Emília Vášáryová
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Emília Vášáryová (ˈɛmiːlija ˈvaːʃaːrijovaː; born May 18, 1942) is a Slovak stage and screen actress, referred to as the First Lady of Slovak Theater. During her over five decades long career, she has received numerous awards including the Meritorious Artist
(1978), Alfréd Radok Award (1996), Czech Lion Award
(with 99%s vote prevalence in 2005) Golden Globet Award
(2008), and most recently the honorary degree
Doctor Artis Dramaticae Honoris Causa (2010) as the only female to date, and ELSA (2010). Her sister is Magdaléna Vášáryová
.
, the First Slovak Republic. However, and along with younger sister Magdaléna (who became a popular actress herself), she was raised in Banská Štiavnica
, where both their parents taught. Father Jozef Vášáry, Slovak literature and grammar at gymnasium
, and mother Hermína german language
. Since the childhood, Vášáryová played amateur theater, as well as participated in gymnastics. While at JSŠ highschool in Štiavnica, she is chosen for a cameo role in the first Slovak/Hungarian film entitled St. Peter's Umbrella. Apart from others, the historic comedy starred Mari Törőcsik
(Best Actress
at the Cannes '76
), and barely sixteen years old Vášáryová played a servant-girl having only sentence on the screen, saying: "I'm coming, I'm coming!". The color motion picture was released in both regions at the Christmas 1958 with her name not credited.
at university, due to lacking so-called "confidential files" (issued by Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
), Vášáryová continues at Academy of Performing Arts
in Bratislava
with theater, eventually. When at college, she receives a few of supporting roles in two black-and-white films. Marching Is Not Always Fun (1960) and Midnight Mass (1962). In Young Ages (1962) she showed up for the first time on television. The breakthrough comes after she is given a leading part as Diana in Vojtěch Jasný
's fantasy-comedy Cassandra Cat
, in which a magic cat reveals the true nature of everyone he looks at, Communist bureaucrats including. Accompanied by such acclaimed domestic actors as Jan Werich
, a candidate for the 67's James Bond
's film (You Only Live Twice
), and the winner of Berlin IFF '75
Vlastimil Brodský
, the picture was premiered at the Canness
in May 1963, scoring two major awards in France. C.S.T. Prize and Special Jury
. Besides, that Cat gained a number of awards at various international festivals in Spain
, Greece
, Colombia
and Italy
. In December 1963, A Face at the Window (directed by Peter Solan) is opened with Ladislav Chudík and Štefan Kvietik in the leads, of which both will have a significant impact on the Vášáryová's career. Chudík in onstage terms next year, while Kvietik as her frequent "husband" in many a film.
on August 1, despite a noticed frustration from senior actors to whom her persona appeared too young and unexperienced for the stage of first order. Prior to that, she spent one season at New Scene
however, having appeared in four productions in total due to Magda Husáková-Lokvencová, the first spouse of the final President of Czechoslovakia, Gustáv Husák
. Her debut character at the national play-house became Ophelia
in Shakespeare
's tragedy Hamlet
. For Shakespeare's Helena
in A Midsummer Night's Dream
, and Vega
's Florelle in comedy the Dancing Master, she will receive Janko Borodáč Award in 1967. On movie screen, the actress was most notably casted in the Jester's Tale, which brought Karel Zeman
two awards at the San Francisco IFF '64
(for Best Film and Best Direction), and the first prize at Addis Ababa
IFF '64 in Ethiopia
. Other full-length films included St. Elizabeth Square (1965), Master Executioner (1966), Trailer People (1966), The Dragon's Return (1967) and There's No Other Way (1968). Simultaneously, Vášáryová builds a television career, winning in Brno
the first edition of the TV national contest Golden Croc in 1968 as the Most Popular Actress '67.
