Božidara Turzonovová

Prof. Mgr. Art.
Božidara Turzonovová

Photo: Eduard Kudláč
Born May 28, 1942
Sofia, Bulgaria
Nationality Slovak
Alma mater VŠMU, Bratislava (1959–1963)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • professor
  • dean
Years active 1961–present
Employer SND, Bratislava (since 1963)
Organization
Spouse(s) Jozef Adamovič (m. 1962; w. 2013)
Children 2 daughters
Signature
Website
Slovak National Theater

Prof. Mgr. Art. Božidara Turzonovová[1][2] (Slovak: [ˈboʒɪdara ˈturzonovovaː]; born on May 28, 1942) is a Slovak film and stage actress[1][2] of Bulgarian origins,[2] often referred to as The First Lady of Slovak Theater[3][4] and Film,.[5]

The former chairman of the Art Film Fest (AFF) in Trenčianske Teplice,[6] nowadays the president of the International Film Festival Cinematik (IFFC) held in Piešťany (from 2006),[2] Turzonovová is also known as the first dean of the Faculty of Drama at the Academy of Performing Arts in Banská Bystrica (1999–2002), co-established by herself.[7][8] Since 2009, she occupies the Managing Board of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava[9] and, simultaneously, lectures at the Faculty of Mass Media Communication at the University of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Trnava.[1]

In terms of artistic achievements, the actress is most notable for her portrayal of Emmy Destinn in a Jiří Krejčík's motion picture entitled The Divine Emma (1979). The movie was submitted for the 54th Academy Awards in 1982 in the category Best Foreign Language Film. Most currently, the actress was cast in the Palm Springs International ShortFest-winning film The Lunchbox (2009),[10] which also scored a bronze medal in the narrative category at the 37th Annual Student Academy Awards competition, in 2010.[11][12]

Biography

1942-60: Early life and education

Božidara Turzonovová is a daughter of a female medician from Serbia and a reputable architect with origins in Macedonia (near Thessaloniki). As the oldest of three descendents, she was born in the Republic of Bulgaria. After thirteen months spent in Sofia, her mother followed the spouse to Bratislava, where he worked since 1939. From 1943, Turzonovová was therefore raised in Slovakia.[13] According to the actress, she was often called "that Bulgarian" at that time that led her to a state of feeling rather humbled (as she recollected for the Czech Television in 2011). Although, she originally planned to study art history at the Palacký University of Olomouc in western part of then-Czechoslovakia, for which she would also apply, Turzonovová continued with drama eventually at the Slovak Academy of Performing Arts. While one of her classmates was Emília Vášáryová, her teacher became Ján Borodáč who taught the Stanislavski's method. However as the artist later disclosed, she found difficult to couple with partners on the scene, and wanted to abandon the college.[14] In 2012 for SME she said: "For me 'partnering stuff' has always been a problem in acting, especially when I was yet a student."[15]

1961-69: Career beginnings and the National Theater

—Actress on her relation with live audience
(Mestské divadlo Žilina; March 16, 2013).
Photo: Eduard Kudláč

The actress made her official debut on the screen in black-and-white movie entitled Most na tú stranu (English: A Bridge to the Other Side) by Vladislav Pavlovič, to be premiered in January the following year. The psychological drama starred Jozef Adamovič;[17] a three years older actor whom Turzonovová would marry. Her initial appearance for television came along with Ján Klimo's Mladé letá (English: Young Ages, 1962), another drama based on an autobiographical novel by Martin Kukučín.[18] While on college, she was cast in two plays at a chamber theatre of the Slovak National Theater, called Malá scéna (English: Small Stage). Following her graduating in September 1963, the actress signed a contract with the professional ensemble while being pregnant. As a result, she was accused of cheating as revealed.[14] After return from parental leave, Turzonovová was cast in the follow-up project by Pavlovič Senzi Mama (English: Smashing Mom, 1964),[19] while for TV productions taking part in comedies (Charlieho teta,[20] Dobrodružstvo pri obžinkoch,[21] Rozmajrín).[22] In 1969, she would join the crew of Volpone, the only directorial attempt of František Dibarbora.[23]

Filmography

The filmography of Turzonovová chronicles her work through the artist's 50 years as a film, television and stage actress. She entered film industry in 1961, and made her official cinematic debut in Vladislav Pavlovič's production of Most na tú stranu. Overall, she appeared in one-hundred-sixty-five films films to date, of which thirty-four are feature, and one-hundred-thirty-one television films or series. While on stage, Turzonovová was cast in one-hundred plays or musicals, eight of which have been also televised.[24]

Awards

Totals
Awards won 23
Nominations 27

Božidara Turzonovová has received a number of awards and accolades in recognition of her success in the film industry. As of 2014, she has accumulated a total of 23 awards out of 27 nominations.

