Birth Place Matching "Slovakia" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Peter Lorre
Actor | M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Peter Lorre was born László Löwenstein in Rózsahegy in the Slovak area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents. He learned both Hungarian and German languages from birth, and was educated in elementary and secondary schools in the Austria-Hungary capitol Vienna, but did ...
2. Cornel Wilde
Actor | The Greatest Show on Earth
Dashing actor Cornel Wilde was born Kornel Lajos Weisz on October 13, 1912, in Prievidza, Hungary (now part of Slovakia), to a Jewish family. In 1920, he immigrated to New York City with his parents, Rayna (Vid) and Vojtech Béla Weisz, and elder sister, Edith. His family Americanized their names ...
3. Vica Kerekes
Actress | Apró mesék
Vica Kerekes (nee Eva Kerekes) is a citizen of Slovakia and is a Hungarian actress. She was born in Filakovo (Hungarian: Fulek) and is noted for her various roles in Slovakian, Czech and Hungarian films. She is also famous for her performances on stage.
"Vica" is a nickname widely used by Hungarians...
4. Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik
Stunts | Skyfall
Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik was born on July 1, 1970 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for Skyfall (2012), Game of Thrones (2011) and Robin Hood (2010).
5. David Dobrik
Actor | David's Vlog
David Dobrik was born in Kosice, Slovakia. He is known for his work on An Interrogation (2015), FML (2016) and Airplane Mode (2016). He has a successful channel on YouTube with over 6 million subscribers, where he posts vlogs about skits and his daily life. He is dating fellow Youtuber and actress,...
6. Simona Roman
Actress | Vendetta
Simona Roman, born Brhlikova, hails from Slovakia. She was bitten by the entertainment-bug in her early childhood and at the young age starred in several stage and musical productions.
Known not only for her striking aesthetic appeal - Simona also speaks 7 languages.
Leaving the family nest at 17 ...
7. Barbora Bobulova
Actress | Cuore sacro
Born in Martin, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) in 1974, Barbora Bobulova graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of Bratislava and briefly studied in New York before moving to Italy in the mid-1990s. Her first major role was in Marco Bellocchio's The Prince of Homburg (1997) but her breakthrough...
8. Natalia Germani
Actress | Nightsiren
Natalia Germani (born 27 January 1993 as Natalia Germaniova) is a television, movie and stage actress from Slovakia. When she was offered a big role in international TV project in 2015, Natalia has changed her last name from Germaniova to Germani. She is attending a drama school - University of ...
9. Antonia Liskova
Actress | Riparo
Antonia Liskova is a Slovak actress. She lived in Slovakia until her 17th birthday. After graduating in pharmacology and medicinal chemistry her father offered her a trip to Italy; here she worked as a waitress in a small bar of Rome. Later on she started a modeling career in Milan. After ...
10. Tereza Nvotová
Director | Nightsiren
Tereza Nvotová's (1988, Czechoslovakia) sophomore feature, Nightsiren (Svetlonoc, 2022), premiered in Locarno IFF - Cineasti del presente, where it won the Pardo D'Oro (Golden Leopard) for the Best Film. Following, in Sitges IFF the film won the Silver Melies for the Best European Production and ...
11. Juraj Herz
Director | Habermann
Juraj Herz was born on September 4, 1934 in Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and actor, known for Habermann (2010), Beauty and the Beast (1978) and The Cremator (1969). He was previously married to Therese Herz. He died on April 8, 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.
12. Katrina Grey
Actress | The Serpent
Katrina Grey is an award winning filmmaker originally from Slovakia. She began her career as an action/drama actress in various Hollywood movies such as "Hard Target 2", French movie "Brice 3" and horror movie "Ghost House". She also starred in the sci-fi series "Future Love" for Blackpills, a true...
13. Emília Vásáryová
Actress | Eva Nová
Emília Vásáryová was born on May 18, 1942 in Horná Stubna, First Slovak Republic [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Eva Nová (2015), Václav (2007) and Up and Down (2004).
14. Charles Korvin
Actor | This Love of Ours
He was born in Piestany, Hungary, going to the United States in 1940 having studied at the Sorbonne and working in still and motion picture photography. After studying acting at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon Virginia, he made his 1943 debut on Broadway in "Dark Eyes" under the name Geza Korvin. It...
