Simona Brhlikova-Roman was born in former
Czechoslovakia
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. From a young age, she appeared in several stage and musical productions.
Graduating from Commerce & Language Academy in
Slovakia
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, Simona moved to
London
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where she perfected her English at
University College London
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, and trained at
RADA
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and The Actors Centre. She also speaks seven languages. Simona left her family home at the age of 17 to travel North America and Africa before moving to London to pursue her acting career.
Simona first worked in theatre in London, in productions like ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''As You Like It'', and ''Queen of Spades''. This led to a string of independent films including a major role in ''Lycanthropy'' (2006), alongside
George Calil and
David Bradley, and then to television work on such shows as ''
The IT Crowd
''The IT Crowd'' is a British television sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, created, written, and directed by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in th ...
'', ''Life Begins'', ''
Footballers' Wives
''Footballers' Wives'' is a British television drama about fictional Premier League football club Earls Park F.C., its players and their wives. It was broadcast on ITV from 2002 to 2006. The show initially focuses on three very different coupl ...
'', ''
Bad Girls'' and ''Casanova's Love Letters''.
Moving onto international projects, Brhlikova landed the role of the villainess Kisscut in ''
Gallowwalker'' starring opposite
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. In a film career spanning more than thirty years, Snipes has appeared in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, th ...
, and ''Maddoff: Made off with America'' about the infamous
Ponzi
Charles Ponzi (; ; born Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi; March 3, 1882 – January 18, 1949) was an Italian charlatan and con artist who operated in the United States and Canada. His aliases included ''Charles Ponci'', ''Carlo'' ...
schemer
Bernie, playing mastermind "Ursula aka Mrs X".
In 2013, Simona can be seen adding a touch of mystery and sophistication to Danny Dyer's ''Vendetta''.
Simona now lives and works in London and Los Angeles.
References
External links
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Celebrity Travel: Simona Brhlikova''Celebrity'' article
1981 births
Living people
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