Jiřina Steimarová

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| name = Jiřina Steimarová

| image = Jiřina Steimarová 1940.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Jiřina Steimarová (middle) in the film "Poslední Podskalák" (1940).

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|1|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Prague, Austria-Hungary

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|10|7|1916|1|24|df=y}}

| death_place = Prague, Czech Republic

| nationality =

| death_cause =

| spouse = Jaroslav Juhan
Jan Kodet

| children = Julie Juhanová
Jiří Kodet
Evelyna Steimarová

| other_names =

| known_for =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1926–1936

| relatives = Vendelín Budil (grandfather)
Jiří Steimar (father)
Anna Steimarová (mother)
Miloš Steimar (brother)
Barbora Kodetová (granddaughter)
Anna Polívková (granddaughter)
Vendula Prager-Rytířová (granddaughter)

}}

Jiřina Steimarová (24 January 1916, Prague, Austria-Hungary – 7 October 2007, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech film and television actress.

Life

Jiřina Steimarová was born in Prague in 1916. Her maternal grandfather was legendary theatre actor and director Vendelín Budil. Both of her parents were actors as well. She made her screen debut in the 1933 film Ecstasy. She appeared in nearly 40 films and TV shows during her career. Steimarová was a cast member of the National Theatre since 1933. She was married to sculptor Jan Kodet and later to racing driver Jaroslav Juhan. After Juhan emigrated to South America, she was fired from the National Theatre. Her children were actors Evelýna Steimarová and actor Jiří Kodet. Her granddaughters are Barbora Kodetová and Anna Polívková.

Jiřina Steimarová died on 7 October 2007, aged 91.{{cite news|url=https://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/zemrela-herecka-jirina-steimarova-matka-jiriho-kodeta-pfr-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A071008_121642_show_aktual_vk|title=Zemřela herečka Jiřina Steimarová, matka Jiřího Kodeta|date=8 October 2007|work=idnes.cz|accessdate=1 December 2017}}

Selected filmography

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0825365|name=Jiřina Steimarová}}
[http://show.idnes.cz/zemrela-herecka-jirina-steimarova-dr7-/filmvideo.asp?c=A071008_121642_show_aktual_vk Jirina Steimarova obituary] (Czech)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011020124/http://aktualne.centrum.cz/kultura/umeni/clanek.phtml?id=510302 Jirina Steimarova obituary] (Czech)

Category:1916 births

Category:2007 deaths

Category:Czech film actresses

Category:Actresses from Prague

Category:Czech stage actresses

Category:Czech television actresses

Category:Prague Conservatory alumni

Category:Czechoslovak actresses