Dana Vávrová (German: [ˈdaː.na ˈva.vʁɔ.va](listen); 9 August 1967 – 5 February 2009)[1] was a Czech-German film actress and director. 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.
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, (German: Der letzte Zug) after Joseph Vilsmaier, who had been directing, was involved in an accident.
The three daughters of Vávrová and Vilsmaier, Janina Vilsmaier, Theresa Vilsmaier and Josefina Vilsmaier, are also active as actresses. Vávrová's older sister, Hana Heřmánková [cs], 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.
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Dana Vavrova German ˈdaː na ˈva vʁɔ va listen 9 August 1967 5 February 2009 1 was a Czech German film actress and director 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 Dana VavrovaBorn 1967 08 09 9 August 1967Prague CzechoslovakiaDied5 February 2009 2009 02 05 aged 41 Munich GermanyOccupation s Actress film directorYears active1976 2008SpouseJoseph Vilsmaier m 1986 wbr ChildrenJosefina Vilsmaier Janina Vilsmaier Theresa VilsmaierRelativesHana Hermankova sister Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 2 1 Actress 2 2 Director 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditVavrova was born in Prague Czechoslovakia and played her first main film role in At ziji duchove English Long Live the Ghosts in 1976 2 having played a minor role in Jak se toci Rozmaryny 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 Stuck 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 German Der letzte Zug after Joseph Vilsmaier who had been directing was involved in an accident Vavrova was awarded a Bundesverdienstkreuz 6 The three daughters of Vavrova and Vilsmaier Janina Vilsmaier Theresa Vilsmaier and Josefina Vilsmaier are also active as actresses Vavrova s older sister Hana Hermankova cs is a television presenter in the Czech Republic Dana Vavrova died of cervical cancer in Munich Germany on 5 February 2009 7 She was 41 years old Filmography EditActress Edit 1977 Long Live Ghosts Director Oldrich Lipsky Leontynka Brtnik z Brtniku 1977 Jak se toci Rozmaryny Director Vera Plivova Simkova Zuzana 1979 Vrazedne pochybnosti Director Ivo Toman Jana 1979 Kulovy blesk Director Zdenek Podskalsky Ladislav Smoljak 1980 Koncert na konci leta Director Frantisek Vlacil 1980 Brontosaurus Director Vera Plivova Simkova 1980 Arabela Director Vaclav Vorlicek Little Red Riding Hood 1980 Svitalo celou noc 1982 Ein Stuck Himmel TV Mini Series Director Franz Peter Wirth 1983 Kluk za dve petky Director Jaromir Borek Eliska 1984 Leve kridlo Director Jiri Hanibal Zdena 1984 Amadeus Director Milos Forman 1984 Bambinot TV Mini Series Director Jaroslav Dudek 1984 My vsichni skolou povinni TV Mini Series Director Ludvik Raza 1988 Derrick TV Series Bettina Rudolf 1988 Pan Tau Director Jindrich Polak Alena 1989 Herbstmilch Director Joseph Vilsmaier Anna Wimschneider 1991 Rama dama de Director Joseph Vilsmaier 1992 Der Nachbar Director Gotz Spielmann Michaela 1993 Stalingrad Director Joseph Vilsmaier Irina 1993 Rosenemil de Director Radu Gabrea Lissy 1995 Pizza Arrabiata Director Jochen Richter Laura 1995 Schlafes Bruder Director Joseph Vilsmaier Elsbeth 1997 Comedian Harmonists Director Joseph Vilsmaier Ursula Bootz 2000 The Conception of My Younger Brother Marie 2000 Der Bar ist los Director Dana Vavrova Brieftragerin 2002 The Damned Michaela Holubova 2002 August der Gluckliche TV Movie Director Joseph Vilsmaier 2003 Raus ins Leben Tatjana Berkhoff 2004 Der Vater meines Sohnes TV Movie Director Dagmar Damek Stella Frohlich 2004 Rock Crystal de Director Joseph Vilsmaier Susanne 2004 Grenzverkehr de Director Stefan Betz Helena 2006 Ein Hauptgewinn fur Papa TV Movie Director Bodo Furneisen Anja Lohse 2007 Lamento Director Rene Sydow Daniel Hedfeld Christiane Reitz 2008 Ship of No Return The Final Voyage of the Gustloff de TV Movie Director Joseph Vilsmaier Lilli Simoneit final film role Director Edit 1995 Wia die Zeit vergeht documentary film about the musician Hubert von Goisern Regie Dana Vavrova 1996 Hunger Sehnsucht nach Liebe Regie Dana Vavrova 2006 Der letzte Zug Regie Dana Vavrova Joseph VilsmaierReferences Edit Dana Vavrova Prisma Retrieved 21 February 2009 Dana Vavrova Biography Blockbuster Inc Archived from the original on 9 February 2009 Retrieved 21 February 2009 Schmidt Ulrike 6 February 2009 Eine gluckliche Familie hat ihren Mittelpunkt verloren tz online Retrieved 21 February 2009 Dana Vavrova filmportal Biography Deutsches Filminstitut DIF e V Retrieved 21 February 2009 Dana Vavrova Personal Info German Films Service Marketing GmbH Archived from the original on 23 November 2010 Retrieved 21 February 2009 Schauspielerin Dana Vavrova ist tot Spiegel Online 6 February 2009 Retrieved 21 February 2009 Der Kampf gegen den Krebs by Michael Timm www tz de Retrieved 12 January 2016 External links EditDana Vavrova at IMDb Dana Vavrova in the German National Library catalogue Profile on cinema de Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dana Vavrova amp oldid 1147156616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
