Dana Vávrová
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| Born | 9 August 1967 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 5 February 2009 (aged 41) Munich, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director |
| Years active | 1976–2008 |
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| Children | Josefina Vilsmaier, Janina Vilsmaier, Theresa Vilsmaier |
| Relatives | Hana Heřmánková (sister) |
Dana Vávrová (German: Herbstmilch as Anna Wimschneider in 1989, she became a household name in Cinema of Germany.
Biography
Vávrová was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia and played her first main film role in Ať žijí duchové! (English: Long Live the Ghosts!) in 1976,Deutscher Filmpreis for this role.
In addition to acting, she also directed films,Der letzte Zug) after Joseph Vilsmaier, who had been directing, was involved in an accident.
Vávrová was awarded a
Bundesverdienstkreuz.[6]
The three daughters of Vávrová and Vilsmaier, Janina Vilsmaier, Theresa Vilsmaier and Josefina Vilsmaier, are also active as actresses. Vávrová's older sister, Hana Heřmánková, is a television presenter in the Czech Republic.
Dana Vávrová died of cervical cancer in Munich, Germany on 5 February 2009.[7] She was 41 years old.
Filmography
Actress
- 1977: Long Live Ghosts! (Director: Oldřich Lipský) - Leontýnka Brtník z Brtníku
- 1977: Jak se točí Rozmarýny (Director: Věra Plivová-Simková) - Zuzana
- 1979: Vražedné pochybnosti (Director: Ivo Toman) - Jana
- 1979: Kulový blesk (Director: Zdeněk Podskalský, Ladislav Smoljak)
- 1980: Koncert na konci léta (Director: František Vláčil)
- 1980: Brontosaurus (Director: Věra Plivová-Simková)
- 1980: Arabela (Director: Václav Vorlíček) - Little Red Riding Hood
- 1980: Svítalo celou noc
- 1982: Ein Stück Himmel (TV Mini Series, Director: Franz Peter Wirth)
- 1983: Kluk za dvě pětky (Director: Jaromír Borek) - Eliska
- 1984: Levé křídlo (Director: Jiří Hanibal) - Zdena
- 1984: Amadeus (Director: Miloš Forman)
- 1984: Bambinot (TV Mini Series, Director: Jaroslav Dudek)
- 1984: My všichni školou povinní (TV Mini Series, Director: Ludvík Ráža)
- 1988: Derrick (TV Series) - Bettina Rudolf
- 1988: Pan Tau (Director: Jindřich Polák) - Alena
- 1989: Autumn Milk (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Anna Wimschneider
- 1991: Rama dama (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier)
- 1992: Der Nachbar (Director: Götz Spielmann) - Michaela
- 1993: Stalingrad (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Irina
- 1993: Rosenemil (Director: Radu Gabrea) - Lissy
- 1995: Pizza Arrabiata (Director: Jochen Richter) - Laura
- 1995: Brother of Sleep (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Elsbeth
- 1997: Comedian Harmonists (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Ursula Bootz
- 2000: The Conception of My Younger Brother - Marie
- 2000: Bear on the Run (Director: Dana Vávrová) - Briefträgerin
- 2002: The Damned - Michaela Holubová
- 2002: August der Glückliche (TV Movie, Director: Joseph Vilsmaier)
- 2003: Getting a Life (TV Movie, Director: Vivian Naefe) - Tatjana Berkhoff
- 2004: Der Vater meines Sohnes (TV Movie, Director: Dagmar Damek) - Stella Fröhlich
- 2004: Rock Crystal (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Susanne
- 2004: Grenzverkehr (Director: Stefan Betz) - Helena
- 2006: Ein Hauptgewinn für Papa (TV Movie, Director: Bodo Fürneisen) - Anja Lohse
- 2007: Lamento (Director: René Sydow, Daniel Hedfeld) - Christiane Reitz
- 2008: Ship of No Return: The Final Voyage of the Gustloff (TV Movie, Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Lilli Simoneit (final film role)
Director
- 1995: Wia die Zeit vergeht (documentary film about the musician Hubert von Goisern)
- 1996: Hunger – Sehnsucht nach Liebe
- 2000: Bear on the Run
- 2006: Der letzte Zug (directed by Dana Vávrová and Joseph Vilsmaier)
References
- ^ "Dana Vávrová". Prisma. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Dana Vavrova". Biography. Blockbuster Inc. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ Schmidt, Ulrike (6 February 2009). "Eine glückliche Familie hat ihren Mittelpunkt verloren". tz online. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Dana Vávrová". filmportal - Biography. Deutsches Filminstitut - DIF e.V. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Dana Vávrová". Personal Info. German Films Service + Marketing GmbH. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Schauspielerin Dana Vávrová ist tot". Spiegel Online. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Der Kampf gegen den Krebs - by Michael Timm". www.tz.de. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
External links
- Dana Vávrová at IMDb
- Dana Vávrová in the German National Library catalogue
- Profile on cinema.de
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