Susan Kodicek

Susan Kodicek (born Zuzana Oprsalova; 1947-2011), later credited as Hannah Kodicek, was a Czechoslovakian actress, writer, and puppeteer who co-wrote two unproduced teleplays for The StoryTeller with Anthony Minghella and Anne Mountfield. Both were adapted years later for graphic novel editions, "The Witch Baby" (in the 2011 The StoryTeller graphic novel) and "Vasilissa the Beautiful" (from 2014's The StoryTeller: Witches).
Under her birth name, Kodicek acted and did dubbing work in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s and 1960s. After her native country was invaded by Russia, she moved to England in 1968. She used her new name Susan Kodicek for film and television work, including parts in episodes of the spy series Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Sandbaggers. She helped form a puppet troupe, the Black Theatre Group of Prague, performing on stage and television. She created and wrote the 1980s puppet series Pullover and Fox Tales (narrated by Peter Davison). She later wrote and directed the 1994 live-action film A Pin for the Butterfly (with Hugh Laurie), about growing up in Prague.
==External links==
*The Guardian obituary
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