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Jarmila Novotná
Actor
Born September 23, 1907Died February 9, 1994 (86 years)
Jarmila Novotna was Czech soprano singer, stage and screen actress. She made her operatic debut at the Prague Opera House, on June 28, 1925, as Marenka in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride". Her film debut was in "Vyznavaci slunce/The Sun Disciples" (1926). In 1929 she joined the Kroll Opera in Berlin. She created the female lead in Jaromir Weinberger's new operetta "Frühlingsstürme" in 1933, the last music drama produced in the Weimar Republic. Jarmila Nvotna and her singing partner Richard Tauber were both forced to leave Germany by the new Nazi regime.
Filmography
1958 | Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates · as Dame Brinker |
1954 | The Elgin Hour (TV Series) · as Mother |
1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Prince Orlofsky (segment "die Fledermaus") |
1951 | The Great Caruso · as Maria Selka |
1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Nina Carson |
1948 | The Search · as Hannah Malik |
1934 | Frasquita · as Frasquita |
1932 | The Bartered Bride · as Marie |
1931 | The Beggar Student · as Laura |