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Peter Lorre was born László Löwenstein in Rózsahegy in the Slovak area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents. He learned both Hungarian and German languages from birth, and was educated in elementary and secondary schools in the Austria-Hungary capitol Vienna, but did not complete. As a youth he ran away from home, first working as a bank clerk, and after stage training in Vienna, Austria, made his acting debut at age 17 in 1922 in Zurich, Switzerland. He traveled for several years acting on stage throughout his home region, Vienna, Berlin, and Zurich, including working with Bertolt Brecht, until Fritz Lang cast him in a starring role as the psychopathic child killer in the German film M (1931).
After several more films in Germany, including a couple roles for which he learned to speak French, Lorre left as the Nazis came to power, going first to Paris where he made one film, then London where Alfred Hitchcock cast him as a creepy villain in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), where he learned his lines phonetically, and finally arrived in Hollywood in 1935. In his first two roles there he starred as a mad scientist in Mad Love (1935) directed by recent fellow-expatriate Karl Freund, and the leading part of Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment (1935), by another expatriate German director Josef von Sternberg, a successful movie made at Lorre's own suggestion. He returned to England for a role in another Hitchcock film, Secret Agent (1936), then back to the US for a few more films before checking into a rehab facility to cure himself of a morphine addiction.
After shaking his addiction, in order to get any kind of acting work, Lorre reluctantly accepted the starring part as the Japanese secret agent in Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937), wearing makeup to alter his already very round eyes for the part. He ended up committed to repeating the role for eight more "Mr. Moto" movies over the next two years.
Lorre played numerous memorable villain roles, spy characters, comedic roles, and even a romantic type, throughout the 1940s, beginning with his graduation from 30s B-pictures The Maltese Falcon (1941). Among his most famous films, Casablanca (1942), and a comedic role in the Broadway hit film Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
After the war, between 1946 and '49 Lorre concentrated largely on radio and the stage, while continuing to appear in movies. In Autumn 1950 he traveled to West Gemany where he wrote, directed and starred in the critically acclaimed but generally unknown German-language film The Lost Man (1951), adapted from Lorre's own novel.
Lorre returned to the US in 1952, somewhat heavier in stature, where he used his abilities as a stage actor appearing in many live television productions throughout the 50s, including the first James Bond adaptation Casino Royale (1954), broadcast just a few months after Ian Fleming had published that first Bond novel. In that decade, Lorre had various roles, often to type but also as comedic caricatures of himself, in many episodes of TV series, and variety shows, though he continued to work in motion pictures, including the Academy Award winning Around the World in 80 Days (1956), and a stellar role as a clown in The Big Circus (1959).
In the late 50s and early 1960s he worked in several low-budget films, with producer-director Roger Corman, and producer-writer-director Irwin Allen, including the aforementioned The Big Circus and two adventurous Disney movies with Allen. He died from a stroke the year he made his last movie, playing a stooge in Jerry Lewis' The Patsy (1964).- Vica Kerekes (nee Eva Kerekes) is a citizen of Slovakia and is a Hungarian actress. She was born in Filakovo (Hungarian: Fulek) and is noted for her various roles in Slovakian, Czech and Hungarian films. She is also famous for her performances on stage.
"Vica" is a nickname widely used by Hungarians for the name Eva. - Stunts
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Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik was born on 1 July 1970 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for Skyfall (2012), Game of Thrones (2011) and Robin Hood (2010).- Actor
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Cornel Wilde was born Kornel Lajos Weisz on October 13, 1912 in Prievidza, Hungary (now part of Slovakia) to a Jewish family. In 1920, he immigrated to New York City with his parents, Rayna (Vid) and Vojtech Béla Weisz, and elder sister, Edith. His family Anglicized their names. Kornel took the name Cornelius Louis Wilde. He spent much of his youth traveling in Europe, developing a continental flair as well as an affinity for languages. He received a scholarship for medical school, but turned it down in favor of his new love, the theatre.
A natural athlete and a champion fencer with the U.S. Olympic fencing team, he quit the team just prior to the 1936 Berlin Olympics in order to take a role in a play. In 1937, he married Marjorie Heintzen (later known as Patricia Knight), and they both shaved a few years off their ages in order to get work, Wilde thereafter claiming publicly he was born in New York in 1915 while continuing to list his correct place and year of birth on government documents.
