Dagmar Havlová (born Dagmar Veškrnová on 22 March 1953) is a

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actress. She married

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, the former Czech President, on 4 January 1997. She has one daughter, Nina Veškrnová (born 1976), from a previous marriage to Radvít Novák (1975–1980).

Early life

Havlová was born to Markéta Veškrnová and harmonist Karel Veškrna on 22 March 1953 in

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. She graduated from the Brno Conservatory in 1971. In 1975, she graduated with the title of "Magister artis" (equivalent to

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) from the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts.

Career

She has made over 50 appearances in films and 200 appearances on television.

Awards

Servare et Manere:

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. Since 2020 became the official Friend of Peace of the International Tree of Peace Project and also the

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for the

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External links

Dagmar Havlová
Biography on former official website of the Czech President. 1997–2003.
Biography of Dagmar Veškrnová Havlová
press release, government of

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, 22 June 2004.
"Dagmar Havlova Starts Rehearsing at Na Vinohradech Theatre"
Official Information Service, City of Prague announcement, 2 Jan.

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Dagmar Veškrnová
at the

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, - 1953 births Living people First Ladies of the Czech Republic Czech film actresses Actors from Brno Czech stage actresses Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni 21st-century Czech actresses 20th-century Czech actresses Brno Conservatory alumni {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub

Early life

Career

See also

Awards

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