Antonie Hegerlíková

Who was Antonie Hegerlíková?

Antonie Hegerlíková was a Czech actress, whose career in film, television and theater endured for more than seventy years. Radio Prague called Hegerlíková, "one of the last living stars from the golden era of Czech film."

In addition to film, her television roles included the long running Czechoslovakian 1970s television series, F. L. Věk, based on the novel of the same name. Her theater credits included Maryša, Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth, and Nora in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. Hegerlíková was awarded a Thalia Award in 2004 for her contributions to Czech theater.

Hegerlíková was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, on November 27, 1923. She died in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 11, 2012, at the age of 89.