Iva Janzurova

Iva Janžurová is a Czech actress known for a long career on stage and screen. She became a main member of the Vinohrady Theatre in 1964 and soon found steady film work. Iva Janzurova went nude in Carriage To Vienna in 1966, and You Are A Widow, Sir! followed in 1971. She was born on May 19, 1941, in Zirovnice, now part of the Czech Republic. Her best known films include Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! and Což takhle dát si špenát. On television she gained wide fame in the series Hospital at the End of the City. Since 1988 she has been a member of the National Theatre in Prague. She won the Czech Lion for Best Actress in 1998 and again in 2002.