15. Gabriela Marcinková
Actress | 360
Gabriela Marcinková was born on April 2, 1988 in Presov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for 360 (2011), Intimate Enemy (2018) and Byzantium (2012).
16. Kamil Kollarik
Actor | Behind Enemy Lines
Kamil Kollarik was born on February 4, 1981 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor and director, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Zlo (2012) and The Cleaner (2015).
17. Lya De Putti
Actress | Manon Lescaut
The daughter of a Hungarian baroness and a military officer, Lya De Putti went on to perform classical ballet in Berlin, Germany, after a brief stint in Hungarian vaudeville. She later made several films at the German UFA studios, most notably Variety (1925), before going to Hollywood in 1926. ...
18. Zuzana Mauréry
Actress | Ucitelka
Zuzana Mauréry was born on September 23, 1968 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress and writer, known for The Teacher (2016), Dakujem, dobre (2013) and Return of the Storks (2007).
19. Michal Suchánek
Actor | AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
When Michal Suchanek was 12, he got his first break -- a part in the Nutcracker. Michal's career accelerated after he signed with Evangelista in Vancouver, and he received many offers to do commercials which were broadcast in Canada and the USA. Michal, born in Slovakia, also appeared on television...
20. Balázs Csémy
Actor | Outside the Wire
Balázs Csémy ("Blas") is a multi-lingual actor, born in the former Czechoslovakia; he resides today in Budapest and Berlin. Balázs/Blas has performed in more than five languages in both Hungarian and several international TV productions.
After his bachelor's degree in theater he quickly reached ...
21. Juraj Jakubisko
Director | Bathory
Juraj Jakubisko was born on April 30, 1938 in Kojsov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for Bathory: Countess of Blood (2008), The Feather Fairy (1985) and Kristove roky (1967). He was previously married to Deana Horváthová. He died on February 24, 2023 in Prague, ...
22. Marian Mitas
Actor | The Zookeeper's Wife
Marian Mitas was born on September 24, 1980 in Povazská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), Milada (2017) and By a Sharp Knife (2019).
23. Jana Kolesárová
Actress | Flightplan
Jana Kolesárová was born on February 15, 1976 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Flightplan (2005), Blur (2007) and Bonds of Redemption.
25. Jana Kovalcikova
Director | Cigarety a pesnicky
Jana Kovalcikova was born on March 16, 1991 in Presov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress and director, known for Cigarety a pesnicky (2011), Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing (2021) and STB: Prísne tajné (2022).
26. Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Actor | The Terror of Tiny Town
Karl Slover was 21 years old when he auditioned for the "Wizard Of Oz" movie and met the other 123 little people with whom he worked through a grueling two-month production schedule. "Standing four feet four inches tall, I was the smallest Munchkin," recalls Karl. "I couldn't even reach the ...
27. Marko Igonda
Actor | Behind Enemy Lines
Marko Igonda was born on February 5, 1974 in Zilina, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor and writer, known for Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Hannibal Rising (2007) and Kriminálka Staré Mesto (2010).
28. Roman Polák
Director | Belisa
Roman Polák was born on September 30, 1957 in Trencín, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor and director, known for Belisa (1990), Nesmrtelní (2010) and Spiónka v galérii (1982).
29. Ivan Ostrochovský
Producer | Koza
Ivan Ostrochovský was born on November 12, 1972 in Zilina, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is a producer and writer, known for Goat (2015), Servants (2020) and 107 Mothers (2021).
30. Noel Czuczor
Actor | The Auschwitz Report
Noel Czuczor was born on March 25, 1989 in Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor and assistant director, known for The Auschwitz Report (2021), Ophelia (2018) and Marhulový ostrov (2011).
31. Tomas Mastalir
Actor | Ciara
Tomas Mastalir was born on September 4, 1977 in Trnava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for The Line (2017), Pán profesor (2020) and Hlavne vel'a lásky.
32. Ingrid Veninger
Actress | I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person
Born in Bratislava and raised in Canada, Ingrid Veninger formed pUNK Films in 2003 with a 'nothing is impossible' manifesto. Since 2008, Ingrid has directed six narrative fiction feature films, Only (2008), Modra (2010), I Am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person (2011), The Animal Project (2013), He ...
33. Péter Bacsó
Writer | Forró vizet a kopaszra!
