Anna Geislerová
Anna Geislerová | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | Zdeněk Janáček |
Children | 3 |
Anna Geislerová, is a Czech actress. She is best known for her role of Eliška in the Academy Award-nominated movie Želary (2003) and as Anna in Návrat idiota (1999).[1]
Career
Born in Prague in 1976, Geislerová's rise to fame began at the age of 14 when she landed the leading role in Filip Renč's Requiem pro panenku (1991). Her numerous acting credits include Jan Svěrák's Jízda in 1994 as well as the film adaptation of Michal Viewegh's acclaimed novel Výchova dívek v Čechách (1997).[2]
Geislerová has been nominated four times for a Czech Lion (Czech Academy Award) winning twice; first for Best Actress in 1999 for her performance in Saša Gedeon's The Idiot Returns, and again in 2003 for Ondřej Trojan's Želary, which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 2004, she was named one as European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.[3]
Geislerová is part of the Shooting Stars jury 2010, which selected 10 European up-and-coming actors from the group of nominees for receiving the Shooting Star Award 2010 in February at the Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
Personal life
Geislerová and her husband Zdeněk Janáček have a daughter Stella, and sons Bruno and Max. She has two sisters, Lenka and Ester; and her aunt Zuzana is also an actress.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1990 | Pějme píseň dohola | Tráva |
1991 | Requiem pro panenku | Marika |
1992 | Přítelkyně z domu smutku | Líba |
1992 | Fantaghirò 2 | Queen of the Elves |
1993 | Fantaghirò 3 | |
1994 | Jízda | Anna |
1997 | Výchova dívek v Čechách | Beáta |
1999 | Return of the Idiot | Anna |
2000 | Kytice | Dornička / Háta |
2003 | Želary | Eliška |
2005 | Something Like Happiness | Dáša |
Lunacy | Charlotte | |
Sklapni a zastřel mě | Líba Zemanová | |
2006 | Kráska v nesnázích | Marcela |
2007 | Medvídek | Anna |
2008 | Smutek paní Šnajderové | Mrs. Šnajderová |
2009 | The Case of Unfaithful Klara | Professor Smidt |
2010 | Občanský průkaz | Petra |
2011 | Nevinnost | Lída |
2013 | Honeymoon | Tereza |
2014 | Fair Play | Irena |
Až po uši | Šárka | |
Pohádkář | Dana | |
2016 | Anthropoid | Lenka Fafková |
Polednice | Eliška | |
Já, Mattoni | Marie Löschnerová | |
Pohádky pro Emu | Marie Urbanová | |
2017 | Zahradnictví: Rodinný přítel | Vilma |
Zahradnictví: Dezertér | Vilma | |
Zahradnictví: Nápadník | Vilma | |
Milada | Ludmila Brožová | |
2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Rathe |
2019 | The Sleepers | member of the committee |
Amnestie | Kelemenová | |
2020 | Havel | Olga Havlová |
Božena Němcová | Božena Němcová | |
2022 | The Ipcress File | Dr. Polina Lavotchkin |
TBA | The Knife Thrower | Magda Frybová |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1995 | Czech Lion Awards | Best Actress | Jízda | Nominated |
2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Návrat idiota | Won | |
BAFICI Awards | Best Actress | Won[A] | ||
2004 | Undine Awards | Best Young Actress in the New European Union Countries | Želary | Won |
Czech Lion Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
2005 | Golden Kinnaree Awards | Won[B] | ||
Silver Seashell Awards | Štěstí | Won | ||
2006 | Czech Lion Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
Sun in a Net Awards | Best Actress | Šílení | Won[5] | |
2007 | Czech Lion Awards | Kráska v nesnázích | Won | |
2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Medvídek | Nominated | |
2011 | Best Actress | Občanský průkaz | Nominated | |
Czech Film Critics' Awards | Nevinnost | Won[6] | ||
2012 | Czech Lion Awards | Won | ||
2013 | Líbánky | Nominated | ||
2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Fair Play | Nominated |
- Notes
- A ^ The award shared with co-star Tatiana Vilhelmová for her role of Olga in the same movie by Saša Gedeon.
- B ^ The award shared with Annette Bening for her role of Julia Lambert in Being Julia (2004) directed by István Szabó.
References
- ^ "Anna Geislerova". Film Movement. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ Ullrichová, Šárka (2007). "Anna Geislerová Interview". Prague Compass Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "Anna Geislerová – Biography". IMDb. 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (11 November 2009). "EFP announces 2010 Shooting Stars jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ^ "2006 – Winners". Slnko v sieti Awards. SFTA. slnkovsieti.sk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Sedláček je základ, rozhodli kritici. Jeho film o tuneláři získal nejvíc cen". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.