, Gorky
's Vassa Zheleznova and The Last Ones, Palárik's Thanksgiving Adventure, Sophocles
's Antigona
, Tolstoy
-Piscator
's War and Peace
), Vášáryová simultaneously developed her television career. The Balade for the Seven Hanged (1968), Parisian Mohicans (1971), Noodledom (1971), The Shepherd Wife (1972), Monna Vanna (1973) or Impatient Heart (1974), in which co-starred also her sister Magda. On the screen, the actress was casted in several movies. Copper Tower was directed by Martin Hollý Jr (who collaborated with Vášáryová also on TV film The Balade for the Seven Hanged), earning the Special Prize at the 21st Film Festival of Proletariats (FFP) in the summer 1970. Martin Ťapák's The Day Which Does Not Die resulted in an amount of domestic awards to the director, as well as male lead character, performed by Štefan Kvietik. The film itself won at the 19th KVIFF '74
an award by the Peace & Socialism Questions magazine.
for the direction, gained her much popularity on the screen, as well as on television (where the drama was split in two-episode TV series). The Lawyer, also the Lettrich's picture, won the Best Film award at the 16th Festival of Czechoslovak Film (FČSF) in České Budějovice
in 1978, and brought Vášáryová herself her second ZČDU Award at the 21st International Film Festival '78
in Karlovy Vary
, and in commom with the ÚV SZŽ Gold Plaque
. In addition to, she was furthermore awarded by the national government with the honorary title as Meritorious Artist
.
of both movies was Vášáryová's second husband, Milan Čorba. Apart from TV, she therefore focused solely on acting in the theater, and her lead role in Iphigenia in Tauris, a J.W. von Goethe
's tragedy, brought the artist an Andrej Bagar Award in 1983 as the Best Stage Actress. At the end of the decade, Vášáryová began lecturing theater at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
. (One of her former students was also Barbora Bobuľová
, who later achieved an international career, including David di Donatello
and Nastro d'Argento
award).
) the lead female part in Marguerite Duras
'es play La Musica, for which she won in 1992 a Telemuse award as the Best TV Actress. (Three years later, she would multiply her winning in the Dubbing category, though.) At the same time, and almost eight years since her last appearance on screen, the actress returned to the spotlight of cinematic cameras as Silvia in Red Gypsy (1992), directed by Branislav Mišík. In addition, she was casted in Hazard (1995), the Roman Petrenko
's debut based on a true story, in which she co-starred with Czech male sex symbol
Marek Vašut
(appearing as her younger partner - "parasite"). While Tomáš Krnáč assigned Vášáryová in short film The Higher Power (1996) a role of a famous theater diva diagnosed with a serious illness (showing up with Huba
again, casted as her physician
then). In theater, the artist was acclaimed by the Alfréd Radok Award for her character of the Younger Sister in Thomas Bernhard
's play Ritter, Dene, Voss, presented at the Theatre on the Balustrade
in Prague
in 1996.
's winning picture at the IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg
in Germany, Vášáryová was given the role of mother. So was in Eva Borušovičová's official debut Blue Heaven (1997) that received nominations on several festivals, including at the 32nd Karlovy Vary IFF
(classified as the third favorite movie by audience, eventually) or at the independent Cinequest
held annually in San Jose, California
, USA. While the drama Return to Paradise Lost (aka Which Side Eden 1999) by Vojtěch Jasný
was a Montréal WFF
nominee, her following picture Cosy Dens (1999) was a more of comedy, as well as the box office
in Czech Republic
, which was directed by Jan Hřebejk
. His work produced a number of awards (apart from others, also three Czech Lion
s), and Vášáryová would become more importantly the director's protégé also in 2000s. As for her stage performances, for the role of Agnes in Albee
's play A Delicate Balance the actress won Crystal Wing in 1999 as Best Artist in Theater/Film. As Old Woman in Ionesco
's absurdist tragedy The Chairs, for a change she received the Dosky Award, Jozef Kroner Award and Literature Fund award (each in 2000).
Notes
Notes
Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist , also translated as Merited Artist, Deserved Artist or Distinguished Artist or Honorary Artist or Honorable Actor) is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Russian Federation, Union republics, and Autonomous republics, also in some other Eastern bloc states, as well as in a...
(1978), Alfréd Radok Award (1996), Czech Lion Award
Czech Lion
The Czech Lion awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic...
