Libuše Šafránková

Her husband was actor Josef Abrhám.

Libuše Šafránková studied at Brno Conservatory. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is acting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Prague. Employment is recorded with National Theatre. Distinctions recorded are Czech Medal of Merit.

• Name — Libuše Šafránková • Other Names — Libuše Abrhámová • Born — 7 June 1953 • Birthplace — Brno, Czechoslovakia • Died — 9 June 2021 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1971–2013

Libuše Šafránková was born on 7 June 1953 in a hospital in Brno, but is a native of the nearby town of Šlapanice, where her family lived. Her family was Catholic, which lasted even during the times when the Czechoslovak communist regime tried to suppress the Catholic faith. Her mother was a teacher at a clothing industry school, but she was also involved in art and amateur theatre. Her father was a musician and music teacher. He provided musical accompaniment to the local amateur theatre troupe, and on that occasion Libuše Šafránková performed on stage for the first time. She had younger sister Miroslava, who also became a film and television actress. Šafránková started to study at the Brno Conservatory, but her teacher Marie Mrázková saw her talent for movement and convinced her to study acting. She graduated from the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in 1971. She already got her first theatre roles in the 1970–71 season (in National Theatre Brno and Mahen Theatre). Her career as a stage actress is most closely associated with The Drama Club, where she was employed in 1972–1987, in 1989–1990 and in 1994–1995. She had a small thin figure and her face was considered beautiful. Her breakthrough was the title role in the 1973 film Three Wishes for Cinderella, which is a Christmas classic in many countries of Europe. In the following years, she played leading roles in other successful fairy-tale films, including The Prince and the Evening Star (1978), The Salt Prince (1982) and Třetí princ (1982). Her later films include the Oscar-nominated The Elementary School (1991) and the Oscar-winning Kolya (1996). In 1976, she married the actor Josef Abrhám. They often appeared in films together. They had a son, Josef Jr. (born 1977), who also works in the film industry. In 2014, Šafránková had to undergo surgery to remove a benign tumor, and subsequently she retired from acting. She died on 9 June 2021, two days after her 68th birthday. She is buried in Šlapanice.

• Babička (1971) • Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) • Přijela k nám pouť (1973) • How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974) • My Brother Has a Cute Brother (1975) • Paleta lásky (1975) • The Day That Shook the World (1975) • The Little Mermaid (1976) • Splynutí duší (1976) • Brácha za všechny peníze (1978) • The Prince and the Evening Star (1978) • Run Waiter Run! (1981) • Křtiny (1981) • Třetí princ (1982) • The Salt Prince (1982) • Svatební cesta do Jiljí (1983) • Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983) • The Snowdrop Festival (1983) • My Sweet Little Village (1985) • Zuřivý reportér (1987) • Člověk proti zkáze (1989) • The Elementary School (1991) • The Beggar's Opera (1991) • The Necklace (TV series) (TV series; 1992) • Královský život otroka (1992) • Nesmrtelná teta (1993) • Kolya (1996) • Báječná léta pod psa (1997) • All My Loved Ones (1999) • Which Side Eden (1999) • Elixír a Halíbela (2001) • Četnické humoresky (2003) • Micimutr (2011) • The Don Juans (2013)