Iva Janžurová

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.^[2]

Iva Janžurová
Janžurová in 2019
Born	(1941-05-19) 19 May 1941 (age 83) Žirovnice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia[1]
Other names	Janžurka
Alma mater	Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961–present
Spouse	Jan Eisner (divorced)
Partner	Stanislav Remunda
Children	2
Awards	Czech Lion Alfréd Radok Thalia Crystal Globe Medal of Merit
Signature

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.^[1] After graduating, she performed at the F. X. Šaldy Theatre in Liberec (1963–1964) and later found work at Vinohrady Theatre (1964–1987).^[1] She subsequently transferred to the National Theatre in 1988.^[2] 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.^[1] 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.^[3] 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

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Coach to Vienna	Krista
1967	Svatba jako řemen	Hanička
1968	Pension pro svobodné pány	Anděla
	Nejlepší ženská mého života	Blanka
1970	I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen	Betsy
1971	Four Murders Are Enough, Darling	Kate
	You Are a Widow, Sir	Evelyna Kelettiová
	Oil Lamps	Štěpa Kiliánová
1976	Circus in the Circus	Dr. Whistlerová
	Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!	Eva Týfová
	Zítra to roztočíme, drahoušku…!	Alena Bartácková
1977	Což takhle dát si špenát	Libuše / Lišková / Marcelka (adult)
1998	Co chytneš v žitě	bride (in the segment "Cesta")
2002	Výlet	mother
2016	Tiger Theory	Grandmother
2019	Shotgun Justice	Marie

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Eliška a její rod	Monika	7 episodes
1967–2019	Píseň pro Rudolfa III.	Šárka Vandasová	9 episodes
1968	Sňatky z rozumu	Betuše	4 episodes
1970	Fantom operety	Waldemara Krapsatá	5 episodes
1975–80	Bakaláři	various roles	3 episodes
1978–81	Hospital at the End of the City	Hunková / Penkavová	20 episodes
1980–81	Arabela	Miss Müllerová	6 episodes
1982	Dynastie Nováků	Helena Soukupová	5 episodes
	Dobrá Voda	Hovorová	7 episodes
1983	Létající Čestmír	Blechová	6 episodes
1984	Bambinot	Phippsová	6 episodes
1984–89	Paragrafy na kolech	various roles	7 episodes
1986	Zlá krev	Betuše Váchová	6 episodes
1988	Cirkus Humberto	Kostecková	2 episodes
1993–94	Arabela se vrací	Blekotová	11 episodes
2003	Hospital at the End of the City, Twenty Years On	Marta Penkavová	10 episodes
2010–11	Cukrárna	Bláza	13 episodes
2014–16	Doktori z Pocátku	Ema Beranová	58 episodes
2017	Ohnivý kuře	Slávka Hrubesová	41 episodes

Awards and recognition

• Czech Lion for Best Actress – Co chytneš v žitě (1998)
• Alfréd Radok Award for Achievement of the Year (1998)^[2]
• Thalia Award for Best Actress in a Play – Šťastné dny (1998)^[2]
• 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)^[4]

References

1. "Iva Janžurová". csfd.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
2. ""Někdy musím zašťourat ve vlastním nitru," říká jubilantka Iva Janžurová" ["Sometimes I have to dig inside," says jubilant Iva Janžurová]. rozhlas.cz (in Czech). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
3. "Dívat se do ohně" [To Look Into the Fire] (in Czech). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
4. "Ceny Thálie převzali Janžurová, Švehlík, Kačer či Molavcová" [Janžurová, Švehlík, Kačer, and Molavcová received the Thalia Award]. novinky.cz (in Czech). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

External links

• Iva Janžurová at IMDb