Eliška Balzerová

Eliška Balzerová (born 25 May 1949, Vsetín) is a Czech actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1971. She became widely known for the role of physician Alžběta Čeňková in the television series Hospital at the End of the City and Hospital at the End of the City After Twenty Years. She also appeared in films such as Fists in the Dark and Run, Waiter, Run!. In 2010, she received the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Biography She spent her childhood in Moravské Budějovice. Her mother introduced her to theatre and was active in an amateur drama group. She has one sister.

She studied at the Brno Conservatory from 1963 to 1967, where she earned a DiS degree. She later studied dramatic acting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno from 1967 to 1971. The MgA degree was formally granted to her retrospectively under a 1998 law.

Selected filmography

Awards

Czech Lion for Best Supporting Actress (2010)