Vlasta Chramostová (17 November 1926 – 6 October 2019) was a Czech film actress. She appeared in 35 films since 1950. She starred in the 1950 film '' The Trap'' which was entered into the

1951 Cannes Film Festival The 4th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 20 April 1951 after a one hiatus due to financial reasons. French author André Maurois served as jury president for the main competition. The Grand Prize of the Festival, then the festival high ...

. A signatory of

Charter 77 Charter 77 (''Charta 77'' in Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak) was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members ...

, she was active in the

Velvet Revolution The Velvet Revolution () or Gentle Revolution () was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Pa ...

, where the

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was overthrown in November 1989. At a rally at the

Vinohrady Theatre Vinohrady Theatre () is a theatre in Vinohrady, Prague. Construction began on February 27, 1905. It served as the Theatre of the Czechoslovak Army from autumn 1950 to January 1966. It contains a curtain painted by Vladimír Županský depicting ...

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, she was quoted as asking the crowd: "If not now, when? If not us, then who?"

Selected filmography

*''

The Great Opportunity ''The Great Opportunity'' (German:''Die große Gelegenheit'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Lorand von Kabdebo and starring Kurt Vespermann, Lia Eibenschütz and Colette Brettel. The production is notable as marking the filmmaking deb ...

'' (1950) * '' The Trap'' (1950) * '' Operation B'' (1952) * ''

The Secret of Blood ''The Secret of Blood'' () is a 1953 Czechoslovak biographical drama film directed by Martin Frič about Czech doctor Jan Janský who discovered and classified the four different blood types. It competed at 14th Venice International Film Festiv ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Cassandra Cat ''The Cassandra Cat'' (; also released under the titles ''When the Cat Comes''; ''The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses''; ''One Day, a Cat''; and ''That Cat'') is a 1963 Czechoslovak comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It is asso ...

'' (1963) * ''

The Cremator ''The Cremator'' () is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovak entry for the Best Foreign Lang ...

'' (1969) * ''

Sekal Has to Die ''Sekal Has to Die'' (, ) is a 1998 Czech film directed by Vladimír Michálek. It was the Czech Republic's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Her ...

'' (1998) * '' Leaving'' (2011)

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* 1926 births 2019 deaths Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Charter 77 signatories Actresses from Brno Recipients of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Recipients of the Thalia Award {{Czech-actor-stub