Brejchová, Jana (1940–)

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Brejchová, Jana (1940–)

Czech actress and writer. Name variations: Jana Brejchova; Jana Brechová. Born Jan 20, 1940, in Prague, Czechoslovakia; older sister of Hana Brejchová (actress); m. Milos Forman (director), 1951 (div. 1956); m. Ulrich Thein (div.); m. Vlastimil Brodsky (actor, div.); m. Jirí Zahajsky, 1997; children: Tereza Brodská (b. 1968, actress).

One of the Czech Republic's most popular screen stars, made film debut at age 14 in Olovený chléb (1953); came to prominence in Vyssi princip, for which she received the Golden Screen at Locarno film festival (1960); other films include Kdyby tisic klarinetu, Bloudeni, Kazdy den odvahu, Návrat ztraceného syna and Faráruv Konec; won the Golden Film Band for her work in the German film, Das Haus in der Karpfengasse (1965).

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