# Iva Janžurová

Iva Janžurová (born 19 May 1941) is a Czech actress. She attended school in České Budějovice and in 1963, she graduated from the Faculty of Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In 1964, she became the main member of Vinohrady Theatre and since 1988 has been a member of the National Theatre in Prague. She has appeared in many films, such as Což takhle dát si špenát, Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!, and the television series Hospital at the End of the City. In 1998 and 2002, she was awarded the Czech Lion for Best Actress.

## Biography

Janžurová was born into a family of teachers. In 1959, she graduated from the pedagogical gymnasium in České Budějovice, but her interest in theatre led her to study acting afterward. Between 1959 and 1963, she studied under Vlasta Fabianová at DAMU in Prague. After graduating, she performed at the F. X. Šaldy Theatre in Liberec (1963–1964) and later found work at Vinohrady Theatre (1964–1987). She subsequently transferred to the National Theatre in 1988. Since 2012, she has been a guest at the Kalich Theatre.
Janžurová first appeared in film in the 1960s. After several episodic roles, director Karel Kachyňa cast her in his 1966 film, Coach to Vienna. She has since had numerous roles in film, television, and theatre. She was nominated for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for her starring roles in Oil Lamps and Morgiana.
In 1968, she was married to Czech Television cinematographer Jan Eisner for half a year. Since then, her partner has been actor and director Stanislav Remunda, with whom she has two daughters, Theodora and Sabina Remundová. Both girls have performed with Janžurová in a travelling family theatre since the 1990s.
In 2013, she co-authored her autobiography, Včera, dnes a zítra, with writer Petr Macek.

## Selected filmography
### Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1966 | Coach to Vienna | Krista |
| 1967 | Svatba jako řemen | Hanička |
| 1968 | Pension pro svobodné pány | Anděla |
| 1968 | Nejlepší ženská mého života | Blanka |
| 1970 | I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen | Betsy |
| 1971 | Four Murders Are Enough, Darling | Kate |
| 1971 | You Are a Widow, Sir | Evelyna Kelettiová |
| 1971 | Oil Lamps | Štěpa Kiliánová |
| 1976 | Circus in the Circus | Dr. Whistlerová |
| 1976 | Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Eva Týfová |
| 1976 | Zítra to roztočíme, drahoušku…! | Alena Bartácková |
| 1977 | Což takhle dát si špenát | Libuše / Lišková / Marcelka (adult) |
| 1998 | Co chytneš v žitě | bride (in the segment "Cesta") |
| 2002 | Výlet | mother |
| 2016 | Tiger Theory | Grandmother |
| 2019 | Shotgun Justice | Marie |

### Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1966 | Eliška a její rod | Monika | 7 episodes |
| 1967–2019 | Píseň pro Rudolfa III. | Šárka Vandasová | 9 episodes |
| 1968 | Sňatky z rozumu | Betuše | 4 episodes |
| 1970 | Fantom operety | Waldemara Krapsatá | 5 episodes |
| 1975–80 | Bakaláři | various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1978–81 | Hospital at the End of the City | Hunková / Penkavová | 20 episodes |
| 1980–81 | Arabela | Miss Müllerová | 6 episodes |
| 1982 | Dynastie Nováků | Helena Soukupová | 5 episodes |
| 1982 | Dobrá Voda | Hovorová | 7 episodes |
| 1983 | Létající Čestmír | Blechová | 6 episodes |
| 1984 | Bambinot | Phippsová | 6 episodes |
| 1984–89 | Paragrafy na kolech | various roles | 7 episodes |
| 1986 | Zlá krev | Betuše Váchová | 6 episodes |
| 1988 | Cirkus Humberto | Kostecková | 2 episodes |
| 1993–94 | Arabela se vrací | Blekotová | 11 episodes |
| 2003 | Hospital at the End of the City, Twenty Years On | Marta Penkavová | 10 episodes |
| 2010–11 | Cukrárna | Bláza | 13 episodes |
| 2014–16 | Doktori z Pocátku | Ema Beranová | 58 episodes |
| 2017 | Ohnivý kuře | Slávka Hrubesová | 41 episodes |

## Awards and recognition

* Czech Lion for Best Actress – Co chytneš v žitě (1998)
* Alfréd Radok Award for Achievement of the Year (1998)
* Thalia Award for Best Actress in a Play – Šťastné dny (1998)
* Czech Lion for Best Actress – Výlet (2002)
* Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Czech Cinematography (2015)
* Medal of Merit II Degree (2016)
* Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement (2021)