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Alexandra Myšková (born 4 April 1922) is a Czech-born Norwegian actress, director, and theatre teacher. She worked in
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
before continuing her career in
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
.


Life and career

In 1941, Myšková graduated from the
Prague Conservatory The Prague Conservatory () is a public music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, the school offers four- or six-year courses, which can be compared to the level of a high school diploma in other countries. Graduates c ...
. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, she performed at ''Divadélko pro 99'', working alongside Felix Le Breux,
Dana Medřická Dana Medřická (11 July 1920 – 21 January 1983) was a Czech film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1944 and 1983. Selected filmography * ''Černí myslivci'' (1945) * '' Guard 13'' (1946) * '' The Avalanche'' (1946) * ' ...
, and others under the direction of
Jindřich Honzl Jindřich Honzl (14 May 1894 – 20 April 1953) was a Czech theatre theorist, film and theatre director and pedagogue who was a leading representative of Czech modern theater. Biography Honzl was born on May 14, 1894, in Humpolec in the family ...
. After the war, she briefly performed with the Studio of the National Theatre and later worked at the Realistic Theatre during the late 1940s and 1950s. From 1950 to 1970, she was a member of the acting troupe of the Municipal Theatres of Prague. Starting in 1961, she also taught at the
DAMU The Department of Dramatic Theatre (, abbreviated DAMU) is one of three departments at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (alongside the Film and TV school and the Department of Music). The academy was opened in 1945 immediately after th ...
. Between 1948 and 1968, she appeared in twenty films. In 1970, she moved to
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. From 1970 to 1995, she taught at the
Norwegian Theatre Academy The Norwegian Theatre Academy is a department of the Østfold University College and is located in Fredrikstad, approximately 80 km from Oslo. The degree programmes in Theatre Arts Norwegian Theatre Academy offers two different study program ...
in
Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
, and later at the Bårdar Music and Dance Academy. During this period, she also directed her own dramatizations of works by
Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...
,
Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev ( ; rus, links=no, Иван Сергеевич ТургеневIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; – ) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poe ...
, and
Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel '' War with the Newts'' (1936) and play '' R.U.R.'' (''Rossum' ...
for Norwegian radio.


Personal life

Myšková was married three times. Her first husband was actor
Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž (1 July 1923 – 4 July 2000) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague. Selected filmography * ''A Dead Man ...
, and her third was costume and stage designer Zdeněk Seydl. She directed more than twenty productions in Norwegian theatres. In 1983, she received the
Norwegian Theatre Critics Award The Norwegian Theatre Critics Award (''Den norske Teaterkritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940–45). Norwegian Critics ...
for her production of ''The Moon in the Village''. She was also awarded the
King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...
in gold for her significant contributions to Norwegian culture. She
turned 100 A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100. Because life expectancies at birth worldwide are well below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. The United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarian ...
in 2022.


Filmography

* ''
Distant Journey ''Distant Journey'' () is a Czechoslovakian Holocaust film directed by Alfréd Radok and released in 1949, not long after World War II. Radok uses experimental cinematography Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recentl ...
'' (1949) –
Theresienstadt Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ( German-occupied Czechoslovakia). Theresienstadt served as a waystation to the extermination c ...
prisoner with pouch * '' Zkouška pokračuje'' (1959) – Eva Malátová, actress * ''
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness ''Romeo, Juliet and Darkness'' () is a 1960 Czech drama film directed by Jiří Weiss. Inspired by William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'',Howard, Tony "Shakespeare's Cinematic Offshoots" in Shaughnessy, Robert (ed.) "The Cambridge Companion ...
'' (1960) – Würm's wife * '' Hledá se táta'' (1961) – Růženka, Liška's wife * '' The Fifth Horseman Is Fear'' (1965) – Eccentric woman


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Myšková, Alexandra 1922 births Living people 20th-century Czech actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Prague Academic staff of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts Prague Conservatory alumni Czech emigrants Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech women centenarians Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian theatre directors Norwegian women centenarians Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold