Dagmar Havlová

Dagmar Havlová
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First Lady of the Czech Republic
In office 4 January 1997 – 2 February 2003
President	Václav Havel
Preceded by	Olga Havlová
Succeeded by	Livia Klausová
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-22) 22 March 1953 Brno, Czechoslovakia
Spouse(s)	Radvít Novák (1975-1980) Václav Havel (1997–2011; his death)
Alma mater	Brno State Conservatory Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts
Occupation	Actress

Dagmar Havlová (born Dagmar Veškrnová on 22 March 1953 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actress. She married Václav Havel, then Czech President, on 4 January 1997. She has one daughter, Nina Veškrnová (born 1976), from a previous marriage to Radvít Novák (1975–1980).

Early life

Havlová was born to Markéta Veškrnová and harmonist Karel Veškrna on 22 March 1953 in Brno. She graduated from the Brno Conservatory in 1971. In 1975, she graduated with the title of "Magister artis" (equivalent to Master of Fine Arts) from the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts.

Career

She has made over 50 appearances in films and 200 appearances on television.

See also

• Václav Havel
• Barrandov Terraces

External links

• Dagmar Havlová Biography on former official website of the Czech President. 1997–2003.
• Biography of Dagmar Veškrnová Havlová, press release, government of Malta, 22 June 2004.
• "Dagmar Havlova Starts Rehearsing at Na Vinohradech Theatre", Official Information Service, City of Prague announcement, 2 Jan. [2006].
• Dagmar Veškrnová at the Internet Movie Database