Biography
Despite the fact that in the creative biography of the Czech actress Libuha Schafrankova there was a lot of diverse roles, for most residents of the post-Soviet space, it remained the most beautiful from the movie "Three Nuts for Cinderella." Film crimits called her main princess of cinema of their time, and her "royal" role pursued her in all projects.Childhood and youth
The future actress was born in Czechoslovakia, in the city of Brno, June 7, 1953. Since childhood, Libuha confidently declared parents that he wants to become a star of the scene, but they only laughed at her plans. Once the girl even ran out of the house to get on the shooting. She did not know the road, so she went on at random and the end of the day still got to the film studio. Inside it was not allowed, but after that in the family to the plans of the future star scenes and the screen began to treat more seriously.
After school, the girl graduated from Prague Theater School and entered the theater "Dramatic Club". After successful child roles in the movie, the public adopted a young actress with delight. On the stage of Libuha played Sonya in the "Uncle Vanya" and Nina in the "Seika", as well as a colombin in the play "Three Pregnant women" Czechoslovak playwright Frantisek Pavlichka.
Theater and cinema was fond of the younger sister Libush, Miroslav. Sisters starred together in the movie "Mermaid". The senior got the role of the princess - an ambiguous character, chief of the prince and an indirect death of the death of the main character, she portrayed gentle and radiating inner light. Myroslava's sister was also educated in the theater school and became an actress.
Films
The first noticeable glory of Young Libuch brought the film "Grandma", shot on the novel by Nemtsova's God. Director Antonin Moskalyk entrusted her the role of writer in childhood.In the film "Three Nuts for Cinderella" Schafrankov was invited when she was 19 years old. The work of Waclav Village is considered one of the best adaptations of the old fairy tale. Initially, the director wanted to take a blonde in the lead role of Jan Prestov, but she refused to filming, because at that time was pregnant. Then the Merges remembered the film "Grandma" and invited Libuha to shoot. She approached not only because of a bright appearance, but also due to the fact that he knew how to stay in the saddle - for the plot it was important.
Partner - the executor of the role of the prince - was picked up under Saffrankov. They became Czech actor Pavel Trashnik. The shooting was planned in 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 every year on television on Christmas Eve.
After the famous fairy tale on Libuha, the glory and love of viewers from different countries collapsed. This role has greatly influenced the further filmmap of the actress: since then it has become called "the best princess of cinema" - so well, she revealed the images of innocent, good and charming heroines.
In 1978, Libuha played Vaclav Vaclorsca again in the "Prince and Evening Star" fairy tale. Her partner in shooting this time was Vladimir Menshik. The fairy tale was designed for a more young audience than "three nuts for Cinderella", and besides people, they acted in the spirits of nature - the moon, the sun and the wind.
After the role of the evening star, the actress was replenished with the picture of the "Third Prince", where Pavel Trashniki was again starred with her, and both of them played 2 roles. Filter screening of the work of Karel Yaromer Erbena "about two brothers" liked the audience, and critics.
In 1993, Shafrankov took part in one of the most expensive projects of Czech cinema - the fairy tale "Immortal Tetushka". There she got a small, but important allegorical role of happiness that entered into a dispute with a mind.
In 1996, the director Jan Opeak invited it to the film "Kolya", dedicated to the events of the 1980s in Czechoslovakia. Libush played Clara in him - a friend of the chief hero of Frantisek Lowka, a cellist, who became the adoptive father of the Russian boy Kolya. The picture has succeeded both in the Czech Republic and other countries, the Oscar and Golden Globe premium received.
In his youth Libuch, the princesses played, and it is natural that with age she has grown to the queen. It was precisely such a role that she received in the film "Kings Spells" - a humorous fairy tale about the brothers who went to the feats in order to find out which of them is more worthy of the throne.
In 2013, Libuha lit lights on the main New Year tree of the country. The holiday was held at the Old Town Square of Prague and gathered 30 thousand people.
Personal life
Libuha was married to actor Josef Abgham. They met in the "dramatic club" in 1976 and soon played a wedding. The couple had a son called in honor of the Father. Josef Jr. also chose a career in television - he is famous in the Czech Republic producer who has already shot 5 popular TV series.
The personal life of Shafrankov carefully protected from the attention of the press. Despite a public profession, the spouses conducted a closed lifestyle, did not attend secular events, their photos were rarely appeared in the media.
Death
In 2009, there was information that the actress began serious health problems. She had to be held with projects and go to the hospital. Fans of Saffrankova were very worried, but then she managed to quickly recover and return to the shooting and theatrical scene.Again to fight with severe actress disease had to be in 2014. This time the problem was more serious: Libuha was diagnosed with lung cancer and conducted an operation. It was successful, but Safrankova had to be treated for many years. Despite the need to be treated, the actress was not going to leave the profession, because it did not think of themselves without a scene and screen.
However, in 2020 she had to abandon filming in the fairy tale "Mammoth", where she had to play the Queen. It became clear that the insidious disease hit the artist with a new force.
The weakened organism this time could not cope with the ailment. On June 9, 2021, the son of Libuha declared the tragic news - his mother died. What caused death - oncology, or the consequences of prolonged treatment, was to clarify the doctors. Farewell, as it became known from the media, was scheduled in a closed format. At the time of death, Schafrankova was 68 years old.
Filmography
- 1971 - "Grandma"
- 1973 - "Three Thaws for Cinderella"
- 1976 - "Mermaid"
- 1978 - "Prince and Evening Star"
- 1982 - "Third Prince"
- 1993 - "Immortal Funny"
- 1996 - "Kolya"
- 1999 - "Return of Lost Paradise"
- 2003 - "Gendarm Stories"
- 2008 - "Kings Spells"
- 2009 - "Demand"
- 2010 - "Valentine's Magic Turatka"
- 2011 - "Happy loser"
- 2013 - "Don Juan"
- 2014 - "Hotstry"