(with 99%s vote prevalence in 2005) Golden Globet Award
Best Actress Award (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Golden Globet for Best Actress Award is the main category of Competition of Shanghai International Film Festival.- Award Winners :...
(2008), and most recently the honorary degree
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
Doctor Artis Dramaticae Honoris Causa (2010) as the only female to date, and ELSA (2010). Her sister is Magdaléna Vášáryová
Magdaléna Vášáryová
Magdaléna Vášáryová , is a Slovak actress and diplomat, prominent for her liberal anti-nationalist stances. In 1971 she completed her studies at Comenius University in Bratislava. Until 1989 she acted in several Slovak theatres, including Slovak National Theatre and in numerous movies...
.
1942–58: Early years and St. Peter's Umbrella
Vášáryová was born in Horná ŠtubňaHorná Štubna
Horná Štubňa is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 627 metres and covers an area of 31.388km². It has a population of about 1,610 people.-Famous people:*Emília Vášáryová,...
, the First Slovak Republic. However, and along with younger sister Magdaléna (who became a popular actress herself), she was raised in Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica
Banská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town...
, where both their parents taught. Father Jozef Vášáry, Slovak literature and grammar at gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
, and mother Hermína german language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. Since the childhood, Vášáryová played amateur theater, as well as participated in gymnastics. While at JSŠ highschool in Štiavnica, she is chosen for a cameo role in the first Slovak/Hungarian film entitled St. Peter's Umbrella. Apart from others, the historic comedy starred Mari Törőcsik
Mari Töröcsik
Mari Törőcsik is a Hungarian film actress. She has appeared in over 120 films since 1956. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for the film Mrs...
(Best Actress
Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
at the Cannes '76
1976 Cannes Film Festival
The 29th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13-28, 1976. A new section, 'L'Air du temps', which is non-competitive and focuses on contemporary subjects, is introduced at this festival and discontinued after the next.- Jury :...
), and barely sixteen years old Vášáryová played a servant-girl having only sentence on the screen, saying: "I'm coming, I'm coming!". The color motion picture was released in both regions at the Christmas 1958 with her name not credited.
1959–63: Academy of Performing Arts and The Cassandra Cat
Although decided to proceed with languages study, or history of artHistory of art
The History of art refers to visual art which may be defined as any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes, expressing ideas, emotions or, in general, a worldview...
at university, due to lacking so-called "confidential files" (issued by Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992....
), Vášáryová continues at Academy of Performing Arts
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava is a university founded on June 9, 1949.The university consists of three faculties:*Theatre Faculty...
in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
with theater, eventually. When at college, she receives a few of supporting roles in two black-and-white films. Marching Is Not Always Fun (1960) and Midnight Mass (1962). In Young Ages (1962) she showed up for the first time on television. The breakthrough comes after she is given a leading part as Diana in Vojtěch Jasný
Vojtech Jasný
Vojtěch Jasný is a Czech director who came to prominence in the sixties. He won a Cannes Special Jury Prize for Až přijde kocour/The Cassandra Cat ....
's fantasy-comedy Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat , also released under the titles When the Cat Comes, The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses, and/or That Cat) is a 1963 Czechoslovakian film directed by Vojtěch Jasný....
, in which a magic cat reveals the true nature of everyone he looks at, Communist bureaucrats including. Accompanied by such acclaimed domestic actors as Jan Werich
Jan Werich
Jan Werich was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.-Life:Between 1916 to 1924 he attended "reálné gymnasium" in Křemencová Street in Prague...
, a candidate for the 67's James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
's film (You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice (film)
You Only Live Twice is the fifth spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's screenplay was written by Roald Dahl, and loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel of the same name...
), and the winner of Berlin IFF '75
25th Berlin International Film Festival
The 25th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 27 to July 8, 1975.-Jury:* Sylvia Syms * Ottokar Runze* Henry Chapier* Else Goelz* Albert Johnson* Rostislav Yurenev* Carlo Martins* S...
Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský was a respected Czech actor. He appeared in over 90 films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema....
