To a Czech actress Jiřina Štěpničková is still mentioned as a distinctive personality in the theater and film, but also as a tragic victim of communist repression, says a native of Prague She eventually lived to a nice age of 73, but under the past regime her threatened the death penalty, for which her colleagues also voted.
Štěpničková studied acting at the Prague Conservatory and she worked in the theater in her youth. Later she became a member of the National Theater, where she was one of the leading actresses. She was valued for her nature, emotion and ability to portray both tragic and comedy tasks.
In 1951 she tried with little son Jiří Štěpnička (78). Today also a well -known actor, emigrate to Germany. However, she was the victim of the StB traps and arrested it. “It was Antonie Hegerliková with Jiřina Jirásková and one director who then initiated a chilly pamphlet against Štěpničková, in which They demanded the strictest punishment! ” One reader warned the Czech medium by e -mail.
“At that time, they were stunned, manipulated bundles driven by addiction and malice,” he added. Štěpničková’s execution escaped, but she got 15 years, Of which you sat almost ten in Pardubice prison. After the release she returned to the stage, Especially to the theater in Vinohrady, and appeared in film and television.
“Until the end of her life, she was trauma that she was tripped by her closest friends and colleagues. Hegerlik, however, unlike others, she took the mercy. She was supposed to apologize for her crap and when they released Jiřina, she was one of the few, if not the only one who offered her his help, ”says AHA website! Štěpničková died on September 5, 1985 of cancer.