Shortening his name to Cornel Wilde for the stage, he appeared in the Broadway hit "Having a Wonderful Time", but it wasn't until he was hired in the dual capacities of fencing choreographer and actor (Tybalt) in Laurence Olivier's 1940 Broadway production of "Romeo and Juliet" that Hollywood spotted him. He played a few minor roles before leaping to fame and an Oscar nomination as Frederic Chopin in A Song to Remember (1945). He spent the balance of the 1940s in romantic, and often swashbuckling, leading roles.
During the 1950s, his star dimmed a little, and aside from an occasional blockbuster like The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), he settled mainly into adventure films. A growing interest in directing led him to form his own production company with the goal of directing his own films. Several of his ventures into film noir in this period, both his own and those of other directors, are quite interesting (The Big Combo (1955) and Storm Fear (1955), for example). He produced, directed and starred in The Naked Prey (1965), a tour-de-force adventure drama that brought him real acclaim as a director. His later films were of varying quality, and he ended his career in near-cameos in minor adventure films. He died of leukemia in 1989, three days after his 77th birthday, leaving behind an unpublished autobiography, "The Wilde Life".- Natalia Germani (born 27 January 1993 as Natalia Germaniova) is a television, movie and stage actress from Slovakia. When she was offered a big role in international TV project in 2015, Natalia has changed her last name from Germaniova to Germani. She is attending a drama school - University of performing arts in Bratislava.
- Gabriela Marcinková was born on 2 April 1988 in Presov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for 360 (2011), Intimate Enemy (2018) and Byzantium (2012).
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Born in Martin, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) in 1974, Barbora Bobulova graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of Bratislava and briefly studied in New York before moving to Italy in the mid-1990s. Her first major role was in Marco Bellocchio's The Prince of Homburg (1997) but her breakthrough role came almost a decade later, when she played the greedy businesswoman who finds her true vocation in Sacred Heart (2005). Her outstanding performance won her every major award of the Italian film industry: David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Globe, Golden Ciak and Flaiano Prize.- Director
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Tereza Nvotová's (1988, Czechoslovakia) sophomore feature, Nightsiren (Svetlonoc, 2022), premiered in Locarno IFF - "Cineasti del presente", where it won the Golden Leopard for the Best Film. Following, in Sitges IFF the film won the Silver Melies for the Best European Production. The film traveled to more than 40 international film festivals around the world. It has been released in Czech Republic and Slovakian theaters, sold to US, Germany, South Korea, Poland, Japan, Portugal and others, and appeared on major streamers like Netflix, Amazon or Apple TV. Her debut feature, Filthy (Spina, 2017), premiered at IFF Rotterdam and has won many awards at festivals worldwide. HBO co-produced her feature debut and two documentaries. Her latest, The Lust For Power (Meciar, 2017) was critically acclaimed and has caused heated debate about populism and corruption in politics. Tereza is teaching students of direction at Film Academy in Prague (FAMU). She lives between Prague and New York.- Actress
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Simona Roman, born Brhlikova, hails from Slovakia. She was bitten by the entertainment-bug in her early childhood and at the young age starred in several stage and musical productions.
Known not only for her striking aesthetic appeal - Simona also speaks 7 languages.
Leaving the family nest at 17 Simona embarked on the bold adventure across Northern America and Africa for some 'fun' and life experience. During her audacious journey, Simona lived with Eskimos in Alaska, learned some warrior-techniques from Masai tribe in Kenya and eventually followed her creative dreams to London where she diligently honed her academic and dramatic skills at prestigious London institutions such as UCL and RADA.
Simona's natural talent lead her to star in terrific theatre productions like 'Much Ado About Nothing', 'As You Like It', 'Queen of Spades' amongst others. Naturally standing out from the crowd Simona was soon invited to play in prime-time Television shows and features like 'IT Crowd', 'Life Begins', the ever popular 'Footballers' Wives', the national favorite 'Bad Girls' and 'Casanova's Love Letters' as well as string of independent films and major international features such as Casino Royal, Gallowwalkers in which she excels as the villainous Kiss-Cut, and highly popular British action thriller Vendetta.
