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]

Anna Geislerová
Geislerová in 2019
Born (1976-04-17) 17 April 1976 (age 48)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
SpouseZdeněk Janáček
Children3

Career

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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

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Geislerová and her husband Zdeněk Janáček have a daughter Stella, and sons Bruno and Max. She has two sisters, Lenka [cz] and Ester; and her aunt Zuzana is also an actress.

Filmography

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Year Title Role
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

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
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
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References

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  1. ^ "Anna Geislerova". Film Movement. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  2. ^ Ullrichová, Šárka (2007). "Anna Geislerová Interview". Prague Compass Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Anna Geislerová – Biography". IMDb. 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (11 November 2009). "EFP announces 2010 Shooting Stars jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  5. ^ "2006 – Winners". Slnko v sieti Awards. SFTA. slnkovsieti.sk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Sedláček je základ, rozhodli kritici. Jeho film o tuneláři získal nejvíc cen". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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