Top Czech actress Jana Hlaváčová dies at 85

The leading Czech actress Jana Hlaváčová has died at the age of 85. The Prague-born Hlaváčová performed dozens of roles at Prague’s National Theatre and Vinohrady Theatre in a long and successful career.

Regarded as one of the most important Czech actresses of the post-war period, she was also known for screen roles such as in the popular “Poets” series directed by Dušan Klein.