When not working, chasing outdoor thrills or cooking, Simona keeps herself grounded by meditating in the nature and animal rescue.- Actress
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Katarina Morhacova is an Award-winning stage and TV/film actress. Originally from ex-Czechoslovakia, she lives in LA and NYC. She speaks English, French, Italian, Russian, Czech and Slovak. Katarina is also a writer, producer and philanthropist. She's an avid dancer and traveler.
Educated at MXAT, Moscow, Russia, she's also studied with world renowned acting coaches Larry Moss and Ivana Chubbuck.
Her most recent TV and film credit include: Big Dogs (Amazon, Tubi), starring Brett Cullen, Lincoln Rhyme (NBC), The Knick (Cinemax), directed by Steven Soderbergh, staring opposite Clive Owen, Madam Secretary (CBS), Bull (NBC), The Blacklist (NBC), Signs (Canal Plus), a bilingual (English, Italian) lead role in feature film The Journey of a Dragonfly directed by Claudia LaBianca, a finalist in Steven Spielberg's "On the Lot", Married Young (Amazon Studios). She's a recipient of 16 awards for performance in a short film Rendez-Vous for Best Actress.
In theater, she played roles from Shakespeare plays to original work, working Off-Broadway in NYC, in American repertory theaters, UK, Italy, Czech Republic and Russia, often performing in multiple languages (Italian, French and Russian). After a successful run of one-woman show, The Gilded Red Cage at the Edinburgh Theater Festival, Katarina returned to Edinburgh in a critically acclaimed new play Adele's Heart, where she gained significant recognition among the UK critics and media.
In addition to her acting credits, Katarina has written, acted in and co-produced several shorts and one feature film The Journey of a Dragonfly. She's developing two TV shows and a feature film.
She also uses her skill sets and privilege to raise awareness about social issues with a focus on empowering young girls and women. She's on board of non-profit organization Plus 421 Foundation.- Actor
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He was born in Piestany, Hungary, going to the United States in 1940 having studied at the Sorbonne and working in still and motion picture photography. After studying acting at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon Virginia, he made his 1943 debut on Broadway in "Dark Eyes" under the name Geza Korvin. It was then than movie producer Charles K. Feldman signed him to a contract with Universal Studios. There, with the new stage name Charles Korvin, he played the title role, a French thief, in "Enter Arsene Lupin" (1944). His next three movies paired him romantically with Merle Oberon. After a contract dispute with Universal, and though blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1951, he played a number of villain, thief and philanderer roles for different studios, including the part of the evil Russian agent Rokov in Lex Barker's "Tarzan's Savage Fury" (1952). He also appeared in many TV episodes, notably as The Eagle in the "Zorro" series (1957) and as the Latin dance instructor Carlos in "The Honeymooners". He returned to Hollywood in Stanley Kramer's "Ship of Fools" (1965). He had homes in Manhattan, USA and Klosters, Switzerland, and died, aged 90, at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, survived by his wife, Natasha; a daughter, Katherine Pers of Budapest; a son, Edward Danziger Dorvin of Santa Monica, California; and three grandchildren.- Director
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Katrina is an actress, film director and producer. She began her career in 2014 as an action/drama actress in Hollywood movies such as "Hard Target 2" and "Wu Assasins: Fistful of Vengeance. She also starred in the series "The Serpent" for BBC ONE/Netflix and "Extraordinary Siamese Story: Eng and Chang" for Disney Plus. In 2021, as a first-time filmmaker Katrina wrote, directed, produced psychological drama /thriller feature film called Daytime Nightmare which went on to win 27 awards in festivals, by Gravitas Ventures, distributed on Sky Store and Amazon Prime, Apple TV, DVD. Katrina has been recognised as the first and the only Slovak woman to make a genre film to date. Katrina co-founded Grey Films UK with focus on fusion of drama and genre movies.- Actor
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David Dobrik was born in Kosice, Slovakia. He is known for his work on An Interrogation (2015), FML (2016) and Airplane Mode (2016). He has a successful channel on YouTube with over 6 million subscribers, where he posts vlogs about skits and his daily life. He is dating fellow Youtuber and actress, Liza Koshy (as of 2015).- Actress
