Tereza Kostková (born 14 June 1976) is a Czech actress and

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, daughter of actors

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and Carmen Mayerová.

Biography

Career

After graduating from high school, Kostková studied at the VOŠ herecká acting college, where she earned an

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, after which she began working in theatre. Between 1997 and 1999, she worked at the Západočeské divadlo in

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and between 1999 and 2014, she was based at the

Divadlo pod Palmovkou Palmovka Theatre (), also known as the Theatre S. K. Neumann and the Urban and Regional Theatre, is a classic drama theatre located in the Prague district of Libeň at the bottom of Zenklova street in Prague near the intersection and subway stat ...

in Prague. She has been active in a number of other theatres, including

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(Prague). Since 2006, she has co-hosted the television show '' StarDance'' with Marek Eben. In 2009, she co-hosted ''Duety… když hvězdy zpívají'' with Aleš Háma. Kostková has appeared in numerous television shows, including ''Bazén'', ''Proč bychom se netopili'', ''Pojišťovna štěstí'', ''

Ordinace v růžové zahradě 2 Ordinace v růžové zahradě 2 (until 2008 Ordinace v růžové zahradě, meaning: ''Doctor's office in the rose garden 2'') is a Czech medical drama and soap opera broadcast from 2005 to 2021 on TV Nova channel, from 2021 to 2025 on Voyo.cz a ...

'', ''Obchoďák'', ''Cesty domů'', ''Vinaři'', and ''Temný Kraj''. Her film roles include ''

Líbáš jako ďábel ''Líbáš jako ďábel'' (You Kiss Like a Devil) is a 2012 Czech comedy directed by Marie Poledňáková. It is a sequel to Poledňáková's 2009 comedy '' You Kiss like a God'' and includes the lead cast from the previous film, Jiří Barto ...

'' (2012) and '' Women on the Run'' (2019).

Personal life

Kostková is distantly related to actor

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, on her father's side. Between 2006 and 2015, she was married to theatre director and manager Petr Kracik, with whom she has a son, Antonín. Since 2018, she has been married to Jakub Nvota.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Biography on csfd.cz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kostkova, Tereza 1976 births Living people Czech film actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses Actresses from Prague 20th-century Czech actresses