Dagmar Bláhová
Dasha Bláhová | |
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Born | Dasha Bláhová 5 March 1949 Liberec, Czechoslovakia |
Other names | Dášha Bláhová |
Occupation(s) | Film and TV actress |
Years active | 1972–present |
Dasha Bláhová (born 8 March 1949) is a Czech-born actress, who became notable on Australian television in 1985 for her role in soap opera Neighbours as original character Maria Ramsay.[1][2] She appeared in foreign film and after emigrating to Australia during the Communist era, she appeared in many television and film roles, she returned to her birth country in 1998 and again started appearing natively in film roles. Also credited as Dášha Bláhová.
Career[edit]
Bláhová attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and graduated in 1971. She went onto appear in various theatre productions for Theatre On A String and Cirque Alfred.[3] She then moved into television and film roles. In 1978, she was named as one of the 20 best actors in the world by a panel of Paris cinema critics, following her role in comedy film The Apple Game.[3] She moved to Australia in 1980.[3] Bláhová was the first person to appear in the opening episode of A Country Practice, as the pregnant Sandra Myers, whose baby is delivered by main character Terence Elliott (Shane Porteous).[4]
Bláhová wrote, directed and starred in a pantomime called The Devil and Katya, which was performed at the Playbox Theatre in 1982. She also had guest roles in Cop Shop and the television film Learned Friend.[3] In 1985, she was cast as housewife Maria Ramsay in the Seven Network soap opera Neighbours.[3] After leaving the serial, Bláhová starred in Louis Nowra's television film Displaced Persons, which tells the story of European refugees arriving in Australian in 1945. Nowra began working on the film after meeting Blahova in 1981.[5] She appeared in the Australian comedy-horror film Howling III in 1987.[6]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | And Give My Love to the Swallows | Julinka | Czech: ...a pozdravuji vlaštovky |
1976 | The Apple Game | Czech: Hra o jablko | |
1978 | Leave Me Alone | Czech: Nechci nic slyšet | |
1981 | Calamity | ||
1981 | Hoodwink | Uncredited | |
1981 | A Country Practice | Sandra Myers | Episodes: "In General Practice (Parts 1 & 2)" |
1984 | A Country Practice | Tania Menzel | Recurring role |
1985 | Neighbours | Maria Ramsay | Main cast |
1985 | Displaced Persons | Anna | Television film |
1986 | Funeral Going | TV | |
1987 | Hungry Heart | ||
1987 | Howling III | Olga Gork | |
1988 | Sands of the Bedouin | TV | |
1989 | Sons of Steel | Honor | |
1990 | Muka obraznosti | ||
1994 | Nexus 2.431 | ||
1998 | Vykání psovi | ||
1998 | Pasti, pasti, pastičky | ||
2000 | Canone inverso – Making Love | Secretary Sophie | |
2001 | Returning in Autumn | Czech: Podzimní návrat | |
2004 | Když chcípne pes | ||
2004 | The Prince & Me | ||
2007 | Catch the Doctor! | Serafina Pustinová | Czech: Chyťte doktora |
References[edit]
- ^ "An institution turns 20". The Age. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "What happened to original cast?". News.com.au. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Kizilos, Kathy (21 March 1985). "All so foreign to 'newcomer'". The Age. Retrieved 10 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Secrets of A Country Practice – Bankcard Christmases". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Glover, Richard (23 September 1985). "Twice displaced: actors play it close to the bone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Television guide – Channel 5". Evening Standard. 31 October 1997. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.