Milka Zimková | |
|---|---|
 Zimková in 2022 | |
| Born | Emília Lešková 1 August 1951 |
| Died | 30 May 2023 (aged 71) Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Education | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and screenwriter |
| Spouse | Ondrej Zimka |
| Children | 2[1] |
Emília "Milka" Zimková (née Lešková; 1 August 1951 – 30 May 2023) was a Slovak actress and screenwriter. She wrote the script and acted in one of the biggest Slovak comedy blockbusters, She Grazed Horses on Concrete.[2]
Biography
Emília Lešková was born on 1 August 1951,[3] in the village of Okružná, close to the city of Prešov. She was interested in acting from her early childhood.[4] She studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, graduating in 1973.[5]
With the exception of a year-long stint at the theatre of Trnava right after graduation, she was a freelance artist for her entire life. She mainly performed monodrama pieces under the stage name Milka Zimková.[6]
Zimková retired from acting in the 1990s. Towards the end of her life, she promoted conspiracy theories and pro-Russian narratives in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] She died at a hospital in Bratislava on 30 May 2023, at the age of 71. Her death was announced by her ex-husband, the painter Ondrej Zimka and their daughter Milina Zimková.[8]
Filmography
Screenplays
- She Grazed Horses on Concrete (published as a novel in 1980, filmed directed by Štefan Uher released in 1982)[6]
- Ticket to Paradise (1983, directed by Štefan Uher)
- ...Crying for the Moon (1995, sequel to She Grazed Horses on Concrete, directed by Stanislav Párnický)
Acting
- 1978 – Zlaté časy (Verona)
- 1979 – Kamarátky (Rempová)
- 1980 – Živá voda (Hana Múčková)
- 1981 – Kosenie Jastrabej lúky (Katarína)
- 1982 – She Grazed Horses on Concrete (Johana Ovšena)
- 1983 – Zrelá mladosť (Vavjaková)
- 1984 – Návrat Jána Petru (Elza Petrová)
- 1985 – Forget Mozart (Marie Luisa)
- 1987 – Sedmé nebe (Čermáková)
- 1987 – Proč (sprievodkyňa vlaku)
- 1989 – Montiho čardáš (Kubova žena)
- 1995 – ...Crying for the Moon (Johana Ovšena)
References
- ↑ "Matka a dcéra Zimkové - 7 odpovedí o knihách a obrázkoch". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 25 April 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Milka ZIMKOVÁ - Dictionnaire créatrices". www.dictionnaire-creatrices.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Zimková, Milka, 1951-. In: "Heslár SFÚ". Slovenský filmový ústav.
- ↑ Novotná, Anna. "Milka Zimková: Za "kone na betóne" ju východniari nenávideli". korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Milka Zimková - Životopis autora". Slovenské literárne centrum (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Zomrela legendárna Milka Zimková". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Hvorecký, Michal (17 December 2015). "Popásť na betóne svoje kone". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ "Zomrela legendárna Milka Zimková. Mala 71 rokov". Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska. 31 May 2023.