Zora Rozsypalová | |
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Died | 23 January 2010 87) | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1945–2006 |
Zora Rozsypalová (3 September 1922 – 23 January 2010) was a Czech stage and film actress. At the 1994 Thalia Awards she was honoured in the lifetime achievement in theatre category. [1] She acted 230 roles at theatres in the cities of Jihlava, Olomouc and Ostrava, where she moved in 1961, [1] and stayed until 1991. [2] Her first film role was in the 1950 film The Great Opportunity (Czech : Veliká příležitost), although it was more than a decade until she appeared in another film. [2] Rozsypalová's last, minor, film role was in the 2006 Věra Chytilová film, Pleasant Moments . [1]
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