Věra Kubánková (22 July 1924 – 13 April 2016) was a

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actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. At the 2006

Thalia Awards The Czech ''Actors' Association'' has presented its annual Thalia Awards (Czech: Ceny Thálie) since 1993. The award is named after Thalia, the muse of comedy. The 2016 ceremony was broadcast by Czech Television and radio station Český rozhlas ...

she was honoured in the lifetime achievement in theatre category. She worked at the Divadlo za branou during the 1960s and 1970s. Kubánková also took to the stage in the Czech cities of

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and

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...

, but most of her performances came in

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Selected filmography

*'' Žena za pultem'' (1978, TV series) *''

The Night of the Emerald Moon ''The Night of the Emerald Moon'' () is a 1985 Czech drama film directed by Václav Matějka. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast *Radoslav Brzobohatý as Janek Kysucan * Jerzy Trela as Cyril Kysucan * Pavol Vi ...

'' (1985) *'' The Post Office Girl'' (1988, TV film) *'' Babicka'' (2003) *'' Toys in the Attic'' (2009) *''

The Snake Brothers The Snake Brothers (, literally ''Cobras and Grass Snakes'') is a 2015 Czech crime drama film directed by Jan Prušinovský. The film is set in a small Czech town Kralupy nad Vltavou in central Bohemia, Czech Republic. Cast * Matěj Hádek as Voj ...

'' (2015)

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* 1924 births 2016 deaths Czech stage actresses Czechoslovak stage actresses Actors from Košice 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Recipients of the Thalia Award {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub