Years active 1955-1996 Spouse Josef Zima (m. 1958–2012) Role Actress | Name Eva Klepacova Children 1 | |
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Born 2 May 1933 ( 1933-05-02 ) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Occupation Actress, voice actor, presenter Died June 18, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic Education Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Movies Kolya, Ta chvile, ten okamzik, Konec cesty Parents Antonin Klepac, Kamila Klepacova Similar People Josef Zima, Jan Sverak, Jiri Sequens | ||
1997 josef z ma a eva klep ov s l skou
Eva Klepáčová (2 May 1933 – 18 June 2012) was a Czech actress, voice actor and presenter. One of her best known film roles is the character Kate from Czech Fairy tale Playing with the Devil (1956) directed by Josef Mach. She is also well known as a dubbing actress. In 2007, The Presidium of the Actors Union presented her with the Award for Lifetime Achievement in dubbing. She appeared in 19 films and television shows between 1955 and 1996.
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- 1997 josef z ma a eva klep ov s l skou
- Eva klep ov tenkr t o v noc ch
- Early life
- Career
- Selected filmography
- Television appearances
- References
Eva klep ov tenkr t o v noc ch
Early life
Eva Klepáčová was born Eva Beatrix Klepáčová on 2 May 1933 in Prague, former Czechoslovakia. He father, Antonín Klepáč, was a dancer at the National Theatre, her mother Kamila Klepáčová (née Vlášková) was a freelance dancer and actress (she danced in the Vest Pocket Revue at the Liberated Theatre of Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich). Klepáčová later married actor and singer Josef Zíma.
Career
As many other actors from Prague, Eva Klepáčová began her acting career in Disman’s Children Art Radio Ensemble. After graduating from high school she studied at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts and she spent her first theatre season in the North Theatre in Liberec. Then she took permanent position in the Realistic Theatre of Zdeněk Nejedlý at Smíchov (now the Švandovo divadlo at Smíchov). Thanks to her nice voice and cultivated speech, Eva Klepáčová worked as an occasional presenter in Czechoslovak Television, practically from the very beginning of its existence. She applied her excellent voice disposition also in radio work and dubbing. Together with her husband, Josef Zíma, she successfully dubbed, among many others, the main character of Nastenka, from the Russian Fairy tale Jack Frost (1964). Zíma narrated her suitor Ivan.
Selected filmography