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Prof. Mgr. Art. Božidara Turzonovová". Faculty of Mass Media Communication (in Slovak and English). Trnava, Slovakia: University of Saints Cyril and Methodius. fmk.ucm.sk. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 For biographical information concerning Turzonovová, use her general links, respectively the csfd's.
  3. ↑ Kičiňová, Miriam; Kapráliková, Silvia; Karkalíková, Ingrid; Barysz, Zuzana, ed. (2012). "Božidara Turzonovová" (PDF). Slovak National Theater (in Slovak). SND. snd.sk. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  4. ↑ Uhríková, Jarmila (2000-07-28). "Dnes varí Božidara Turzonovová". Korzár (in Slovak). Petit Press, a.s. korzar.sme.sk. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Božidara Turzonovová: Prvá dáma filmového umenia má 70!". News Agency of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak). TASR. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  6. ↑ "The History of the Art Film Fest". Art Film Fest (in Slovak and English). Art Film Fest. artfilmfest.sk. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  7. ↑ "Faculty of Drama, Academy od Performing Arts in Banská Bystrica -> About". Academy od Performing Arts in Banská Bystrica (in Slovak and English). Banská Bystrica, Slovakia: AU. aku.sk. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Theatrical Season 2000/2001" (PDF). Theatre Institute (in Slovak). Divadelný ústav. p. 155. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  9. ↑ "Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava - Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (in Slovak and English). Bratislava, Slovakia: VSMU. vsmu.sk. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Lunch Box (2009) - Awards". The Internet Movie Database. IMDb. imdb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "The 37th Student Academy Awards 2010". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. 2010-06-12. oscars.org. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  12. ↑ "2010 Student Academy Award® winners honored". San Diego County News. SDCN. 2010-06-15. sandiegocountynews.com. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  13. ↑ Mušáková, Lucia (2010-11-08). "Božidara Turzonovová: Vivat, Turzonovová!". Ženský web (in Slovak). STAR production. zenskyweb.sk. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Vavrová, Yvonne. "Unusual Lives: "Božidara Turzonovová (2011)". Czech Television (in Czech). CT. ceskatelevize.cz. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  15. ↑ Mihaličková, Miroslava (2012-12-24). "Božidara Turzonovová: Manželstvo je ťažké zamestnanie". SME (in Slovak). Petit Press. zena.sme.sk. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  16. ↑ Milo, Juaj (2013-03-20). "Žilina - Kultúra - Vitajte doma s Božidarou Turzonovovou". SME (in Slovak). Petit Press. zilina.sme.sk. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  17. ↑ Šmatláková, Renáta (ed.). "Most na tú stranu (A Bridge to the Other Side) (1961) by Vladislav Pavlovič". Slovak Film Database (in Slovak and English). Slovak Film Institute. sfd.sfu.sk. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  18. ↑ "Mladé letá (Young Ages) (1962) by Ján Klimo, TV". Czech-Slovak Film Database (in Czech and Slovak). POMO Media Group. csfd.cz. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  19. ↑ Šmatláková, Renáta (ed.). "Senzi Mama (Smashing Mom) (1964) by Vladislav Pavlovič". Slovak Film Database (in Slovak and English). Slovak Film Institute. sfd.sfu.sk. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  20. ↑ "Charlieho teta (Charley's Aunt) (1964) by Jiří Vrba, TV". Czech-Slovak Film Database (in Czech and Slovak). POMO Media Group. csfd.cz. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  21. ↑ "Dobrodružstvo pri obžinkoch (Thanksgiving Adventure) (1968) by Karol L. Zachar, TV". Czech-Slovak Film Database (in Czech and Slovak). POMO Media Group. csfd.cz. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  22. ↑ "Rozmajrín (1968) by Karol L. Zachar, TV". Czech-Slovak Film Database (in Czech and Slovak). POMO Media Group. csfd.cz. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  23. ↑ "Volpone (1969) by František Dibarbora, TV". Czech-Slovak Film Database (in Czech and Slovak). POMO Media Group. csfd.cz. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 For complete filmography of Turzonovová, use either her csfd.cz-link or sfd.sfu.sk, both listed among her general links, and/or follow the relevant article.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "Božidara Turzonovová - Awards". Film Database (in Czech). FDb. fdb.cz. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  26. ↑ "Božidara Turzonovová - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. imdb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

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