Hana Maria Pravda
Hana Maria Pravda (, Becková; after first marriage, Munk; after second marriage, Pravda; 29 January 1916, Prague − 22 May 2008, Oxford) was a Czech-British actress. Biography. Hana Becková was born in Prague, 29 January 1916. She trained in Leningrad in 1936 under Alexei Dikii. On her return to Prague, she married her first husband, Alexander Munk who was a student activist. Pravda worked in Czech theatre before the outbreak of World War II and made five films (under the names Hana Becková, Hana Bělská, Hana Alexandrová and Hana Pravdová). When the war broke out, Pravda and  her husband were sent to Theresienstadt concentration camp and were subsequently transferred to the Auschwitz concentration camp where they became separated. Pravda survived the camp and the subsequent January 1945 death march and recorded her experiences in a diary. She later found out that her husband had died. She returned to Prague and continued to act in the Realistic theater where she met George Pravda. She emigrated to the United Kingdom with him and continued her career. Pravda's most well-known role was as Emma Cohen in the 1970s television drama "Survivors". She also appeared as the wife of  the innkeeper (played by her real-life husband George) in the Jack Palance version of "Dracula" (1974). Other TV credits include: "Danger Man", "Department S", "Callan", "Z-Cars", "Dad's Army" and "Tales of the Unexpected". Pravada's diary was published as "I Was Writing This Diary for You, Sasha" (2000) and "Kaleidoscope: Snapshots of My Life" (2002). Personal life. Pravda died, 22 May 2008, in Oxford, England. Her son, Dr Alex Pravda, is an academic. Her granddaughter is the English actress Isobel Pravda.