Libuse Safrankova

Libusha Shafrankova turned 65 in 2018. Despite the fact that in the creative biography of the Czech actress there are many different roles, for the majority of the inhabitants of the post-Soviet space she remains the same beauty from the film "Three nuts for Cinderella". Film critics call her the main princess of the cinema of her time, and even with age she has not lost her “royal” role.

The future actress was born in Czechoslovakia, in the city of Brno, on June 7, 1953. Since childhood, Libuše confidently declared to her parents that she wanted to become the star of the stage, but they only laughed at her plans. Once the girl even ran away from home to get to the shooting. She did not know the road, so she drove at random and at the end of the day still got to the film studio. She was not allowed inside then, but after that the family began to take the plans of the future star of the stage and screen more seriously.

After school, the girl graduated from the Prague Theater School and entered the theater "Drama Club". After successful children's movie roles, the audience accepted the young actress with delight. On stage, Libuše played Sonya in Uncle Vanya and Nina in The Seagull, as well as Colombina in the play Three Pregnant Women by the Czechoslovak playwright Frantisek Pavlicek.

The younger sister of Libuše, Miroslava, was also fond of theater and cinema. The sisters starred together in the movie "The Little Mermaid". The eldest got the role of the Princess - an ambiguous character, the chosen one of the prince and the indirect culprit of the death of the main character, she portrayed a gentle and radiating inner light. Sister Miroslava was also educated at the theater school and became an actress.

The first noticeable fame for the young Libuša was brought by the film "Grandma", based on the novel by Bozena Nemtsova. Director Antonin Moskalyk entrusted her with the role of a writer in childhood.

In the film "Three nuts for Cinderella" Shafrankova was invited when she was 19 years old. The work of Vaclav Vorlicek is considered one of the best adaptations of an old tale. Initially, the director wanted to shoot the blonde Yana Preissova in the lead role, but she refused to shoot because at that time she was pregnant. Then Vorlicek remembered the film "Granny" and invited Libuše to shoot. She came up not only because of her bright appearance, but also because she knew how to stay in the saddle - this was important for the plot.

The partner - the performer of the role of the prince - was already selected for Shafrankova. It was the Czech actor Pavel Travnichek. The shooting was planned for the summer, but the studio was provided only at the end of autumn, and "Three Nuts for Cinderella" eventually became a magical winter fairy tale. In the Czech Republic, Germany and Norway, it is still shown on television every year on Christmas Eve.

After the famous fairy tale, fame and love of spectators from different countries fell on Libuš. This role greatly influenced the further fate of the actress: since then she was called “the best princess of cinema” - so successfully she revealed the images of innocent, kind and charming heroines.

In 1978, Libuše again played for Vaclav Vorlicek in the fairy tale "The Prince and the Evening Star". Her filming partner this time was Vladimir Menshik. The fairy tale was intended for a younger audience than "Three nuts for Cinderella", and besides people, the spirits of nature - the Moon, the Sun and the Wind - acted in it.

After the role of the Evening Star, the filmography of the actress was replenished with the film "The Third Prince", where Pavel Travnichek again starred with her, and both of them played 2 roles. The free film adaptation of Karel Jaromir Erben's work "About two brothers" was liked by both viewers and critics.

In 1993, Shafrankova took part in one of the most expensive projects of Czech cinema - the fairy tale "The Immortal Aunt". There she got a small, but important allegorical role of Happiness, which entered into a dispute with Reason.

In 1996, director Jan Sverak invited her to the film "Kolya", dedicated to the events of the 1980s in Czechoslovakia. Libuše played Clara, the friend of the protagonist Frantisek Louka, a cellist who became the adoptive father of the Russian boy Kolya. The film achieved success both in the Czech Republic and in other countries, won the Oscar and Golden Globe awards.

In her youth, Libuše played princesses, and it is natural that with age she grew up to be a queen. This is exactly the role she got in the film "Spells of Kings" - a humorous tale about brothers who set out on exploits in order to find out which of them is more worthy of the throne.

In 2013, Libuše lit the lights on the country's main New Year tree. The celebration took place on the Old Town Square in Prague and gathered 30 thousand people.

Libuše is married to actor Josef Abrgam. They met at the Drama Club in 1976 and were soon married. The couple have a son named after their father. Josef Jr. also chose a career in the field of television - he is a well-known producer in the Czech Republic, who has already shot 5 popular TV series.

Shafrankova's personal life carefully protects from the attention of the press. Despite their public profession, the spouses lead a secluded lifestyle, do not attend social events, their photos rarely appear in the media.

In 2009, the media got information that the actress had serious health problems. She had to withdraw from projects and go to the hospital. Shafrankova's fans were very worried, but then she managed to recover quickly enough and return to filming and to the theater stage.

The actress had to fight a serious illness again in 2014. This time, the problem was more serious: Libuche was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery. She was successful, but Shafrankova still has to be treated. When, a year later, the president of the Czech Republic awarded the actress a medal for merits in the field of art, her sister Miroslava had to come to the awards ceremony.

Despite the need for medical treatment, the actress is not going to leave the profession, since she cannot imagine herself without a stage and a screen. Now she directs her creative energy into TV projects - serials and programs.

1971 - "Granny" 1973 - "Three Nuts for Cinderella" 1976 - "The Little Mermaid" 1978 - "The Prince and the Evening Star" 1982 - "The Third Prince" 1993 - "Immortal Aunt" 1996 - "Kolya" 1999 - "Return of the Lost Paradise" 2003 - "Gendarme Stories" 2008 - "Spells of Kings" 2009 - "On Demand" 2010 - "Magic Aunt Valentine" 2011 - "Happy Loser" 2013 - "Don Juan" 2014 - "Hostage"

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