, the picture was premiered at the Canness
1963 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Armand Salacrou *Rouben Mamoulian *Jacqueline Audry *Wilfrid Baumgartner *François Chavane *Jean De Baroncelli *Robert Hossein...
in May 1963, scoring two major awards in France. C.S.T. Prize and Special Jury
Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)
The Jury Prize is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the film festival, after the Palme d'Or and the Grand Prix....
. Besides, that Cat gained a number of awards at various international festivals in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. In December 1963, A Face at the Window (directed by Peter Solan) is opened with Ladislav Chudík and Štefan Kvietik in the leads, of which both will have a significant impact on the Vášáryová's career. Chudík in onstage terms next year, while Kvietik as her frequent "husband" in many a film.
1964–69: National Theater, The Jester's Tale, Janko Borodáč award and Golden Croc
In 1964, following an offer from drama chief Ladislav Chudík, Vášáryová joined the ensemble of Slovak National TheaterSlovak National Theatre
The Slovak National Theatre denotes:* the oldest Slovak professional theatre consisting of 3 ensembles ,* a Neo-Renaissance theatre building in the Old Town of Bratislava, Slovakia, which formerly housed two of the theatre's ensembles , and* the theatre's large modern theatre building in...
on August 1, despite a noticed frustration from senior actors to whom her persona appeared too young and unexperienced for the stage of first order. Prior to that, she spent one season at New Scene
New Scene
New Scene is a theatre located in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia....
however, having appeared in four productions in total due to Magda Husáková-Lokvencová, the first spouse of the final President of Czechoslovakia, Gustáv Husák
Gustáv Husák
Gustáv Husák was a Slovak politician, president of Czechoslovakia and a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia and of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia...
. Her debut character at the national play-house became Ophelia
Ophelia
Ophelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.-Plot:...
in Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's tragedy Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
. For Shakespeare's Helena
Helena
-First name:*Helena , Roman mother of Emperor Constantine*Helena, wife of Julian , Roman daughter of Emperor Constantine*Helena...
in A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
, and Vega
Lope de Vega
Félix Arturo Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright and poet. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century Baroque literature...
's Florelle in comedy the Dancing Master, she will receive Janko Borodáč Award in 1967. On movie screen, the actress was most notably casted in the Jester's Tale, which brought Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès."-Life:...
two awards at the San Francisco IFF '64
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries...
(for Best Film and Best Direction), and the first prize at Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
IFF '64 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Other full-length films included St. Elizabeth Square (1965), Master Executioner (1966), Trailer People (1966), The Dragon's Return (1967) and There's No Other Way (1968). Simultaneously, Vášáryová builds a television career, winning in Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
the first edition of the TV national contest Golden Croc in 1968 as the Most Popular Actress '67.
1970–75: Copper Tower, The Day Which Does Not Die and Who Leaves in the Rain
Along with acting on the stage (in Herodes and Herodias by HviezdoslavPavol Országh Hviezdoslav
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (* February 2, 1849 in Vyšný Kubín (Felsőkubin), Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Hungary, † November 8, 1921 in Dolný Kubín, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), was a Slovak poet, dramatist, translator and for a short time member...
, Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
's Vassa Zheleznova and The Last Ones, Palárik's Thanksgiving Adventure, Sophocles
Sophocles
Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...
's Antigona
Antigona
Antigona is an opera in three acts in Italian by the composer Tommaso Traetta. The libretto, by Marco Coltellini, is based on the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles.-Performance history:...
, Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist...
-Piscator
Erwin Piscator
Erwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator was a German theatre director and producer and, with Bertolt Brecht, the foremost exponent of epic theatre, a form that emphasizes the socio-political content of drama, rather than its emotional manipulation of the audience or on the production's formal...
's War and Peace
War and Peace
War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature...
