Hana Maria Pravda

Hana Maria Pravda (née, Becková; after first marriage, Munk; after second marriage, Pravda; 29 January 1916, Prague − 22 May 2008, Oxford[1]) was a Czech-British actress.[2]

Hana Pravda
Born(1916-01-29)29 January 1916
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died22 May 2008(2008-05-22) (aged 92)
Oxford, Great Britain
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Alexander Munk
George Pravda

Biography

Hana Becková was born in Prague, 29 January 1916. She trained in Leningrad in 1936 under Alexei Dikii. On her return to Prague, she married her first husband, Alexander Munk who was a student activist.

Pravda worked in Czech theatre before the outbreak of World War II and made five films (under the names Hana Becková, Hana Bělská, Hana Alexandrová and Hana Pravdová).

When the war broke out, Pravda and her husband were sent to Theresienstadt concentration camp and were subsequently transferred to the Auschwitz concentration camp where they became separated. Pravda survived the camp and the subsequent January 1945 death march and recorded her experiences in a diary.[3] She later found out that her husband had died.

She returned to Prague and continued to act in the Realistic theater where she met George Pravda. She emigrated to the United Kingdom with him and continued her career.[4] Pravda's most well-known role was as Emma Cohen in the 1970s television drama Survivors. She also appeared as the wife of the innkeeper (played by her real-life husband George) in the Jack Palance version of Dracula (1974).[5] Other TV credits include: Danger Man, Department S, Callan, Z-Cars, Dad's Army and Tales of the Unexpected.[2]

Pravada's diary was published as I Was Writing This Diary for You, Sasha (2000) and Kaleidoscope: Snapshots of My Life (2002).[6]

Personal life

Pravda died, 22 May 2008, in Oxford, England. Her son, Dr Alex Pravda, is an academic. Her granddaughter is the English actress Isobel Pravda.

Bibliography
  • I Was Writing This Diary for You, Sasha (2000)
  • Kaleidoscope: Snapshots of My Life (2002)

Partial filmography

References
  1. Quay, Diana (2008-07-17). "Obituary: Hana Pravda". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  2. "Hana-Maria Pravda".
  3. "I Was Writing This Diary For You, Sasha". Charlbury: Day Books. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  4. Pensotti, George (2008-07-08). "The Stage / Features / Hana Pravda" (PHP). The Stage. The Stage Newspaper Limited. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  5. "Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974)".
  6. Quay, Diana (July 17, 2008). "Obituary: Hana Pravda". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2018-11-24.

Sources
  • "Holocaust diarist is played by actress granddaughter", Dalya Alberge, Evening Standard, Dri 11 Jan 2013 p. 29
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