Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová (born Isabella Grögrová; 30 November 1878 – 23 March 1962), known as Isa Grégrová, was a Czech actress and teacher.[1]

Isa Grégrová
Isa Grégrová, from a 1904 publication
Born	Isabella Grögrová (1878-11-30)30 November 1878 Kralovice, Austria-Hungary
Died	23 March 1962(1962-03-23) (aged 83) Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Other names	Iza Hamerníková-Grégrová
Occupation	Actress, educator

Early life

Grégrová was born in Kralovice and lived in Domažlice,[2] the daughter of Leopold Gröger and Marie Grögrová-Czenhausová. She studied acting with Otilie Sklenářová-Malá [cs].[2][3]

Career

Grégrová was a member of the National Theatre company in Prague from 1895 to 1908.[4] She played Shakespearean roles,[5] and appeared as Hedvig in Ibsen's The Wild Duck in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1921.[6][7] She played Kassandra in a Prague production of Jaroslav Kvapil's Oresteia (1907).[8][9] She appeared in one silent film, Tam na horách (1920).[3][10]

After Grégrová retired from the stage, she taught acting and worked on Prague radio. She moved to Switzerland before World War II and eventually settled in Liechtenstein.[3]

Personal life

Grégrová retired from the Prague stage and married Josef Hamerník in 1908; a few weeks later, their son, also named Josef, was born in Berlin. Grégrová died in 1962, in Vaduz.[10][11]

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