Magdaléna Vášáryová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmaɡdaleːna ˈʋaːʂarjɔʋaː]; referred also as Magda Vášáryová [ˈmaɡda -]; born 26 August 1948) is a former Slovak actress and diplomat, prominent for her liberal anti-nationalist stances.
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Life
Vášáryová was born in 1948. In 1971, she completed her studies at Comenius University in Bratislava. Until 1989, she acted in several Slovak theatres - including the Slovak National Theatre - and in numerous movies. The same year - 1989 - she was asked by Vaclav Havel to be the Vice President in the united-democratic Czechoslovakia. But declined. She was ambassador of Czechoslovakia in Austria (1990-1993) and ambassador of Slovakia in Poland (2000-2005). She was one of the candidates in the 1999 presidential election, but did not advance to the second round of the election. From February 2005 to July 2006, she held the position of State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia. In the 2006 parliamentary elections, she was elected to the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party.
She was considered for the role of Sophie in Sophie's Choice.
In 2016, Vášáryová was honored with the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award - given jointly by the Prague Society for International Cooperation and Global Panel Foundation - for her lifelong fight against communism and corruption.
The entrepreneur Michal Horáček stood to be President of the Czech republic. He announced his advisers on 9 February 2017 which included Vášáryová, nuclear expert Dana Drábová, and surgeon Pavel Pafko.
Private life
In 1980, she married Milan Lasica a Slovak humorist, playwright and actor. They were married until his death of heart attack on July 18, 2021.
Filmography
Senzi mama (1964) (TV) .... Eva
Marketa Lazarová (1967) .... Marketa Lazarová
Zbehovia a pútnici (1968) .... Dominika - Dominika
The Sweet Time of Kalimagdora (1968) .... Kalimagdora
Kráľovská poľovačka (1969) .... Marta za mlada
Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969) .... Marta
Na kometě (1970) .... Angelika
Radúz a Mahulena (1970) (TV) .... Mahulena
The Tricky Game of Love (1971) .... Náušnice - služka
Princ Bajaja (1971) .... Slavěna
Babička (1971) (TV) .... Hortensie
And Give My Love to the Swallows (1972) .... Maruška
Skrytý prameň (1974) .... Mária
Deň slnovratu (1974) .... Blanka
Rusalka (1977) .... Rusalka
Krutá ľúbosť (1978) .... 2. - Kristka
Pustý dvor (1978) .... Kristina
Temné slunce (1980) .... Kris
Zkrocení zlého muže (1981) .... Tereza
Cutting It Short (1981) .... Maryška
Family
sister of actress Emília Vášáryová
wife of comedian and writer Milan Lasica