), Vášáryová simultaneously developed her television career. The Balade for the Seven Hanged (1968), Parisian Mohicans (1971), Noodledom (1971), The Shepherd Wife (1972), Monna Vanna (1973) or Impatient Heart (1974), in which co-starred also her sister Magda. On the screen, the actress was casted in several movies. Copper Tower was directed by Martin Hollý Jr (who collaborated with Vášáryová also on TV film The Balade for the Seven Hanged), earning the Special Prize at the 21st Film Festival of Proletariats (FFP) in the summer 1970. Martin Ťapák's The Day Which Does Not Die resulted in an amount of domestic awards to the director, as well as male lead character, performed by Štefan Kvietik. The film itself won at the 19th KVIFF '74
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
an award by the Peace & Socialism Questions magazine.
1976–80: Red Wine, The Lawyer and Meritorious Artist title
The second half of the 70s became a very successful season for the artist, whose work was appreciated in film, and that much in theater. For the role of Zuza in Who Leaves in the Rain (directed by Hollý Jr) she received in Prague ZČDU Award at the 13th Festival of Czechoslovak Film (FČSF) as Best Acress in 1975. Red Wine by Andrej Lettrich, who received the State Prize of Klement GottwaldKlement Gottwald
Klement Gottwald was a Czechoslovakian Communist politician, longtime leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia , prime minister and president of Czechoslovakia.-Early life:...
for the direction, gained her much popularity on the screen, as well as on television (where the drama was split in two-episode TV series). The Lawyer, also the Lettrich's picture, won the Best Film award at the 16th Festival of Czechoslovak Film (FČSF) in České Budějovice
Ceské Budejovice
České Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...
in 1978, and brought Vášáryová herself her second ZČDU Award at the 21st International Film Festival '78
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
in Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
, and in commom with the ÚV SZŽ Gold Plaque
Memorial Plaque
The Memorial Plaque was issued after the First World War to the next-of-kin of all British and Empire service personnel who were killed as a result of the war....
. In addition to, she was furthermore awarded by the national government with the honorary title as Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist , also translated as Merited Artist, Deserved Artist or Distinguished Artist or Honorary Artist or Honorable Actor) is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Russian Federation, Union republics, and Autonomous republics, also in some other Eastern bloc states, as well as in a...
.
1981–89: Plavčík and Vratko, About Fame and Grass, and Andrej Bagar award
The eighties were not much of significant years in terms of screen challenges for Vášáryová. Although, she appeared in over thirty films on television, her cinematic career stucked after she reached her forties. The only two pictures she co-starred in were fairy-tale Plavčík and Vratko (1981), directed by Martin Ťapák as their third collaboration (the earlier films featured Journey to San Jago and the Day Which Does Not Die), and About Fame and Grass, a short story by Peter Solan (1984). Costume designerCostume Designer
A costume designer or costume mistress/master is a person whose responsibility is to design costumes for a film or stage production. He or she is considered an important part of the "production team", working alongside the director, scenic and lighting designers as well as the sound designer. The...
of both movies was Vášáryová's second husband, Milan Čorba. Apart from TV, she therefore focused solely on acting in the theater, and her lead role in Iphigenia in Tauris, a J.W. von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
's tragedy, brought the artist an Andrej Bagar Award in 1983 as the Best Stage Actress. At the end of the decade, Vášáryová began lecturing theater at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava is a university founded on June 9, 1949.The university consists of three faculties:*Theatre Faculty...
. (One of her former students was also Barbora Bobuľová
Barbora Bobulová
Barbora Bobuľová is a Slovak actress.Born in Martin, Slovakia, Bobuľová trained at the National Drama Academy in Bratislava before moving to Italy in 1995...
, who later achieved an international career, including David di Donatello
David di Donatello
David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...
and Nastro d'Argento
Nastro d'Argento
The Nastro d'Argento is a movie award assigned each year, since 1946, for cinematic performances and production by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics...
award).
1990–96: Ministry of Culture prize, Telemuse, Red Gypsy, Hazard and Radok award
Following the prize for her lifetime contribution, delivered by Ministry of Culture in 1991, Vášáryová launched the fourth decade of her active playing in TV. Amongs other sixteen pieces the actress made for TV in nineties, Vášáryová was also given (as opposite to Martin HubaMartin Huba
Martin Huba is a Slovak actor and director on stage and in film.In 1964 he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava . He joined the Východoslovenské štátne divadlo in Košice. In 1967 he moved to the theater Divadlo na Korze in Bratislava, where he remained till its closure in...
