Dana Vávrová Explained

Dana Vávrová
Birth Date:9 August 1967
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Children:Josefina Vilsmaier, Janina Vilsmaier, Theresa Vilsmaier
Relatives:Hana Heřmánková (sister)
Death Place:Munich, Germany
Occupation:Actress, film director
Years Active:1976–2008

Dana Vávrová (pronounced as /de/; 9 August 1967 – 5 February 2009)[1] was a Czech-German actress. She was one of the most popular German actresses throughout 1980s and early 1990s. After her role in 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,[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, (de|[[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,, 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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dana Vávrová . Prisma . 2009-02-21 .
  2. Web site: Dana Vavrova . Biography . Blockbuster Inc. . 2009-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090209121942/http://www.blockbuster.com/movies/dana-vavrova.html . 2009-02-09 .
  3. Web site: Schmidt . Ulrike . Eine glückliche Familie hat ihren Mittelpunkt verloren . tz online . 2009-02-06 . 2009-02-21 .
  4. Web site: Dana Vávrová . filmportal - Biography . Deutsches Filminstitut - DIF e.V. . 2009-02-21 .
  5. Web site: Dana Vávrová . Personal Info . German Films Service + Marketing GmbH . 2009-02-21 . 23 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123111033/http://german-films.de/app/filmarchive/film_person_view.php?film_person_id=774 . dead .
  6. Web site: Schauspielerin Dana Vávrová ist tot . Spiegel Online . 2009-02-06 . 2009-02-21 .
  7. Web site: Der Kampf gegen den Krebs - by Michael Timm. 6 February 2009 . www.tz.de. 2016-01-12.

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