Dagmar Havlová
Dagmar Havlová | |
|---|---|
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| First Lady of the Czech Republic | |
| In role 4 January 1997 – 2 February 2003 | |
| President | Václav Havel |
| Preceded by | Olga Havlová |
| Succeeded by | Livia Klausová |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dagmar Veškrnová 22 March 1953 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Spouse(s) | Radvít Novák (1975–1980) Václav Havel (1997–2011; his death) |
| Alma mater | Brno Conservatory Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
Dagmar Havlová (born Dagmar Veškrnová on 22 March 1953 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actress. She married Václav Havel, then Czech President, on 4 January 1997. She has one daughter, Nina Veškrnová (born 1976), from a previous marriage to Radvít Novák (1975–1980).[1] on 22 March 1953 in Brno. She graduated from the Brno Conservatory in 1971. In 1975, she graduated with the title of "Magister artis" (equivalent to Master of Fine Arts) from the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts.[2]
Acting
She started acting in films in 1974. Her first movie was Girls from the Crockery Shop, directed by Juraj Herz. By 1996 she had acted in more than 50 movies and almost 200 TV shows. In the year of 2011, she acted in the movie Leaving, directed by her husband Václav Havel. The movie was based on his play.[3] In the year of 2014, she won the Best Actress award and also became the overall winner at the TýTý Awards.[4]
First Lady of the Czech Republic
Dagmar Havlová became the First Lady of the Czech Republic in 1997. She became First Lady after she married Václav Havel. His first wife, Olga, had died less than a year before.[5] They got married on 4 January. The wedding was held in Žižkov Town Hall in Prague. Only a few people attended the ceremony, including two witnesses and her daughter, Nina.[6]
References
- ↑ "VKOL - kalendárium regionálních osobností REGO - 15. červenec". aleph.vkol.cz. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ↑ "Václav Havel - Dagmar". old.hrad.cz.
- ↑ "Václav Havel začal natáčet své Odcházení". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "Absolutní vítězkou ankety TýTý se stala Dagmar Havlová". lidovky.cz (in Czech). 5 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ Allen Greene, Richard (9 October 2003). "Vaclav Havel: End of an era". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "Má role první dámy? My jsme s manželem vše platili sami, říká Dagmar Havlová". idnes.cz (in Czech). 15 October 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
Other websites
- Dagmar Havlová Biography on former official website of the Czech President. 1997–2003.
- Biography of Dagmar Veškrnová Havlová Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, press release, government of Malta, 22 June 2004.
- "Dagmar Havlova Starts Rehearsing at Na Vinohradech Theatre", Official Information Service, City of Prague announcement, 2 Jan. [2006].
- Dagmar Veškrnová at the Internet Movie Database