Vera Fusek
{{Short description|British actress (1932–2021)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Vera Fusek
| birth_name = Vera Vuseck
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|5|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Prague, Czech Republic
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|8|8|1932|5|20|df=y}}
| death_place = Suffolk, England
| nationality = Czech
| occupation = Actress
| notable_works = Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (1973)
}}
Vera Fusek (née Vuseck, 20 May 1932 – 8 August 2021) was a Czechoslovak-born British actress.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/09/08/vera-fusek-actress-played-earth-president-doctor-obituary/|title=Vera Fusek, actress who played the Earth President in Doctor Who – obituary|work=The Telegraph|date=8 September 2021|access-date=10 September 2021}}
Life and career
Fusek was born in Prague and attended a Swiss finishing school from around 1946. In 1948, her family left Czechoslovakia and settled in Great Britain. After graduating from RADA, she travelled to New York City in 1955 hoping to work on Broadway, but her period in American theatre was brief and she returned to London.
She was known for her work in films such as Treasures of the Snow (1980){{Cite web|title = Vera Fusek|url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vera_fusek/|website = www.rottentomatoes.com|access-date = 1 February 2016}} and The Great Van Robbery (1959). She also appeared on many TV shows such as the Doctor Who serial Frontier in Space{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qMKSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA209 |title=A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television |author=John Kenneth Muir |date=15 September 2015 |author-link=John Kenneth Muir |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476604541 |page=209 }} as the Earth's president.
Fusek died in Suffolk, England in August 2021 at the age of 89.[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=VeraFusek Doctor Who Guide: Vera Anna Peters née Fusek]
References
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External links
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Category:Actresses from Prague
Category:British people of Czech descent
Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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