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Petra Buckova

An actress with a wild temperament and a wide scale of facets - from crazy slapstick through irony and satire to the realms of tragedy. Having grown up in the South Bohemian town of Tabor and reaching the height of 174 centimetres (or 5 feet 8½ inches), she deemed that satisfactory and left home to pursue her calling. She was selected from many candidates to study acting at the Janacek Academy of Performing Arts (JAMU) the first year she applied, even though she could barely fit in the door back then. Over the course of the first semester, she lost 10 kilograms thanks to singing, acrobacy, ballet and karate, gradually morphing into the shape that we know nowadays.

Graduate of the PADI diving course, she is equally unafraid to dive into the depths of the characters she embodies. She starred in the mini-series Jitrni zare (Morning Glow) and the streaming thriller #martyisdead, which became the first-ever Czech series to win an International Emmy. She was also a notable presence as a supporting actress in numerous Czech TV series and films including Uzly a pomerance (Scent of Orange).

With stuntsmen she trains shooting in order to kill or pursue criminals in Czech crime series such as Hlava Meduzy (Head of Medusa), Vrazdy v kruhu (The Zodiac Murders), Polda (The Cop), Specialiste (Specialists) or Sefka (Boss), while also having enjoyed some bubbles of the soap opera Ordinace v ruzove zahrade (Surgery in the Rose Garden).

Living in Prague and married to an Austrian, she knows no communication barriers. She has mastered several languages and often puts them to use in international film and TV productions. She has utilised her English in Haunted (Netflix), Carnival Row (Amazon) or The Wheel of Time, with American filmmakers often casting her as Jewish heroines in the dark times of WWII. She acted in German in Decision Game (Amazon) and Home Is Here, her French was heard in Totems (Amazon).

Following her studies at JAMU, she went on to be an ensemble member of various high-profile theaters, such as the Petr Bezruc Theatre in Ostrava or the Goose on a String Theatre in Brno, before finally joining the Balustrade Theatre in Prague, the very theatre linked inseparably to Vaclav Havel. She is currently starring there as Marianne in Persony (Personas) based on the works of Ingmar Bergman, following notable classic roles which have included starring parts in Macbeth, Othello (performed in the English original) or The Cherry Orchard.

With utmost joy she often records audio books, being an avid lover of the microphone that won't forgive anything fake. Her voice can be heard in Lady Chatterley's Lover (D. H. Lawrence), Winesburg, Ohio (S. Anderson) or The Hours (M. Cunningham). She has been nominated twice for Neviditelný herec (Invisible Actor), the Czech radio acting award.

A femme fatale in the Eva Green style at first glance, Petra Buckova can also be quite a monster, swiftly becoming any role from a screaming child to a sleazy ravisher of innocent girls. Whatever wildness she has in her, she is also able to tame it whenever needed, having portrayed an uptight school teacher and other austere parts.

Her principal work method is empathy. She can tone into the frequency of others, which also allowed her to spend twelve years as part of the Czech team of hospital clowns, a work requiring an extensive sense of empathy.

Libuse Safránková was born on 7 June 1953 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Kolya (1996), Bájecná léta pod psa (1997) and Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973). She was married to Josef Abrhám. She died on 9 June 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Dagmar Havlová was born on 22 March 1953 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Hríchy pro diváky detektivek (1995), Vlastníci (2019) and Leaving (2011). She was previously married to Václav Havel and Radvít Novák.

Generally people tend to misunderstand Yana as a person of East Indian origin - she is actually European, a citizen of the Czech Republic.

A Taurus, Yana was born on April 23rd, 1979 in Brno. She has a natural beauty, enhanced by peaches and cream complexion, drop-dead gorgeous looks, a stunning figure, and a statuesque height of 5' 8" - ingredients that are guaranteed to sweep men completely off their feet.

Hand-in-hand with her physical charms is unrivaled intellect, and a knowledge of English, Czech, Hindi, Spanish, and Japanese.

Yana started modeling in the mid-1990s and did rouse considerable curiosity due to her unique last name, and her European looks.

Mothwithstanding her current location, Yana has been to almost every corner of the world including Milan, Paris Vienna, Munich, Hamburg, Prague, Tokyo, just to name a few.

She has modeled for high profiled clients such Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, Toyota, Honda, Sony, and cosmetic products such as Nivea, Rexona, Shuemura, & Shisheido

After graduating in Park Architecture and Gardening, she left for Japan, where she modeled for a considerable period of time. Her restless spirit then took her to India. She acquired her last name, when she fell in love and married Satyakam Gupta, and re-located to Pune, Maharashtra, India.

After her marriage, she continued her modeling stints in Mumbai with Limca, MTV, Lakme, and made her entry into Bollywood with an item in 'Dum'. Since then she has appeared in two Telegu one Tamil one Kannad movie, and another Bollywood movie 'Ek Ajnabee' opposite Arjun Rampal.

Amongst her interests and hobbies are playing the piano, the flute, dancing, aerobics, health, fitness, and computers. She is a vegetarian.