Péter Bacsó was born on January 6, 1928 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a writer and director, known for The Agony of Mr. Boroka (1972), Nyár a hegyen (1967) and Jelenidö (1972). He died on March 11, 2009 in Budapest, Hungary.
34. Gabriela Vránová
Actress | Jarní vody
Gabriela Vránová was born on July 27, 1939 in Nové mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia [now Slovak Republic]. She was an actress, known for Spring Waters (1968), The Treasure of a Byzantine Merchant (1967) and The Day the Tree Blooms (1961). She was previously married to Jirí Kepka. She died on June 16, 2018...
35. Kristína Kanátová
Actress | Ciara
Kristína Kanátová was born on April 22, 1992 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for The Line (2017), Mama na prenájom (2023) and Jan Palach (2018).
36. Martin Grof
Director | Excursion
Martin Grof was born on April 17, 1982 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
He is best known for his first feature film Excursion (2018) which was written and produced within only 7 months and immediately won the Grand Jury & Audience award at the film festival in PA, USA at the day of its world premiere. ...
37. Martin Dano
Producer | Takze tak!
Martin Dano is a Slovak entrepreneur, investigative journalist and film-maker and YouTube personality born November 4, 1976 in Humenne, Slovakia and based now in Bratislava, Slovakia. He is also based in Austria and France. He is Ceo & Founder of Sysoon (funeral website and the irst social network ...
38. Zuzana Fialová
Actress | Kriminálka Staré Mesto
Zuzana Fialová was born on May 17, 1974 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress and writer, known for Kriminálka Staré Mesto (2010), Ordinácia v ruzovej záhrade (2007) and Aftermath (2012).
40. Jana Kvantiková
Actress | Piargy
Jana Kvantiková was born on May 12, 1994 in Zilina, Slovakia. She is an actress, known for Piargy (2022), Charlatan (2020) and Spunti na ceste (2022).
41. Jana Labajová
Actress | Za sklom
Jana Labajová was born on October 17, 1990 in Hozelec, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Za sklom (2016), FFF (2018) and Slovania (2021).
42. Ján Koleník
Actor | Panelák
Ján Koleník was born on November 11, 1979 in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for Panelák (2008), The First Republic (2014) and Happy New Year 2 (2021).
43. Matej Minac
Writer | Vsichni moji blízcí
Film director, producer, writer. Graduated in film directing at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava. He's well-known for his trilogy of films about the British rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton: All My Loved Ones (1999), Nicholas Winton - The Power of Good (2002), Nicky's Family (2011). ...
44. Peter Bebjak
Director | Ciara
Peter Bebjak was born on September 1, 1970 in Partizánske, near Topol'cany, Slovakia. He is a director and producer, known for The Line (2017), The Auschwitz Report (2021) and The Informant (2020).
45. Sona Valentová
Actress | Requiem pro panenku
Sona Valentová was born on June 3, 1946 in Trnava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress and writer, known for Requiem for a Maiden (1992), Americká tragédia (1976) and Nebezpecné známosti (1980). She was previously married to Pavol Haspra. She died on ...
46. Lubomir Misak
Stunts | The Last Legion
Lubomir Misak was born on May 3, 1968 in Bratislava, Slovakia. He is an actor, known for The Last Legion (2007), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and The Three Musketeers (1993).
47. Jana Stepánková
Actress | Nemocnice na kraji mesta po dvaceti letech
Jana Stepánková was born on September 6, 1934 in Zilina, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Hospital at the End of the City Twenty Years On (2003), The Death of Tarzan (1963) and Hospital at the End of the City - The New Generation (2008). She was previously married to ...
48. Jozef Kroner
Actor | Obchod na korze
Slovak movie, theater and TV actor. He is also a passionate fisherman and author of books Actor on the Fishing Rod, Actor Not only on a Fishing Rod, With a Camera And a Fishing Rod and several others. He was born on March 20, 1924 in the village Staskov of central Slovakia. He never studied acting ...
49. Stefan Uher
Director | Pásla kone na betóne
Stefan Uher was born on July 4, 1930 in Prievidza, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for She Kept Asking for the Moon (1982), Organ (1965) and Three Daughters (1968). He died on March 29, 1993 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
50. Martina Hingis
Self | Wimbledon
Martina Hingis was born on September 30, 1980 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She has been married to Harald Leemann since July 20, 2018. They have one child. She was previously married to Thibault Hutin.