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Born in Bratislava and raised in Canada, Ingrid Veninger formed pUNK Films in 2003 with a 'nothing is impossible' manifesto. Since 2008, Ingrid has directed six narrative fiction feature films, Only (2008), Modra (2010), I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person (2011), The Animal Project (2013), He Hated Pigeons (2015), Porcupine Lake (2017), and one feature documentary, The World or Nothing (2019), with premieres at festival worldwide including, TIFF, Rotterdam, Slamdance, Busan and Hot Docs. In addition to directing, Ingrid has produced features with Charles Officer (Nurse.Fighter.Boy (2008)), Anais Granofsky (Re-Generation (2004)), Peter Mettler (Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002), The End of Time (2012)). She is the winner of the TFCA Jay Scott Prize, EDA Award for Best Director, and the Women's International Film & Television Showcase (WIFTS) International Visionary Award. Ingrid is a filmmaking mentor at the Canadian Film Centre and full-time faculty in Cinema and Media Arts at York University in Toronto. She has participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus, Rotterdam Lab, and the inaugural TIFF Studio. In 2014, Ingrid initiated the pUNK Films Femmes Lab to foster more competitive feature films written and directed by Canadian women, sponsored by Academy Award winner Melissa Leo. Ingrid continues to champion gender parity in the entertainment industry.- Director
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Juraj Herz was born on 4 September 1934 in Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and actor, known for Habermann (2010), The Cremator (1969) and Beauty and the Beast (1978). He was married to Therese Herz. He died on 8 April 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Actress
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Jana Kolesárová was born on 15 February 1976 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Flightplan (2005), Blur (2007) and Bonds of Redemption.- Kvetoslava Michalikova was born on 30 May 1982 in Brezno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Juraj Loj was born on 20 February 1983 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for Charlatan (2020), Burlive Vino (2013) and Crack (2019).
- Antonia Liskova is a Slovak actress. She lived in Slovakia until her 17th birthday. After graduating in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry her father offered her a trip to Italy; here she worked as a waitress in a small bar of Rome. Later on she started a modeling career in Milan. After successful casting for her first role, she acted in several TV series and movies including : Good and Evil (2009) (Il Bene e il Male) and Tutti pazzi per amore (2008). She married Italian plastic surgeon Luca Ferrarese, they have a daughter, Lilian (born in 2005) and live in Rome. Antonia and Luca separated in 2012.
- Anna Jakab Rakovska was born in 1993 in Presov, Slovakia. She is an actress, known for The Interpreter (2018), Fentasy (2024) and Reveillon (2023).
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Kamil Kollarik was born on 4 February 1981 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor and director, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Zlo (2012) and The Cleaner (2015).- Actor
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Marko Igonda was born on 5 February 1974 in Zilina, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor and writer, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Hannibal Rising (2007) and Crossing Lines (2013).- Actress
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Zuzana Mauréry was born on 23 September 1968 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress and writer, known for The Teacher (2016), Dakujem, dobre (2013) and Návrat bocianov (2007).- The passion for the white sport ran in the family, as her father was also a tennis player who reached number 19 in his country's rankings. Martina Hingis herself learned to play tennis from early childhood. She was trained by her mother. She was already playing in tournaments at the age of five. In 1987 her parents divorced. The following year, in 1988, Hingis moved with her mother to Switzerland to Trübbach, municipality of Wartau, canton of St. Gallen. There she took on Swiss nationality. In 1993, Martina Hingis, just twelve years old, won her first Grand Slam title in the junior division at the French Open. She was the youngest player in tennis history to win a Junior Grand Slam.
At Wimbledon in 1993, he made it to the semi-finals in the junior singles and doubles. In 1994, fourteen-year-old Hingis was the most successful player in Switzerland. She documented her class with a victory at the OTF tournament in Langenthal. During this time, she played her first tournament as a professional tennis player in Zurich. She made it to the round of 16 and was stopped by Mary Pierce. In the same year she was ranked 399th in the world. Hingis was able to improve further and the following year she was already among the 20 best tennis players in the world. At the age of 15, she reached the semi-finals of the US Open and was ranked 13th in the world. In 1995 she won her first WTA title in Filderstadt. In the same year, Martina Hingis triumphed against top player Monica Seles in Oakland, California.