) the lead female part in Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.-Background:...
'es play La Musica, for which she won in 1992 a Telemuse award as the Best TV Actress. (Three years later, she would multiply her winning in the Dubbing category, though.) At the same time, and almost eight years since her last appearance on screen, the actress returned to the spotlight of cinematic cameras as Silvia in Red Gypsy (1992), directed by Branislav Mišík. In addition, she was casted in Hazard (1995), the Roman Petrenko
Petrenko
Petrenko is a surname that is traced to Cossacks a.k.a "Free Russians".It may refer to:*Alexander Petrenko , Russian basketball player*Aleksandr Petrenko , Russian triple jumper*Alexei Petrenko , Russian actor...
's debut based on a true story, in which she co-starred with Czech male sex symbol
Sex symbol
A sex symbol is a celebrity of either gender, typically an actor, musician, supermodel, teen idol, or sports star, noted for their sex appeal. The term was first used in the mid 1950s in relation to the popularity of certain Hollywood stars, especially Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte...
Marek Vašut
Marek Vašut
Marek Vašut is a Czech film, stage, and television actor, best known for his appearances in Help! I'm a Teenage Outlaw and Thief Takers.-Biography:...
(appearing as her younger partner - "parasite"). While Tomáš Krnáč assigned Vášáryová in short film The Higher Power (1996) a role of a famous theater diva diagnosed with a serious illness (showing up with Huba
Martin Huba
Martin Huba is a Slovak actor and director on stage and in film.In 1964 he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava . He joined the Východoslovenské štátne divadlo in Košice. In 1967 he moved to the theater Divadlo na Korze in Bratislava, where he remained till its closure in...
again, casted as her physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
then). In theater, the artist was acclaimed by the Alfréd Radok Award for her character of the Younger Sister in Thomas Bernhard
Thomas Bernhard
Thomas Bernhard was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet. Bernhard, whose body of work has been called "the most significant literary achievement since World War II," is widely considered to be one of the most important German-speaking authors of the postwar era.- Life :Thomas Bernhard was...
's play Ritter, Dene, Voss, presented at the Theatre on the Balustrade
Theatre on the Balustrade
The Theatre on the Balustrade is situated in Prague, Czech republic.The theatre was founded in 1958. Its founders - Helena Philipová, Ivan Vyskočil, Jiří Suchý and Vladimír Vodička named their professional theatre after a street leading from the square to the river...
in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
in 1996.
1997–00: Orbis Pictus, Blue Heaven, Crystal Wing, Cosy Dens and Dosky award
Since the second half of the nineties, fifty years old Vášáryová successfully rebuilt her legend on the screen, as a result of new challenging roles the actress was to receive. Following The Cage, a TV film made with Stanislav Párnický (for which she later received the Igric award as the Best TV Actress), she therefore somewhat left television for nearly one decade. In Orbis Pictus, the Martin ŠulíkMartin Šulík
Martin Šulík is a Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from which he graduated in 1986...
's winning picture at the IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival is an annual film festival held jointly by the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The festival was established in 1952. In Mannheim there are six cinema centres and 19 single cinemas.The festival presents arthouse films of...
in Germany, Vášáryová was given the role of mother. So was in Eva Borušovičová's official debut Blue Heaven (1997) that received nominations on several festivals, including at the 32nd Karlovy Vary IFF
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
(classified as the third favorite movie by audience, eventually) or at the independent Cinequest
Cinequest Film Festival
The Cinequest Film Festival is an annual independent film festival held in San Jose, California. The festival highlights the work of new film makers....
held annually in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, USA. While the drama Return to Paradise Lost (aka Which Side Eden 1999) by Vojtěch Jasný
Vojtech Jasný
Vojtěch Jasný is a Czech director who came to prominence in the sixties. He won a Cannes Special Jury Prize for Až přijde kocour/The Cassandra Cat ....
was a Montréal WFF
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
nominee, her following picture Cosy Dens (1999) was a more of comedy, as well as the box office
Box office
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in Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, which was directed by Jan Hřebejk
Jan Hrebejk
Jan Hřebejk is a Czech film director.-Early life and education:Born in Prague, Hřebejk studied together with his classmate Petr Jarchovský at high school. Now Jarchovsky is a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter...
