Eva Sitta
Eva Sitta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eva Píchová 17 August 1954 |
| Other name | Eva Sitteová |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Notable work | Stín létajícího ptáčka Island The Petrov Affair |
Eva Sitta (née Píchová, married Sitteová; born 17 August 1954), is a Czech-born Australian actress.
Life and career
[edit]Eva Píchová was born on 17 August 1954 in Krnov.[1] She studied at Janáček Academy of Performing Arts and began her acting career in Czechoslovakia[2] becoming a well known stage actress[3] and appearing in films such as Stín létajícího ptáčka aka The Shadow Of The Flying Bird (1977) for which she won a major Czech acting award.[a][4]
Sitta and her architect husband Vladimir[5] migrated to Australia in 1981.[6]
Sitta's Australian screen roles include a lead role of Czech-Australian Eva in the 1989 film Island,[7][8] and featuring in the miniseries The Petrov Affair as Evdokia Petrov[9] and the TV movie Displaced Persons as Annette,[3][10]
Her stage roles include As Much Trouble As Talking at Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre in 1988,[11] The Usherette at Third Eye in 1996,[6] The Human Voice at Theatre Basilica in 1989 and the La Mama Theatre in 2000,[12][13] and Cyanide at Five at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre in 2009 which she also directed.[14]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Eva Sitteová". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ Štráfeldová, Milena (17 May 2011). "Eva Sitta byla v Československu úspěšnou herečkou, přesto emigrovala do Austrálie". Czech Radio.
- 1 2 Glover, Richard (23 September 1985), "Twice displaced: actors play it close to the bone", The Sydney Morning Herald
- 1 2 Kirkland, Bruce (6 July 1990), "Melita Jurisic: from Mad Max to Macbeth, this versatile actor continues to impress", The Toronto Sun
- ↑ Date, Margot (27 June 1991), "Selective schools: if you're in, you're IN", The Sydney Morning Herald
- 1 2 Morrison, Peter (15 November 1996), "Czech work a non-play", The Australian Jewish News
- ↑ Jacks, Liz (1 October 1989), "Island", Filmnews
- ↑ MacDonald, Dougal (26 February 1990), "Not as good as we expect of our most brilliant film-maker", The Canberra Times
- ↑ Murdoch, Annna (27 February 1986), "Sleepy atmosphere belies the stormy Petrov times", The Age
- ↑ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (29 September 1985), "Our Finest Hour", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Portus, Martin (1 August 1988), "For pick-the-author buffs", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Rose, Colin (9 May 1999), "The Human Voice", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Thomson, Helen (5 May 2000), "Finding truth beyond Freud", The Age
- ↑ Oliveri, Natalie (1 April 2009), "Role she was born to play", Parramatta Sun
External links
[edit]- Eva Sitta at IMDb
- Eva Sitta-Sitteová Artistic Director of Minitheatre