Dana Vávrová

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Dana Vávrová
Dana Vávrová (1967 - 2009).jpg
Born(1967-08-09)9 August 1967
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died5 February 2009(2009-02-05) (aged 41)
Munich, Germany
OccupationActress, film director
Years active1976–2008

Dana Vávrová (German: [ˈdaː.na ˈva.vʁɔ.va] (About this soundlisten); 9 August 1967 – 5 February 2009)[1] was a Czech-German film actress and director.

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,[2] having played a minor role in Jak se točí Rozmarýny. In 1979 she played a minor role in the television mini-series Arabela. In 1982, she played the main role as Janina David in the German television mini-series Ein Stück Himmel, and was awarded the Goldene Kamera, the Goldener Gong, and an Adolf Grimme Award.[3] In this mini-series, Joseph Vilsmaier was one of the cinematographers. In parallel with her acting, she attended the Prague Conservatory from 1981 to 1985.[4] After some further roles including the films Amadeus and Pan Tau, she played the main role of Anna Wimschneider in Herbstmilch (English: Autumn Milk) under the directorship of Joseph Vilsmaier, whom she had married in 1986. Together with Werner Stocker, she won the Bayerischer Filmpreis and the Deutscher Filmpreis for this role.

In addition to acting, she also directed films,[5] the last one being to complete the Artur Brauner production The Last Train, (German: 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, , and , are also active as actresses. Vávrová's older sister,  [cs], 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: ) - 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: ) - Eliska
  • 1984: Levé křídlo (Director: ) - Zdena
  • 1984: Amadeus (Director: Miloš Forman)
  • 1984: Bambinot (TV Mini Series, Director: )
  • 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: Herbstmilch (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: Schlafes Bruder (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Elsbeth
  • 1997: Comedian Harmonists (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Ursula Bootz
  • 2000: The Conception of My Younger Brother - Marie
  • 2000: Der Bär ist los (Director: Dana Vávrová) - Briefträgerin
  • 2002: The Damned - Michaela Holubová
  • 2002: August der Glückliche (TV Movie, Director: Joseph Vilsmaier)
  • 2003: Raus ins Leben - Tatjana Berkhoff
  • 2004: Der Vater meines Sohnes (TV Movie, Director: Dagmar Damek) - Stella Fröhlich
  • 2004: (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Susanne
  • 2004: (Director: Stefan Betz) - Helena
  • 2006: Ein Hauptgewinn für Papa (TV Movie, Director: ) - Anja Lohse
  • 2007: (Director: René Sydow, Daniel Hedfeld) - Christiane Reitz
  • 2008: (TV Movie, Director: Joseph Vilsmaier) - Lilli Simoneit (final film role)

Director[]

  • 1995: Wia die Zeit vergeht (documentary film about the musician Hubert von Goisern) – Regie: Dana Vávrová
  • 1996: Hunger – Sehnsucht nach Liebe – Regie: Dana Vávrová
  • 2006: Der letzte Zug – Regie: Dana Vávrová, Joseph Vilsmaier

References[]

  1. ^ "Dana Vávrová". Prisma. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Dana Vavrova". Biography. Blockbuster Inc. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  3. ^ Schmidt, Ulrike (6 February 2009). "Eine glückliche Familie hat ihren Mittelpunkt verloren". tz online. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Dana Vávrová". filmportal - Biography. Deutsches Filminstitut - DIF e.V. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Dana Vávrová". Personal Info. German Films Service + Marketing GmbH. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Schauspielerin Dana Vávrová ist tot". Spiegel Online. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Der Kampf gegen den Krebs - by Michael Timm". www.tz.de. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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