With this victory, she was crowned the youngest prize money millionaire in tennis history. In the 1995 New York tournament at Madison Square Garden she made it to the semifinals. There she met the strong German Steffi Graf, who won the match. The following year, Martina Hingis started the Sydney International tournament in Australia. In the final game she faced the American Jennifer Capriati, who she was able to defeat and thus collect another tournament success. Her greatest success in 1997 was winning the Australian Open against Mary Pierce in the final. She became the youngest player in tennis history to ever win a Grand Slam tournament.
The Swiss continued to improve her performance. The success was finally recorded in the world rankings, in which she was listed as number one in 1997. After interruptions, she took the place of world number one again on February 8, 1999, after replacing her competitor, the American player Lindsay Davenport. Then the following year he was once again at the top of the world rankings, which lasted a total of 73 weeks. It was only in the second half of 2002 that she was replaced by the American player Jennifer Capriati. Her sporting track record includes winning the Australian Open three times in 1997, 1998 and 1999. In 1997 she won the US Open and the traditional Wimbledon tournament, which is considered the unofficial world championship.
She won the Masters in 1998 and 2000. She has a total of 43 individual victories on the WTA tour. In the meantime, Martina Hingis had left Switzerland and moved to the USA. She lives and trains there in Saddlebrook, Florida. In 2002, Martina Hingis was plagued by injuries. The year before, she tore a triple ligament at the tournament in Filderstadt, which she was still struggling with the following year. The former world number one had to cancel her participation in the US Open tournament after an ankle operation. In February 2003, at the age of 22, Martina Hingis announced her retirement.
In January 2006, Hingis made her comeback at the Brisbane tournament. After which she reached number 6 in the world rankings. At the Australian Open, Hingis reached the quarterfinals in singles and in Tokyo, Hingis reached the final of a WTA tournament. On September 24, Hingis won the Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul, Korea. In January 2007, Hingis again reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. On November 1, 2007, Hingis announced her retirement from professional tennis at a media conference in Glattbrugg. In her career she remained at the top of the world number one list for 209 weeks (for the first time on March 31, 1997). She won 43 tournaments in singles and 37 in doubles. The career prize money won totaled around $20 million. Her singles career match record included 548 wins and 133 losses. - Eva Kramerová was born on 30 May 1990 in Dolný Kubín, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for LOVEhunt (2019), The Interpreter (2018) and We're Going to Team Building (2023).
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Peter Bebjak was born on 1 September 1970 in Partizánske, near Topol'cany, Slovakia. He is a director and producer, known for The Line (2017), The Auschwitz Report (2021) and Herec (2020).- Actress
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Zuzana Fialová was born on 17 May 1974 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress and writer, known for Kriminálka Staré Mesto (2010), Ordinácia v ruzovej záhrade (2007) and Aftermath (2012).- Matej Landl was born on 12 June 1963 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for Panelák (2008), Night of the Archer (1994) and Spadla z oblakov (1978).
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Roman Jankovic was born on 20 May 1979 in Bratislava, Slovakia. He is an actor, known for Robin Hood (2010), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and John Carter (2012).- Dana Droppová was born on 21 June 1998 in Liptovský Mikulás, Slovakia. She is an actress, known for The Chambermaid (2022), Duch (2023) and Scumbag (2020).
- When Michal Suchanek was 12, he got his first break -- a part in the Nutcracker. Michal's career accelerated after he signed with Evangelista in Vancouver, and he received many offers to do commercials which were broadcast in Canada and the USA. Michal, born in Slovakia, also appeared on television programs, e.g., Sleepwalkers, X-Files and Hope Island. Television films are an important part of his resume: Zalinda's Story, Dirty Little Secret, Noah, Unconditional Love, and Y2K. Probably more important, Michal appeared in 'Edison: Wizard of Light' (HBO). For his outstanding role, he received an Emmy nomination. Success with awards continued as Michal was nominated for a Young Artist Award in connection with his performance in 'Aftershock: Earthquake in New York', mini-series produced by CBS. Michal's father, who holds a master's in performing arts, helps Michal and acts as his coach. When Michal isn't at work, he enjoys such things as computers, playing tennis, swimming, chess, snow skiing, and 'voice impersonations'. He resides in Los Angeles and Vancouver (B.C.) and is a citizen of Canada.
