Marketa Kimbrell (née Nitschová; August 1, 1928 – July 6, 2011) was a

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n-born American actress and professor of acting and film directing. In 1970, she and actor Richard Levy founded the New York Street Theater Caravan, a

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which brought stage productions to audiences who otherwise might not have access to theater. Her target audiences included prisoners, coal mining towns, rural communities, Native American reservations, and low income

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neighborhoods.

Personal life

Kimbrell was born near

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in 1928 to Alfred and Josefina Nitsch. She wed an American Army major named George Kimbrell, whom she met at a refugee camp in

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in 1945 following

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. She moved to the United States with Kimbrell and was cast in stage, television shows and film. George Kimbrell died in 1952. She taught as a full-time

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of acting and film directing at the

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from 1970 until her retirement in 2006.

Death

Marketa Kimbrell died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on July 6, 2011, in Sykesville, Maryland, aged 82. She was survived by her two sons, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a sister.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimbrell, Marketa 1928 births 2011 deaths American stage actresses American television actresses American film actresses Tisch School of the Arts faculty Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States Czechoslovak refugees Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Neurological disease deaths in Maryland Actresses from Prague