Isa Grégrová | |
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Born | Isabella Grögrová 30 November 1878 |
Died | 23 March 1962 | (aged 83)
Other names | Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová |
Occupation(s) | Actress, educator |
Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová (born Isabella Grögrová; 30 November 1878 – 23 March 1962), known as Isa Grégrová, was a Czech actress and teacher. [1]
Grégrová was born in Kralovice and lived in Domažlice, [2] the daughter of Leopold Gröger and Marie Grögrová-Czenhausová. She studied acting with Otilie Sklenářová-Malá . [2] [3]
Grégrová was a member of the National Theatre company in Prague from 1895 to 1908. [4] She played Shakespearean roles, [5] and appeared as Hedvig in Ibsen's The Wild Duck in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1921. [6] [7] She played Kassandra in a Prague production of Jaroslav Kvapil's Oresteia (1907). [8] [9] She appeared in one silent film, Tam na horách (1920). [3] [10]
After Grégrová retired from the stage, she taught acting and worked on Prague radio. She moved to Switzerland before World War II and eventually settled in Liechtenstein. [3]
Grégrová retired from the Prague stage and married Josef Hamerník in 1908; a few weeks later, their son, also named Josef, was born in Berlin. Grégrová died in 1962, in Vaduz. [10] [11]
Isa Grégrová | |
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Born | Isabella Grögrová 30 November 1878 |
Died | 23 March 1962 | (aged 83)
Other names | Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová |
Occupation(s) | Actress, educator |
Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová (born Isabella Grögrová; 30 November 1878 – 23 March 1962), known as Isa Grégrová, was a Czech actress and teacher. [1]
Grégrová was born in Kralovice and lived in Domažlice, [2] the daughter of Leopold Gröger and Marie Grögrová-Czenhausová. She studied acting with Otilie Sklenářová-Malá . [2] [3]
Grégrová was a member of the National Theatre company in Prague from 1895 to 1908. [4] She played Shakespearean roles, [5] and appeared as Hedvig in Ibsen's The Wild Duck in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1921. [6] [7] She played Kassandra in a Prague production of Jaroslav Kvapil's Oresteia (1907). [8] [9] She appeared in one silent film, Tam na horách (1920). [3] [10]
After Grégrová retired from the stage, she taught acting and worked on Prague radio. She moved to Switzerland before World War II and eventually settled in Liechtenstein. [3]
Grégrová retired from the Prague stage and married Josef Hamerník in 1908; a few weeks later, their son, also named Josef, was born in Berlin. Grégrová died in 1962, in Vaduz. [10] [11]