Vlasta Chramostová (17 November 1926 – 6 October 2019)[1] was a Czech film actress.[2] She appeared in 35 films since 1950. She starred in the 1950 film The Trap which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Vlasta Chramostová | |
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| Born | 17 November 1926 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 6 October 2019 (aged 92) Brno, Czech Republic |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950–2019 |
| Spouse | Stanislav Milota |
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A signatory of Charter 77, she was active in the Velvet Revolution, where the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was overthrown in November 1989. At a rally at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague, she was quoted as asking the crowd: "If not now, when? If not us, then who?"[4]
Selected filmography
edit- The Great Opportunity (1950)
- The Trap (1950)
- Operation B (1952)
- The Secret of Blood (1953)
- The Cassandra Cat (1963)
- The Cremator (1969)
- Sekal Has to Die (1998)
- Leaving (2011)
References
edit- ^ Zemřela herečka Vlasta Chramostová (in Czech)
- ^ "Vlasta Chramostová". csfd.cz. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Trap". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ^ @ironcurtain_25 (19 November 2014). "20 Nov 89: CSSR: 0300: Vinohrady Theatre rally concludes with actress Vlasta Chramostová asking "If not now, when? If not us, then who?"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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