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Balázs Csémy ("Blas") is a multi-lingual actor, born in the former Czechoslovakia; he resides today in Budapest and Berlin. Balázs/Blas has performed in more than five languages in both Hungarian and several international TV productions.
After his bachelor's degree in theater he quickly reached success as a performing stage actor, winning accolades and awards as best newcomer in the Hungarian theater world. The wide spectrum of his theatrical work spanned from Shakespeare to contemporary musicals and opera. After having finished his second degree at RADA in London, Blas made a seamless transition from stage to the world of television. Apart from playing the lead in a weekly TV comedy in Budapest for four successful seasons, he also appeared in big-budget productions, such as The Last Kingdom, Halo, Hunters, TC's Jack Ryan, among others. He took part in the Netflix feature Swimmers that opened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, and in the movie Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, that was nominated for an Academy Award.
An expert in languages and dialects, an avid singer and a great fan of sport and athleticism Blas is a multifaceted actor who still keeps working on the international TV scene and is always on the lookout for challenging work.
He recently wrapped filming as the co-lead in the international TV-Series "Hunyadi: Rise of the Raven", that shall be streamed worldwide in 2024, directed by Academy Award nominee Robert Dornhelm, produced by Robert Lantos.
He studied acting under the likes of Andrew Visnevski and Sue Dunderdale (RADA), László Marton (SZFE Budapest), Adam Davenport (TIAS), Cathy Haase, Bogumil Godfrejow and Christian Wagner (ISAW) and Gyula Gazdag (The Sundance Institute).
He is represented by Engers/Portelli Agency in London, UK, and Slavic Talents in Belgrade, Serbia and currently seeks representation in Germany and Scandinavia.- Richard Autner was born on 3 April 1992 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for Spiaci ucet (2024), Nemocnica (2021) and Colette (2013).
- Alexander Bárta was born on 27 February 1976 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for Panelák (2008), Rodinné tajomstvá (2005) and Time of the Wolf (2003).
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Ági Gubík was born on 4 February 1977 in Zseliz, Slovakia. She is an actress, known for Hagyaték (2020), Panic (2008) and Morfium (2005).- Simona Kollarova was born on March 31, 1992 in Sahy, Czechoslovakia. She studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in acting for drama theater. She wanted to become an actress since childhood and followed her acting dreams to London, where she develop her dramatic skills at RADA workshop classes and screen acting classes in Lithuania (Summer Media Studio ).
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Péter Bacsó was born on 6 January 1928 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a writer and director, known for Forró vizet a kopaszra! (1972), Nyár a hegyen (1967) and Jelenidö (1972). He died on 11 March 2009 in Budapest, Hungary.- Director
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Juraj Jakubisko was born on 30 April 1938 in Kojsov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for Bathory: Countess of Blood (2008), Kristove roky (1967) and Perinbaba (1985). He was married to Deana Horváthová. He died on 24 February 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Actor
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Slovak movie, theater and TV actor. He is also a passionate fisherman and author of books Actor on the Fishing Rod, Actor Not only on a Fishing Rod, With a Camera And a Fishing Rod and several others. He was born on March 20, 1924 in the village Staskov of central Slovakia. He never studied acting at an academy and his career started spontaneously in various volunteer theater groups. Due to his extraordinary talent for acting, he was offered a job as a professional actor in Martin. He got his start playing a variety of typically Slovak characters. His talent unfolded, however, only in playing complex, older and above all tragicomic characters. Comedy has always been close to his heart. Worldwide recognition came with his controversial leading role in the film of Janos Kadar and Elmar Klos Obchod na korze in 1965. This tragic story from the period of the first independent Slovak state and confiscation of Jewish property by Arians was in 1966 awarded an Oscar. Unfortunately, we do not have the opportunity to evaluate his whole career as an actor, but it is important to mention his unique expression and the color of his voice which has made so many of his film characters unique. The characteristic immediacy, humor, and presence of humanism breathed life into many characters of Slovak and world classical films. Jozef Kroner is one of those actors who do not know rest and whose passion for acting has not diminished in old age. In the recent years we have had a chance to see him in several Czech films.- Actress
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Gabriela Vránová was born on 27 July 1939 in Nové mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia [now Slovak Republic]. She was an actress, known for Spring Waters (1968), The Great Movie Robbery (1986) and Poklad byzantského kupce (1967). She was married to Jirí Kepka. She died on 16 June 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Actor
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Tomas Mastalir was born on 4 September 1977 in Trnava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for The Line (2017), Hlavne vel'a lásky and Matematika zlocinu (2023).- Producer
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Rudolf Biermann was born on 20 April 1958 in Trencín, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is a producer and production manager, known for The Interpreter (2018), A Prominent Patient (2016) and All My Loved Ones (1999).- Marian Mitas was born on 24 September 1980 in Povazská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), Milada (2017) and By a Sharp Knife (2019).
