Anna Geislerová
Anna Geislerová | |
|---|---|
 Geislerová in 2019 | |
| Born | 17 April 1976 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Zdeněk Janáček |
| Children | 3 |
Anna Geislerová is a Czech actress. The recipient of five Czech Lion awards, three for Best Leading Actress and a further two for Best Supporting Actress, Geislerová is best known for her role of Eliška in the Academy Award-nominated movie Želary (2003) and as Anna in The Idiot Returns (1999).[1]
Career
Born in Prague in 1976, Geislerová's rise to fame began at the age of 14 when she landed the leading role in Filip Renč's Requiem pro panenku (1991). Her numerous acting credits include Jan Svěrák's Jízda in 1994 as well as the film adaptation of Michal Viewegh's acclaimed novel Výchova dívek v Čechách (1997).[2]
Geislerová has won multiple Czech Lion awards. She won Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for her performance in Saša Gedeon's The Idiot Returns,[3] before winning Best Leading Actress in 2004 for Ondřej Trojan's Želary,[4] which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2006 Geislerová again won a Czech Lion, this time for Best Supporting Actress in the film Something Like Happiness.[5] The following year she won a Best Leading Actress Czech Lion for her performance in Kráska v nesnázích.[6] She received her fifth Czech Lion award overall, after winning Best Leading Actress at the 2012 ceremony, for Innocence directed by Jan Hřebejk.[7]
In 2004, she was named one as European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.[8]
Geislerová is part of the Shooting Stars jury 2010, which selected 10 European up-and-coming actors from the group of nominees for receiving the Shooting Star Award 2010 in February at the Berlin International Film Festival.[9]
Personal life
Geislerová has three children from her former marriage to Zdeněk Janáček, a daughter Stella, and sons Bruno and Max.[10] She has two sisters, Lenka and Ester;[11] and her aunt Zuzana is also an actress.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pějme píseň dohola | Tráva |
| 1991 | Requiem pro panenku | Marika |
| 1992 | Přítelkyně z domu smutku | Líba |
| Fantaghirò 2 | Queen of the Elves | |
| 1993 | Fantaghirò 3 | |
| 1994 | Jízda | Anna |
| 1997 | Výchova dívek v Čechách | Beáta |
| 1999 | The Idiot Returns | Anna |
| 2000 | Kytice | Dornička / Háta |
| 2003 | Želary | Eliška |
| 2005 | Something Like Happiness | Dáša |
| Lunacy | Charlotte | |
| Sklapni a zastřel mě | Líba Zemanová | |
| 2006 | Kráska v nesnázích | Marcela |
| 2007 | Medvídek | Anna |
| 2008 | Smutek paní Šnajderové | Mrs. Šnajderová |
| 2009 | The Case of Unfaithful Klara | Professor Smidt |
| 2010 | Občanský průkaz | Petra |
| 2011 | Nevinnost | Lída |
| 2013 | Honeymoon | Tereza |
| 2014 | Fair Play | Irena |
| Až po uši | Šárka | |
| Pohádkář | Dana | |
| 2016 | Anthropoid | Lenka Fafková |
| Polednice | Eliška | |
| Já, Mattoni | Marie Löschnerová | |
| Pohádky pro Emu | Marie Urbanová | |
| 2017 | Zahradnictví: Rodinný přítel | Vilma |
| Zahradnictví: Dezertér | Vilma | |
| Zahradnictví: Nápadník | Vilma | |
| Milada | Ludmila Brožová | |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Rathe |
| 2019 | The Sleepers | member of the committee |
| Amnestie | Kelemenová | |
| 2020 | Havel | Olga Havlová |
| Božena Němcová | Božena Němcová | |
| 2022 | The Ipcress File | Dr. Polina Lavotchkin |
| 2025 | Caravan | Ester |
| 2026 | Only Beautiful Things to Look At | Ingrid |
| TBA | The Knife Thrower † | Magda Frybová |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Czech Lion Awards | Best Actress | Jízda | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Návrat idiota | Won | |
| BAFICI Awards | Best Actress | Won[A] | ||
| 2004 | Undine Awards | Best Young Actress in the New European Union Countries | Želary | Won |
| Czech Lion Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2005 | Golden Kinnaree Awards | Won[B] | ||
| Silver Seashell Awards | Štěstí | Won | ||
| 2006 | Czech Lion Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
| Sun in a Net Awards | Best Actress | Šílení | Won[12] | |
| 2007 | Czech Lion Awards | Kráska v nesnázích | Won | |
| 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Medvídek | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Actress | Občanský průkaz | Nominated | |
| Czech Film Critics' Awards | Nevinnost | Won[13] | ||
| 2012 | Czech Lion Awards | Won | ||
| 2013 | Líbánky | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Fair Play | Nominated |
- Notes
- A ^ Award shared with co-star Tatiana Vilhelmová for her role of Olga in the same movie by Saša Gedeon.
- B ^ Award shared with Annette Bening for her role of Julia Lambert in Being Julia (2004) directed by István Szabó.
Recognition
- Medal of Merit (2025)[14]
References
- ↑ "Anna Geislerova". Film Movement. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ↑ Ullrichová, Šárka (2007). "Anna Geislerová Interview". Prague Compass Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ↑ "Nejlepším filmem se stal Návrat idiota". idnes.cz (in Czech). 6 March 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ Himalová, Evelina (8 March 2004). "Český lev se nenudil". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ Dvořáček, Marek (25 February 2006). "Český lev zařval sedmkrát Štěstím". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "Českého lva získal snímek Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 4 March 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ Kořínek, Petr (4 March 2012). "Anna Geislerová: Lev skončí ve zděném výklenku". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "Anna Geislerová – Biography". IMDb. 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (11 November 2009). "EFP announces 2010 Shooting Stars jury". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ↑ Durčák, Tomáš (9 March 2025). "Aňa Geislerová na Lvech zaujala. Do společnosti vyvedla 17letou osobitou dceru Stellu". Prima televize (in Czech). Prima F.T.V. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ Kadlecová, Kateřina (20 October 2020). "Tři sestry Geislerovy: Máma od rodiny Lenka, labilní Aňa a magor Ester". Reflex (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "2006 – Winners". Slnko v sieti Awards. SFTA. slnkovsieti.sk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "Sedláček je základ, rozhodli kritici. Jeho film o tuneláři získal nejvíc cen". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ Maleček, Tomáš (28 October 2025). "Od filmu Dobří holubi se vracejí až k vyznamenání. Herečka Anna Geislerová převzala medaili Za zásluhy". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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