Petra Hřebíčková
Czech actress
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Petra Hřebíčková (born 20 September 1979) is a Czech stage and film actress. Her film debut was in the 2006 comedy I Served the King of England. On stage, she acted for six years at the Zlín City Theatre between 2003 and 2009, during which time she was named the Best Actress in a Play at the 2008 Thalia Awards. Following her Thalia award, she has appeared in television series and films including Kawasaki's Rose (2009) and Men in Hope (2011). Since 2010 she has been a regular member of the theatre at Prague's Švandovo divadlo.
Career
Hřebíčková studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno, graduating in 2002.[1] She had her first theatrical engagement at Divadlo Polárka in Brno.[1] She then joined the Zlín City Theatre in 2003,[2] her first role being a princess in the play Bajaja by Otomar Dvořák.[3]
She made her film debut in 2006, appearing in I Served the King of England, directed by Jiří Menzel.[1] At the 2008 Thalia Awards she won the category of Best Actress in a Play, for her performance of the title role in a production of Maryša at the Zlín City Theatre.[2][4] Months after winning the Thalia award, Hřebíčková left Zlín City Theatre.[2]
In 2009, she appeared in the film Kawasaki's Rose, in which director Jan Hřebejk blended comedy, drama, complicated family dynamics, and Czechoslovakia's secret police.[5] In 2011, she appeared as Alica, in Jiří Vejdělek's Men in Hope, a comedic response to Ženy v pokušení.[6][7]
Hřebíčková joined Švandovo divadlo in Prague in 2010.[1] She was nominated for a Thalia award again in 2014, for her role of Gertrude in the performance of Hamlet at Švandovo divadlo,[8][9] but the award was won by Vilma Cibulková.[10]
Personal life
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | I Served the King of England | Jaruska | |
| 2009 | Changes | partnerka | |
| 2009 | Kawasaki's Rose | Radka | |
| 2011 | Men in Hope | Alice | |
| 2014 | Intimity | ||
| 2016 | Stuck with a Perfect Woman | Eliška | |
| 2016 | Všetko alebo nič | Sister-in-law |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Guardian of Souls | Irena | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Sněžná noc | Lena | TV film |
| 2010 | Kriminálka Anděl | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Ulice | Pavla Rambousková | 1 episode |
| 2011 | 4teens | telocvikárka Jezková | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Innocent Lies | Lenka | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Helena | Klára Brázdová | 28 episodes |
| 2013 | Škoda lásky | Dominika | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Případy 1. oddělení | Andrea Skopcová | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Svatby v Benátkách | Olga Drozdová | 79 episodes |
| 2015 | Přístav | Olga Pivodová | 25 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mafia II | Francesca Scaletta | Czech dubbing |
| 2025 | Mafia: The Old Country | Valentina Trapani |
