Jiřina Steimarová (24 January 1916, Prague, Austria-Hungary – 7 October 2007, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech film and television actress.

Jiřina Steimarová
Jiřina Steimarová (middle) in the film "Poslední Podskalák" (1940).
Born	(1916-01-24)24 January 1916 Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died	7 October 2007(2007-10-07) (aged 91) Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1926-1936
Spouse(s)	Jaroslav Juhan Jan Kodet
Children	Julie Juhanová Jiří Kodet Evelyna Steimarová
Relatives	Vendelín Budil (grandfather) Jiří Steimar (father) Anna Steimarová (mother) Miloš Steimar (brother) Barbora Kodetová (granddaughter) Anna Polívková (granddaughter) Vendula Prager-Rytířová (granddaughter)

Steimarová made her screen debut in the controversial 1933 Hedy Lamarr film Ecstasy. She appeared in nearly 40 films and TV shows during her career.

Family

Her parents were both actors. She was also the mother of actress Evelýna Steimarová and actor Jiří Kodet. Jiří Kodet, an award winning actor, predeceased his mother, dying from cancer in 2005.

Death

Jiřina Steimarová died on 7 October 2007, aged 91.[1]

Selected filmography

• Ecstasy (1933)
• Irca's Romance (1936)

References

External links

• Jirina Steimarova at IMDb
• Jirina Steimarova obituary (Czech)
• Jirina Steimarova obituary (Czech)

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