. His work produced a number of awards (apart from others, also three Czech Lion
Czech Lion
The Czech Lion awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic...
s), and Vášáryová would become more importantly the director's protégé also in 2000s. As for her stage performances, for the role of Agnes in Albee
Edward Albee
Edward Franklin Albee III is an American playwright who is best known for The Zoo Story , The Sandbox , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , and a rewrite of the screenplay for the unsuccessful musical version of Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's . His works are considered well-crafted, often...
's play A Delicate Balance the actress won Crystal Wing in 1999 as Best Artist in Theater/Film. As Old Woman in Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
's absurdist tragedy The Chairs, for a change she received the Dosky Award, Jozef Kroner Award and Literature Fund award (each in 2000).
2001–05: Actress of the Century, Václav Havel prize, Up and Down and Czech Lion
In 2001, Vášáryová won a national journalist pool, being rated as the "Slovak Actress of the Century" in Slovakia. However, she has never seeing a many movies of her own as the diva admitted.Notes
- X The original show ran until 1989. Though a similar pool 'Television Bells' also ran in the Czechoslovakia since 1985. In 1990 Golden Croc was replaced by I Like (that lasts the only year actually), and starting 1991 TýTý Awards is effective in the Czech Republic. In Slovakia OTO Awards was founded in 2000.
Awards and nominations
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| 1975 | ZČDU Award Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events.... |
Best Actress Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:-Film award:* Academy Award for Best Actress* Ariel Award for Best Actress... |
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| 2005 | Czech Lion '04 Czech Lion The Czech Lion awards are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic... |
Up and Down Up and Down (film) Up and Down is a 2004 Czech comedy film directed by Jan Hřebejk. The film first premiered in France at the Cannes Film Market on May 19, 2004.... |
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| 2008 | Golden Goblet Best Actress Award (Shanghai International Film Festival) Golden Globet for Best Actress Award is the main category of Competition of Shanghai International Film Festival.- Award Winners :... |
Václav Václav (film) -Cast:*Ivan Trojan as Václav Vingl*Emília Vášáryová as Václav's mother*Jan Budař as František*Soňa Norisová as Lída*Jiří Lábus as chief magistrate*Petra Špalková as Majka*Martin Pechlát as Father*Martina Delišová as young mother*Jan Vlasák as Pilecký... |
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| 2009 | Czech Lion '08 | Best Supporting Actress | Nasty Nestyda Nasty , also translated as Shameless, is a 2008 Czech comedy film directed by Jan Hřebejk. Following their collaborations on A Novel for Women and The Holiday Makers, Czech filmmaker Hřebejk and author Michal Viewegh reunited for Nasty, a comic romp based on Viewegh’s bestselling Tales of Marriage... |
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| 1992 | Telemuse | Best Actress | La Musica by M.Duras Marguerite Duras Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.-Background:... Mary Mary (mother of Jesus) Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee... in Mother of Jesus Mary, Mother of Jesus (film) Mary, Mother of Jesus is a made-for-television Biblical film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother. It stars Swedish Pernilla August and Melinda Kinnaman as Mary, David Threlfall as Joseph and Christian Bale as Jesus. The film was produced by Eunice Kennedy Shriver... |
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| 1999 | Golden Loop | Guarding Tess Guarding Tess Guarding Tess is a 1994 film starring Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage, directed by Hugh Wilson.MacLaine plays the part of a fictional former First Lady protected by an entourage of Secret Service bodyguards led by a reluctant Doug Chesnic .... |
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| 1967 | Janko Borodáč Award | Best Actress | The Dancing Master by L. de Vega Lope de Vega Félix Arturo Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright and poet. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century Baroque literature... A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta... by W.Shakespeare William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"... |
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| 1983 | Andrej Bagar Award | Iphigenia in Tauris by J.W. von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long... |
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| 1996 | Alfréd Radok Award | Ritter, Dene, Voss by T.Bernhard Thomas Bernhard Thomas Bernhard was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet. Bernhard, whose body of work has been called "the most significant literary achievement since World War II," is widely considered to be one of the most important German-speaking authors of the postwar era.- Life :Thomas Bernhard was... |