She is the TV Anchor of a musical countdown show on Zoom TV, and was named as the Lakme new face of the year, replacing model-actress, Lisa Ray. She has signed up with Indiagames and will be featured in their future ventures, which will include games, puzzles, etc..

Although she is now divorced, she does plan to remain in India, where she will be launching her very own album in English. After the completion of this project, Yana may consider entering Bollywood movies.

Pavel Kríz was born on 18 April 1961 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), Last Knights (2015) and Jak svet prichází o básníky (1982).

Ester Krumbachová was born on 12 November 1923 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was a costume designer and writer, known for Vrazda ing. Certa (1970), Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) and Daisies (1966). She was married to Jan Nemec, Slavicek Pisarik and Jaroslav Kucera. She died on 13 January 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Jana Stryková was born on 22 April 1979 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Child 44 (2015), Prípad Andrey S. and Ordinary Failures (2022).

Martina Smuková was born in 1974 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for xXx (2002), The Vampire Wedding (1993) and Pohádky pro Emu (2016).

Milan Kundera was born on April 1st 1929 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He wrote his first poems during his high school years. After World War II he worked as a jazz musician before going to college. He studied music, film and literature at university in Prague. He moved on to become a professor at the film faculty of the Prague Academy of Performing Arts. He also published poems, essays and stage plays. In the same period of time he joined the editorial staff at the literature magazines "Literarni noviny" and "Listy". Kundera joined the Communist Party in 1948, as many other Czech intellectuals did at that time. In 1950 he got expelled from the Party because of "individualistic tendencies".

After graduation in 1952 he was appointed lecturer in world literature at the Film Academy. He joined the Communist Party once again and stayed on from 1956 to 1970. In 1953 he published his first book of poems. Kundera got known after collections of poems through his three volumes "Laughable Loves", written and published between 1958 and 1968. In his first novel, "The Joke" from 1967, he dealt with Stalinism. After the Soviet invasion in the spring of 1968 Kundera lost his permission to teach and his books were removed from all public libraries in the country.

Kundera moved to France and became a guest professor at the University of Rennes in 1975. In 1979 he was deprived of his Czechoslovakian citizenship by the government as a reaction to his "Book of Laughter and Forgetting".

The following novels were not allowed to be published in Czechoslovakia. Since 1981 he is a French citizen. During his years in France he has also written material in French. He resides in Paris with his wife, Vera Hrabankova.

Jirí Dvorák was born on 4 February 1967 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for The Spooks (2016), Jménem krále (2009) and Lída Baarová (2016). He was previously married to Barbora Munzarová.

Arnost Goldflam was born on 22 September 1946 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and writer, known for The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), The Bourne Legacy (2012) and The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992).

Pavel Reznícek was born on 11 October 1966 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Anthropoid (2016), Serena (2014) and Circus Bukowsky (2013).

Monika Malácová was born on 9 April 1959 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Hostel: Part II (2007), Bozí pole s.r.o. (2007) and The Labyrinth (2015).

Martin Pechlát was born on 30 October 1974 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Garbage, the City and Death (2012), Bird Atlas (2021) and Okupace (2021).

Ladislav Lahoda was born on 27 May 1949 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Jumper (2008), Babylon A.D. (2008) and The Brothers Bloom (2008).

Danuse Klichová was born on 22 August 1949 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Dvojrole (1999), Hon na kocku (1980) and Louis Pasteur (1977).

Alena Mihulová was born on 4 May 1965 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Home Care (2015), Anthropoid (2016) and About a Father (2017). She was previously married to Karel Kachyna.

Nina Divísková was born on 12 July 1936 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Wonderful Times (2009), Príbehy obycejného sílenství (2005) and Wolf's Hole (1987). She was married to Jan Kacer. She died on 21 June 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Marie Kyselková was born on 20 August 1935 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Princess with the Golden Star (1959), Vetrná hora (1956) and Touha (1958). She was married to ??? and Petr Hanicinec. She died on 21 January 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Helena Postránecká was born on 21 January 1947 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Noc na Karlstejne (1974), Pet muzu a jedno srdce (1971) and Jen ho nechte, at se bojí (1978).

Dita Kaplanová was born on 5 January 1965 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Cekání na dést (1978), Die Magermilchbande (1979) and Dívka s muslí (1981).

Vlasta Chramostová was born on 17 November 1926 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Sekal Has to Die (1998), Kure melancholik (1999) and Leaving (2011). She was married to Stanislav Milota. She died on 6 October 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Antonín Kala was born on 13 March 1972 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for The Man Who Stood in the Way (2023), Intimacies (2019) and Létající Cestmír (1983).

Simona Zmrzlá was born on 25 July 1989 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Hastrman (2018), The Fury (2016) and Odznak Vysocina (2022).

Pavel Novotný was born on 13 May 1961 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Nikdo me nemá rád (2024), Bozí pole s.r.o. (2007) and Oktopus (2023).