Dagmar Havlová | |
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First Lady of the Czech Republic | |
In role 4 January 1997 – 2 February 2003 |
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President | Václav Havel |
Preceded by | Olga Havlová |
Succeeded by | Livia Klausová |
Personal details | |
Born |
Brno, Czechoslovakia |
22 March 1953
Spouse(s) | Radvít Novák (1975-1980) Václav Havel (1997–2011; his death) |
Alma mater | Brno State Conservatory Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts |
Occupation | Actress |
Dagmar Havlová (born Dagmar Veškrnová on 22 March 1953 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech actress. She married Václav Havel, then Czech President, on 4 January 1997. She has one daughter, Nina Veškrnová (born 1976), from a previous marriage to Radvít Novák (1975–1980).
Havlová was born to Markéta Veškrnová and harmonist Karel Veškrna on 22 March 1953 in Brno. She graduated from the Brno Conservatory in 1971. In 1975, she graduated with the title of "Magister artis" (equivalent to Master of Fine Arts) from the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts.
She has made over 50 appearances in films and 200 appearances on television.