Edita Brychta
Encyclopedia
Edita Brychta is an Anglo
– Czech
actress. Her birth name was Edita Brychtová.
following the Prague Spring
. They settled in England
and Brychtová went to school and trained as an actress in London
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
– Czech
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
actress. Her birth name was Edita Brychtová.
Background
Born in Prague, Brychtová's parents fled to the West as a result of the 1968 Russian invasion of CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
following the Prague Spring
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II...
. They settled in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Brychtová went to school and trained as an actress in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Filmography
- Destroy All Humans! 2: Make War Not Love (2006) ...(voice)
- A Good YearA Good YearA Good Year is a 2006 British romantic comedy film, set in London and Provence. It was directed by Ridley Scott, with an international cast including Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish and Albert Finney...
(2006) ...(voice) - SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALsSOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALsSOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALS, is a third person tactical shooter video game for PlayStation 2 and the sequel to SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs. The game was developed by Zipper Interactive in collaboration with the Naval Special Warfare Command and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
(2005) (voice) .... COLDKILL - Vampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesVampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, abbreviated as Bloodlines or VTMB, is a computer role-playing game for Windows developed by Troika Games in 2004...
(2004) (voice) .... Ming-Xiao - Kingdom Under Fire: The CrusadersKingdom Under Fire: The CrusadersKingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is a tactical wargame developed by the Korean studio Phantagram for the Xbox. It is the sequel to the 2001 game Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes, and continues its storyline...
(2004) (voice) - James Bond 007: Everything or NothingJames Bond 007: Everything or Nothing007: Everything or Nothing is a third-person shooter video game, where the player controls James Bond. Bond is modeled after and voiced by the former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan, making it his final performance for the character in game and film...
(2003) (voice) - Robin Hood: Defender of the CrownRobin Hood: Defender of the CrownRobin Hood: Defender of the Crown is a video game made by Cinemaware and Capcom. It is loosely based on the legend of Robin Hood and remake of Cinemaware's previous very successful game, Defender of the Crown. It is for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.-Plot:It is a time of great unrest in...
(2003) (voice) .... Maid Marian - Kingdom Under Fire: A War of HeroesKingdom Under Fire: A War of HeroesKingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes is a real-time strategy video game developed by Phantagram and published by Gathering of Developers. Released for Windows in 2001, the game is based in a high fantasy setting and is played from an overhead isometric perspective...
(2001) (voice) - Spyro: Year of the DragonSpyro: Year of the DragonSpyro: Year of the Dragon is a platform game, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation video game console. The game was released in North America on October 23, 2000 and in Europe on November 10, 2000...
(2000) (voice) .... Sheila the Kangaroo, Princess Ami of the Fairies - Man on the Moon (1999) .... Pig-Tailed Wrestler
- Return to Krondor (1998) (voice)
- One Night Stand (1997) .... Karen's Business Associate
- Conspiracy Theory (1997) .... Henry Finch's Receptionist
- Crime of the Century (1996) .... Gerta Henkel
- The Rockford FilesThe Rockford FilesThe Rockford Files is an American television drama series which aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980. It has remained in regular syndication to the present day. The show stars James Garner as Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford and features Noah...
: Godfather Knows Best (1996) .... Katinka - Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
: Nan's Ghost (1995) .... Deirdre O'Bannon - Accumulator 1Accumulator 1Accumulator 1 is a 1994 film directed by Jan Svěrák. The film won the Grand Prize at the 7th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1996. Judges at the festival that year included actress Kim Novak and actor-director Mario Van Peebles....
(1994) .... Anna - The Britoil Affair (1993) .... Patricia Peters
- Behind the Palace Doors (1993) .... Diana, Princess of Wales
- Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (1992) .... Diana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
- LovejoyLovejoyLovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant...
: National Wealth .... Melanie Ford - The Piglet FilesThe Piglet FilesThe Piglet Files is a British sitcom produced by LWT .The show consisted of three series totaling twenty-one episodes that ran between 1990 and 1992....
(1991) Helen - TaggartTaggartTaggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who has written many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network...
: Rogues' Gallery (1990) .... Valerie Sinclair - The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990) .... Maya
- Gentlemen and PlayersGentlemen and Players (TV series)Gentlemen and Players is a British television series produced by TVS Television for the ITV network.An aspirational late 1980s drama series, Gentlemen and Players dealt with the struggles and intrigues involving two business rivals, Bo Beaufort and Mike Savage.Two series were made between 1988 and...
.... Jane Somerville (13 episodes, 1988-1989) - Friends (1988) .... Sally
- Flying in the Branches (1988) .... Dana
- Blind Justice (1988) .... Suzie de Villiers
- Escape (1987) .... Eva
- Galloping Galaxies!: Episode #2.4 (1986) .... Amazonia
- Worlds Beyond: Guardian of the Past (1986) .... Birgitta
- Call Me Mister: Humpty Dumpty (1986) .... Elizabeth Monk
- Foreign Body (1986) .... Jean
- Hot MetalHot Metal-External links:* at BBC Online Comedy Guide...
: The Tell-Tale Head (1986).... Lady Deborah - Cinq filles à Paris (1986) (mini) TV Series
- MaelstromMaelstrom (TV series)Maelstrom is a BBC television drama serial transmitted in 1985.The six-part serial was written by Michael J. Bird, produced by Vere Lorrimer and directed by David Maloney. The major cast members included Tusse Silberg, David Beames, Trevor Baxter, Susan Gilmore, Edita Brychta, John Abineri,...
(1985) .... Ingrid Nilsen - Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984) .... Antiochus's Daughter
See also
- Maelstrom (TV series)Maelstrom (TV series)Maelstrom is a BBC television drama serial transmitted in 1985.The six-part serial was written by Michael J. Bird, produced by Vere Lorrimer and directed by David Maloney. The major cast members included Tusse Silberg, David Beames, Trevor Baxter, Susan Gilmore, Edita Brychta, John Abineri,...
- Gentlemen and Players (TV series)Gentlemen and Players (TV series)Gentlemen and Players is a British television series produced by TVS Television for the ITV network.An aspirational late 1980s drama series, Gentlemen and Players dealt with the struggles and intrigues involving two business rivals, Bo Beaufort and Mike Savage.Two series were made between 1988 and...
- Accumulator 1Accumulator 1Accumulator 1 is a 1994 film directed by Jan Svěrák. The film won the Grand Prize at the 7th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1996. Judges at the festival that year included actress Kim Novak and actor-director Mario Van Peebles....
- Just Good Friends (TV Comedy Series) - Girl in Pub