- Emília Vásáryová was born on 18 May 1942 in Horná Stubna, First Slovak Republic [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Eva Nová (2015), Václav (2007) and Up and Down (2004).
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Igor Luther was born on 5 August 1942 in Banská Bystrica, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. He was a cinematographer, known for Die Eroberung der Zitadelle (1977), Eins (1971) and Coup de Grâce (1976). He died on 7 June 2020 in Rijeka, Croatia.- Actor
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Was born on August 20, 1941 in Bratislava, then the capital of pro-Nazi Slovakia. His family was pretty wealthy, his grandfather being landowner and uncle running one of the biggest restaurants in Bratislava. He studied at pedagogical school, acted in amateur drama and radio plays. In 1958 won a declamatory competition, "Hviezdoslavov Kubín". Studied Arts University of Bratislava, his major was dramaturgy (1962-1966). In 1964-1967 worked for Czechoslovak Television's branch in Bratislava. His movie debut was Vzdy mozno zacat (It's never late to begin). From 1959 till his death formed a unique duo of comics with Milan Lasica. They wrote their own performances that were performed in tatra revue and Divadelné stúdio (later Divadlo na Korze)- Soiréé, Radostná správa pre vsetkých, ktorí majú tazkosti s mechúrom ("Happy news for all who have difficulties with their bladder") (1967-71). After 1971 they were banned from performing in Slovakia, so they moved to the western part of Czechoslovakia, where they spent two seasons in Brno. In 1972-1978 returned back to Bratislava (Nová scéna). Situation brightened after 1986 when their plays Den radosti ("Day of fun"), Jubileum ("Jubilee"), Nás priatel René ("Our friend René"), Jakub a jeho pán ("Jakub and his lord") came on stage.
During the 80s Satinský starred in mostly Czech movies like S tebou me baví svet ("I like the world with you") (1983), Prodavac humoru ("Humourseller") (1984), Zkrocení zlého muze ("Taming of a bad guy") (1986) ao. After the Velvet revolution of 1989 he also became a book author (including tales for children) and occasional journalist. He died on December 29, 2002 of Cancer.- Actress
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Jana Kovalcikova was born on 16 March 1991 in Presov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress and director, known for Cigarety a pesnicky (2011), Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing (2021) and Nikdy nehovor nikdy (2023).- Actress
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Alzbeta Stanková was born on 31 March 1979 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Rebelové (2001), Wonderful Times (2009) and Keby bolo keby (2009).- Karl Slover was 21 years old when he auditioned for the "Wizard Of Oz" movie and met the other 123 little people with whom he worked through a grueling two-month production schedule. "Standing four feet four inches tall, I was the smallest Munchkin," recalls Karl. "I couldn't even reach the doorknob." He is best known for being the first trumpeter in the film, but that was only one of his four roles in it: he was also one of the Munchkin soldiers, the only sleepyhead boy in the nest of Munchkin eggs, and one of the singers who led Dorothy down the Yellow Brick Road. After completing the "Wizard of Oz" he joined the "Original World Famous Singers Midget Show" and sang and danced across America. He also appeared in several films. His advice for having a long life: "Just do the best you can. Enjoy what you have. Enjoy where you live. Most of all, remember what Judy Garland said in the movie: 'There's no place like home.'"
- The daughter of a Hungarian baroness and a military officer, Lya De Putti went on to perform classical ballet in Berlin, Germany, after a brief stint in Hungarian vaudeville. She later made several films at the German UFA studios, most notably Variety (1925), before going to Hollywood in 1926. While in America she starred in several movies, mostly in vamp roles.