Antonie Hegerlíková

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Antonie Hegerlíková (born November 27, 1923 in Bratislava , now Slovakia , † December 11, 2012 in Prague ) was a Czechoslovak actress .

Life

Education and theater

Hegerlíková came from a German-Czech family. Her father was German; he came from Úvalna near Krnov in Moravian-Silesia and was a trained baker . Her mother was Czech and came from near Prague. Her parents met during the First World War . After the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, her father stayed as an officer in the army . In 1925 the family moved to Žilina in Slovakia; Hegerlíková continued to live there after her father's death (1933) until 1939. She initially wanted to become a teacher or dancer; her professional goal was prima ballerina . From 1939 she studied dance and drama at the Prague Conservatory . She obtained her stage matriculation examination with Kleist's Penthesilea . During the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the German Empire , Hegerlíková was active in the Czechoslovak underground movement.

In 1941, before completing her training, she had an engagement at the Prague Burian Theater (Divadlo Vlasty Buriana) directed by Emil František Burian . From 1941 to 1943 she was a member of the National Theater in Prague as an apprentice . After completing her studies in 1943, she first worked on small Prague theaters. In 1943/1944 she performed at the theater in the Smetana Museum (Divadélko ve Smetanově muzeu); she played there, among other things, Gretchen in Urfaust (1943). At the same time she had an engagement at the Intimate Theater Prague (Intimní divadlo Praha) in 1943/1944. There she appeared in 1944 as Marguerite Gautier in The Lady of the Camellias and as Ellida Wangel in Ibsen's play The Woman from the Sea . In 1945/1946 she played at Theater D 46 , directed by Burian . Later she had engagements at the Prague "Theater of Youth"; from 1946 she was a member of the Theater in the Vineyards (Divadlo na Vinohradech) in Královské Vinohrady . Her debut role there was the Lady Macbeth in Macbeth . She stayed on this stage for almost 60 years until 2004, until she retired from the stage, as a permanent member of the ensemble.

Hegerlíková interpreted a wide repertoire there , which included plays by William Shakespeare , the theater of the turn of the century , but also plays from modern times and contemporary theater. She embodied mainly “energetic and powerful” women on the theater stage. She played the title role in Maryša by Alois Mrštík and Vilém Mrštík .

Her stage roles at the Theater in den Weinbergen have included: Lady Windermere in Lady Windermeres Fächer (1947), the actress Alexandra Negina in Talents and Admirer of Alexander Nikolajewitsch Ostrowski (1949), the boyarin Marina in Boris Godunow (1949) ), the girl Larisa in Ostrowski's Without Dowry (1949), the title role in Nora (1954), the title role in Elektra (1956), Queen Elizabeth I in Maria Stuart (1958), Elmire in Tartuffe (1960), Claire Zachanassian in The Old Lady's Visit (1964), Big Mama in The Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1966), Maxine Faulk in The Night of the Iguana (1967), Frau Ill in The Old Lady's Visit (1996) and "The Old One" in Edward Albee's play Three Great Women (1999). For this role she was nominated for the Thalia Prize (Cena Thálie) for "Best Actress". Her last role at the Theater in the Vineyards was the Duchess of Valmenté in the salon comedy The Lady of Maxim by Georges Feydeau . The premiere was in 2001; Hegerlíková played the last performances in June 2004.

She last played theater in the 2004/2005 season. At the Prague Metro Theater (Divadlo Metro) she appeared as a mother in the play Poslední šance by Gustav Skála . Then she withdrew from the stage.

Movie and TV

Hegerlíková made her film debut in 1943 under the direction of JA Holman (1901–1980) with a minor role as Marta in the musical comedy Bláhový sen . In total, she appeared in almost thirty feature films and numerous television productions. There she embodied mainly “class-conscious, proletarian girls and young women”.

In later years she mostly took on concise supporting roles, including in fairy tale films . In 1988 she played the wet nurse in the fairy tale film Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Cobbler ; In 1991 she played the cook in the fairy tale film series Princess Fantaghirò . In 1995 she took on the role of aunt in the psychodrama Fany by Karel Kachyňa . In 2000 she starred alongside Dana Vávrová in the comedy Početí mého mladšího bratra . Her last role was in the movie Pamětnice in 2009 , a comedy about seniors who meet again sixty years after leaving school.

On television she was best known for her mother role as Anezka Veková in the television series The Young Mr. Vek (1971).

Honors and private matters

In 2005, Hegerlíková was awarded the Czech Thalia Prize for her life's work. Hegerlíková was also "Honored Artist of the ČSSR" and "State Prize Winner of the ČSSR".

Hegerlíková was a staunch communist . She was an active member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia .

She was married twice. Her first marriage to the director Antonín Dvořák was concluded in 1946 and divorced two years later. Their only daughter, Antonie, is from the marriage. In 1995 she married the actor Karel Fridrich for the second time; her second husband died in 2003. Since then she has lived with her daughter and son-in-law.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1943: Bláhový sen
  • 1950: The Confession (Přiznání)
  • 1950: New fighters are resurrected (Vstanou noví bojovníci)
  • 1950: Dva without
  • 1952: The Great Adventure (Velké dobrodružství)
  • 1953: Konec strašidel
  • 1958: Dnes naposled
  • 1962: Králíci ve vysoké trávě
  • 1971: The long white trail (Dlouhá bílá nit) (TV movie)
  • 1971–1972: Young Mr. Vek (FL Věk) (TV series)
  • 1972: Miss Golem (Slečna Golem)
  • 1972: The Death of the Black King (Smrt černého krále)
  • 1974: Motive for a murder (Motif pro vraždu) (episode film)
  • 1974: A woman in every room (V každém pokoji žena)
  • 1988: Princess Jasnenka and the flying cobbler (O princezně Jasněnce a létajícím ševci)
  • 1991: Princess Fantaghirò (Fantaghirò)
  • 1995: Fany
  • 2000: Početí mého mladšího bratra
  • 2009: Pamětnice

literature

  • Joachim Reichow / Michael Hanisch: actor A-Z . Henschel publishing house. Berlin 1987. p. 223. ISBN 3-362-00022-3

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Other sources cited November 29, cf. Piet Hein Honig, Hanns-Georg Rodek : 100001. The show business encyclopedia of the 20th century. Showbiz-Data-Verlag, Villingen-Schwenningen 1992, ISBN 3-929009-01-5 , p. 425.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Zemřela herečka Antonie Hegerlíková obituary; Novinky.cz from December 11, 2012
  3. ↑ Joachim Reichow / Michael Hanisch: Filmschauspieler A – Z , p. 223. Henschel Verlag Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-362-00022-3
  4. ^ Antonie Hegerlíková dies at 89 Radio Praha obituary of December 11, 2012
  5. ↑ Pamětnice entry in Česko-slovenská filmová databáza (with photos)
personal data
SURNAME Hegerlíková, Antonie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Bratislava , Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 2012
Place of death Prague