Dana Vávrová (German: [ˈdaË .na ˈva.vÊ É".va] (listen); 9 August
1967 â€" 5 February 2009) was a Czech-German film actress and
director.Vávrová was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia and played her
first main film role in Ať žijà duchové! (English: Long Live the
Ghosts!) in 1976, having played a minor role in Jak se toÄ Ã
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. 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. 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, 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.
1967 â€" 5 February 2009) was a Czech-German film actress and
director.Vávrová was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia and played her
first main film role in Ať žijà duchové! (English: Long Live the
Ghosts!) in 1976, having played a minor role in Jak se toÄ Ã
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. 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. 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, 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.
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