best Actress category for her role in the 2013 television movie '' Sebemilenec''. She was also awarded for the same role, winning at the

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in 2015.

Personal life

Stašová is the daughter of Czech actress Jiřina Bohdalová and Břetislav Staš, who are divorced. She has been married three times: to Czech actor Pavel Trávníček, Italian professor Eusebio Ciccotti and Czech actor Pavel Skřípal. Stašová has two sons, Marek and Vojta, from her marriages to Ciccotti and Skřípal respectively.

Selected filmography

Films

*'' Incomplete Eclipse'' (1982) *'' Jako kníže Rohan'' (1983) *'' Cosy Dens'' (1999) *'' Divided We Fall'' (2000) *'' Victims and Murderers'' (2000) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Men in Hope'' (2011) * '' Můj vysvlečenej deník'' (2012)

Television

*'' Youngest of the Hamr's Family'' (1975) *'' Arabela'' (1979) *''Místo nahoře'' (2004) *'' Sebemilenec'' (TV film, 2013)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stasova, Simona 1955 births Living people Actresses from Prague Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Czech film actresses Czech television actresses Czech stage actresses 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Recipients of the Thalia Award