About

Known credits:
79
Birthday:
1948-08-26
Place of birth:
Banská Štiavnica, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia
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Magda Vášáryová

Overview

Magda (Magdaléna) Vášáryová (* August 26, 1948, Banská Štiavnica) is a Slovak politician and former actress and diplomat. Since 2006, she has been a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for SDKÚ-DS. On 12 December 2013, she resigned from the party and until the start of the so-called The third government of Robert Fico (2016) worked in the National Council of the Slovak Republic as a non-attached member of parliament.

She began her successful acting career as a 15-year-old in the film Senzi Mama (1964).

From 1966 to 1971 she studied sociology at the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava. Since 1970 she has worked as an actress in the Korze Theater, the New Stage (1971 - 1983) and in the Slovak National Theater (1983 - 1990). She is the author of book memoirs about Banská Štiavnica Short Letters to a Town (1988).

In 1988 she was awarded the title of Merited Artist.

From 1990 to 1993, she served as the Czech-Slovak ambassador to Austria. During the diplomatic mission, she lived with her daughters in Vienna while her husband stayed in Bratislava. While they provide wife support for diplomats, Vášáryová, as a diplomat, did not receive compensation for the diplomat's non-working wife. Václav Havel and Jiří Dienstbier enforced her compensation payment.

On May 3, 1993, she organized a meeting at home, where the Slovak Society for Foreign Policy (SFPA) began to form. From 1993 to 2000, she was its director. In 2020, she is the Honorary Chair of the SFPA Board. In 1998, she founded Občianske oko.

In the 1999 elections, she ran as an independent candidate for the post of President of Slovakia. She won 194,635 votes, 6.6%, in the election. She did not make it to the second round. She announced her candidacy in February 1999 in Banská Bystrica. She wanted to confirm the changes in 1989 and 1998. She was the first woman in Slovakia to run for president.

From 2000 to 2005, she served as Slovakia's ambassador to Poland. Its predecessor was Ondrej Nemčok and his successor was František Ružička. Since February 21, 2005, she has held the position of State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic in the second government of Mikuláš Dzurinda.

In the summer of 2005, she joined the SDKÚ. On 12 December 2013, together with Lucia Žitňanská and Miroslav Beblavý, she resigned from SDKÚ-DS.

Since November 15, 2013, she has been the president of the Živena association. Her goals after the election were “I still have three goals within Živena. One of them is, in particular, the modernization of communication, the addition of a membership base, and I would also like to raise more money in more modern ways, for example in the form of grants. " Her predecessor was Zora Breier.

In 2016, she did not run for parliament again. In addition to Živena, she also led the Institute for Cultural Policy. He also teaches at the CEVRO INSTITUTE in the Czech Republic.

In 2016, The Prague Society for International Cooperation awarded her the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Prize for Civil Service and the Lifelong Fight against Corruption.

Sister of the actress Emilie Vášáryová. The first husband was the actor Dušan Jamrich. The second husband is Milan Lasica. He has two daughters.

Known for

Acting
2016 To Make a Comedy Is No Fun Actor Self 59
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2015 Film Adventurer Karel Zeman Actor Self 59
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1991 Private Lives Actor N/A
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1989 Staroružová dráma Actor N/A
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1989 Pani Berta Garlanová Actor N/A
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1988 The World Knows Nothing Actor Jirina 59
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1988 The Southern Mail Actor Mária Jurkovičová 59
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1988 Šesťkrát žena Actor N/A
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1988 Košatý strom plný pozorných očí Actor N/A
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1987 Lion with a White Mane Actor Calma Veselá 59
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1986 Silent Joy Actor Soňa 59
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1986 Fair Play Actor Tereza 58
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1986 The Great Movie Robbery Actor 59
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1986 Elizabeth's Court Actor Celesta de Liess rod. Fabici 68
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1985 Noc smaragdového měsíce Actor Slávka N/A
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1985 Werther Actor Sophie N/A
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1985 Die Nacht aus Blei Actor Blonde Lady 59
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1985 Varič Actor N/A
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1983 Malvína z Bretónska Actor N/A
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1983 Zuzana Vojířová Actor Zuzana Vojířová N/A
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1983 Cesta na krvavé pole Actor N/A
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1981 Cutting It Short Actor Maryška 60
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1980 Dark Sun Actor Kris 58
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1980 Dnes platí regulačný stupeň č. 6 Actor N/A
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1980 Jennie Gerhardtová Actor N/A
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1980 Nečakaná návšteva Actor Emma N/A
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1980 Faidra Actor Aríkia N/A
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1980 Horacius Actor Kamila N/A
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1979 Pustý dvor Actor N/A
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1979 Ťaví zadok Actor Betty Medillová N/A
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1979 Záhradníkov pes Actor Marcela N/A
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1979 Uzlíky nádeje Actor N/A
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1979 Dobrí ľudia ešte žijú Actor Oľga N/A
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1978 Rusalka Actor Rusalka 59
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1978 Biela stužka v tvojich vlasoch Actor Bernátová (voice) N/A
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1978 Krutá ľúbosť Actor N/A
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1978 Rozvedená Actor Ružena N/A
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1978 Elektra Actor N/A
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1978 Parížsky život Actor Kristína N/A
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1978 Listy Juliane Actor N/A
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1977 Second Love Actor Antónia N/A
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1977 Concert for the survivors Actor Jana Varajová (voice) N/A
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1976 Čudný človek Actor N/A
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1976 Zenovo vedomie Actor N/A
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1976 Dni Turbinovcov Actor N/A
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1976 Posledný pohárik Actor N/A
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1976 Demeterovci Actor Žofka N/A
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1976 Tetované časom Actor Anita (voice) N/A
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1975 Blízki cudzí ľudia Actor N/A
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1975 Hodina úsvitu Actor N/A
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1974 The Elective Affinities Actor Ottilie 58
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1974 Deň slnovratu Actor N/A
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1974 Skrytý prameň Actor N/A
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1974 Netrpezlivosť srdca Actor N/A
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1973 Za frontom Actor Anica Benková N/A
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1973 Andrea Actor N/A
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1973 Statky zmätky Actor N/A
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1973 Doktor Actor N/A
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1973 Ako ostrihať manžela Actor Adrienne N/A
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1972 Apollón z Bellacu Actor N/A
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1972 And Give My Love to the Swallows Actor Maruška Kudeříková 58
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1972 Záveje Actor N/A
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1971 Úklady a láska Actor N/A
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1971 Prince Bajaja Actor Princess Slavěna 59
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1971 Hry lásky šálivé Actor 59
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1971 Granny Actor Hortensie 59
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1971 Taký obyčajný deň Actor N/A
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1971 Radúz a Mahulena Actor Mahulena 59
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1971 Ľahučký dych Actor N/A
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1970 On the Comet Actor Angelika, dívka z Valencie 59
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1969 The Royal Chase Actor Jeune Marthe N/A
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1969 Birds, Orphans and Fools Actor Marta 59
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1968 The Deserter and the Nomads Actor Dominika (segment "Dominika") 59
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1968 The Sweet Time of Kalimagdora Actor Kalimagdora 58
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1968 Rok na dedine Actor (uncredited) 59
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1968 Môj vienok zelený Actor N/A
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1967 Marketa Lazarová Actor Marketa Lazarová, Lazar's daughter 63
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1967 A Gentle Spirit Actor 59
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1965 Senzi mama Actor N/A
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