Isa Grégrová
Isa Grégrová | |
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![]() Isa Grégrová, from a 1904 publication | |
Born | Isabella Grögrová 30 November 1878 |
Died | 23 March 1962 | (aged 83)
Other names | Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová |
Occupation(s) | Actress, educator |
Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová (born Isabella Grögrová; 30 November 1878 – 23 March 1962), known as Isa Grégrová, was a Czech actress and teacher.[1]
Early life
[edit]Grégrová was born in Kralovice and lived in Domažlice,[2] the daughter of Leopold Gröger and Marie Grögrová-Czenhausová. She studied acting with Otilie Sklenářová-Malá .[2][3]
Career
[edit]Grégrová was a member of the National Theatre company in Prague from 1895 to 1908.[4] She played Shakespearean roles,[5] and appeared as Hedvig in Ibsen's The Wild Duck in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1921.[6][7] She played Kassandra in a Prague production of Jaroslav Kvapil's Oresteia (1907).[8][9] She appeared in one silent film, Tam na horách (1920).[3][10]
After Grégrová retired from the stage, she taught acting and worked on Prague radio. She moved to Switzerland before World War II and eventually settled in Liechtenstein.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Grégrová retired from the Prague stage and married Josef Hamerník in 1908; a few weeks later, their son, also named Josef, was born in Berlin. Grégrová died in 1962, in Vaduz.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Some sources give 1879 as her birth year, including the Národní Divadlo Online Archive.
- ^ a b "Drama a Jevištĕ". Pokroková revue (in Czech). 4: 482–483. 1908.
- ^ a b c Bartos, Petr "Bart". "Iza Grégrová". CSFD (Cesko-Slovenská filmová databáze) (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Vrbanič, Milan (May 1908). "Bilješke". Savremenik (in Croatian). 3: 320.
- ^ Theer, Otakar. "Naše Umělkyně" Český svét 1(October 1904): 41-43. (in Czech)
- ^ "Iza Grégrová". IbsenStage. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Isa Gregrova". IbsenStage. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Oresteia (1907)". APGRD (Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Macintosh, Fiona; Michelakis, Pantelis; Hall, Edith; Taplin, Oliver (2005-12-08). Agamemnon in Performance 458 BC to AD 2004. OUP Oxford. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-19-160836-0.
- ^ a b "Iza Grégrová". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Iza Grégrová". Národní Divadlo Online Archive (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-04.