Iva Janžurová (born 19 May 1941) is a Czech actress. She attended school in České Budějovice and in 1963, she graduated from the Faculty of Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In 1964, she became the main member of Vinohrady Theatre and since 1988 has been a member of the National Theatre in Prague. She has appeared in many films, such as Což takhle dát si špenát, Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!, and the television series Hospital at the End of the City. In 1998 and 2002, she was awarded the Czech Lion for Best Actress.
Biography Janžurová was born into a family of teachers. In 1959, she graduated from the pedagogical gymnasium in České Budějovice, but her interest in theatre led her to study acting afterward. Between 1959 and 1963, she studied under Vlasta Fabianová at DAMU in Prague. After graduating, she performed at the F. X. Šaldy Theatre in Liberec (1963–1964) and later found work at Vinohrady Theatre (1964–1987). She subsequently transferred to the National Theatre in 1988. Since 2012, she has been a guest at the Kalich Theatre.
Janžurová first appeared in film in the 1960s. After several episodic roles, director Karel Kachyňa cast her in his 1966 film, Coach to Vienna. She has since had numerous roles in film, television, and theatre. She was nominated for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for her starring roles in Oil Lamps and Morgiana.
In 1968, she was married to Czech Television cinematographer Jan Eisner for half a year. Since then, her partner has been actor and director Stanislav Remunda, with whom she has two daughters, Theodora and Sabina Remundová. Both girls have performed with Janžurová in a travelling family theatre since the 1990s.
In 2013, she co-authored her autobiography, Včera, dnes a zítra, with writer Petr Macek.
Selected filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes1966Coach to ViennaKrista1967Svatba jako řemenHanička1968Pension pro svobodné pányAndělaNejlepší ženská mého životaBlanka1969SvětáciZuzana1970I Killed Einstein, GentlemenBetsy1971Four Murders Are Enough, DarlingKateYou Are a Widow, SirEvelyna KelettiováOil LampsŠtěpa Kiliánová1972MorgianaKlára / Viktoria1976Circus in the CircusDr. WhistlerováMarecek, Pass Me the Pen!Eva TýfováZítra to roztočíme, drahoušku…!Alena Bartácková1977Což takhle dát si špenátLibuše / Lišková / Marcelka (adult)1998Co chytneš v žitěBride (in the segment "Cesta")2002VýletMother2016Tiger TheoryGrandmother2019Shotgun JusticeMarie
Television + Year Title Role Notes1966Eliška a její rodMonika7 episodes1967–2019Píseň pro Rudolfa III.Šárka Vandasová9 episodes1968Sňatky z rozumuBetuše4 episodes1970Fantom operetyWaldemara Krapsatá5 episodes1975–80Bakalářivarious roles3 episodes1978–81Hospital at the End of the CityHunková / Penkavová20 episodes1980–81ArabelaMiss Müllerová6 episodes1982Dynastie NovákůHelena Soukupová5 episodesDobrá VodaHovorová7 episodes1983Létající ČestmírBlechová6 episodes1984BambinotPhippsová6 episodes1984–89Paragrafy na kolechvarious roles7 episodes1986Zlá krevBetuše Váchová6 episodes1988Cirkus HumbertoKostecková2 episodes1993–94Arabela se vracíBlekotová11 episodes2003Hospital at the End of the City, Twenty Years OnMarta Penkavová10 episodes2010–11CukrárnaBláza13 episodes2014–16Doktori z PocátkuEma Beranová58 episodes2017Ohnivý kuřeSlávka Hrubesová41 episodes
Awards and recognition Czech Lion for Best Actress – Co chytneš v žitě (1998) Alfréd Radok Award for Achievement of the Year (1998) Thalia Award for Best Actress in a Play – Šťastné dny (1998) Czech Lion for Best Actress – Výlet (2002) Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Czech Cinematography (2015) Medal of Merit II Degree (2016) Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement (2021)
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