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| LitFond Award | The Cherry Orchard The Cherry Orchard The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however, Stanislavski insisted on... by Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics... |
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| 1999 | Crystal Wing '98 | Best Artist – Theater/Film | A Delicate Balance by E.Albee Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III is an American playwright who is best known for The Zoo Story , The Sandbox , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , and a rewrite of the screenplay for the unsuccessful musical version of Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's . His works are considered well-crafted, often... |
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| 2000 | DOSKY Award Dosky Awards The Dosky Awards are presented annually for achievements in Slovak theatre. The winners are selected by vote by theatre critics. Recent winners in the principal categories have been as follows.-Best Actress:... |
Best Actress | The Chairs by E.Ionesco Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd... |
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| 2002 | Master Class Master Class Master Class is a play by Terrence McNally, with incidental music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Vincenzo Bellini.The play originally was staged by the Philadelphia Theatre Company and the Mark Taper Forum. After twelve previews, the Broadway production, directed by Leonard Foglia, opened... by T.McNally Terrence McNally Terrence McNally is an American playwright who has received four Tony Awards, an Emmy, two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has been a member of the Council of the... |
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| 2004 | DOSKY Award | Best Actress | The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia? The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia? The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, a play written by Edward Albee, premiered on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre on 10 March 2002 where it ran for 309 performances. A production opened in London in 2004.... by E.Albee Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III is an American playwright who is best known for The Zoo Story , The Sandbox , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , and a rewrite of the screenplay for the unsuccessful musical version of Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's . His works are considered well-crafted, often... |
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| 2006 | Komerční banka Award | Joseph and Marie by P.Turrini Peter Turrini Peter Turrini is an Austrian leftist playwright.Born in Carinthia, Turrini has been writing since 1971, when his play Rozznjogd premiered at the Volkstheater, Vienna. A versatile author, he has written plays, screenplays, poems, and essays... |
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Notes
- A Won Lenka Termerová for her role of Mother in Děti noci directed by Michaela Pavlátová.
- B Won Zdena Studenková. Vášáryová was ranked as the third, following Anna Šišková.
- C Won Zdena Studenková. Vášáryová was ranked as the third, following Kamila Magálová.
- D Won Zdena Studenková. Vášáryová was ranked as the second, followed by Kamila Magálová.
- E Won Zdena Studenková. Vášáryová was ranked as the third, following Magda Paveleková.
- F Won Petra Polnišová. Vášáryová was ranked as the third, following Gabriela Dzúriková.
Lifetime honors and other achievements
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| 1978 | Meritorious Artist Meritorious Artist Meritorious Artist , also translated as Merited Artist, Deserved Artist or Distinguished Artist or Honorary Artist or Honorable Actor) is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Russian Federation, Union republics, and Autonomous republics, also in some other Eastern bloc states, as well as in a... |
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| 2002 | State decoration State decoration State decorations are orders, medals and other decorations granted by a state. International decorations are similar, but are not granted by a specific nation but rather an international organization.... Ľudovít Štúr Order, 1st class |
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| 2003 | Karel Čapek Award 2002 Karel Capek Karel Čapek was Czech writer of the 20th century.-Biography:Born in 1890 in the Bohemian mountain village of Malé Svatoňovice to an overbearing, emotional mother and a distant yet adored father, Čapek was the youngest of three siblings... |
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| Václav Havel Václav Havel Václav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally... Prize – The Medal of Merit |
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| 2010 | Doctor Artis Dramaticae Honoris Causa by JAMU Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is a university-level school in Brno in the Czech Republic.The Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is one of two academies of music and the dramatic arts in the Czech Republic... |
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External links
- Emília Vášáryová's gallery by MF DNES
- Emília Vášáryová's photos by Kinobox
