Renata Mašková
Biography
Renata Maskova-Linhová became famous in the 70's as a child's star. She was born in Prague on April 7th, 1960, attended a ballet at the National Theater and a school dramatic circle, where Drahomíra Králová, who worked as an assistant director for the film RECEIVING USED USED (1973) and then brought a 13-year-old Renata to the camera exam , thanks to which she won the role in the film. Renata Mašková played one of her major roles together with Yvetta Korna - who would not remember their famous duet on the "Yellowstone" carousel. The film met with success and Renata Mašková suddenly became a child's star. Right now, the offer was dramatic and demanding, in the psychological film THE GREAT TRIP (1974), where she played alongside Eduard Cupák. After the minor roles in ROMAN KORUNU (1975) and HOUSE OF THE PORTS (1976) he succeeded another successful role and again under the guise of the director of film Věra Plívová-Šimková pilgrimage to us - in a film from filmmaking environment HOW TO TAKE DIMENSIONS (1977) in which she received the role of Eliska's script.
Known For & Full Filmography20 Titles
Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The director of films for kids called Bonzurka together with her loyal assistants Drahuska and Honza are looking for the actors for a new movie "The Knee". Children for this movie should not be afraid and shy and they must have talent for acting. Thus the scouting is quite difficult. The most difficult is to find an actress for a main character who lost her hair after a serious illness and now has to spent the whole holiday in the countryside with a bald head resembling a knee. Although the makeup artist does his best an artificial baldness does not solve anything. From the selected little girls only the self-assertive Rosemary has the guts to let her long hair to be cut and shave off her head.
Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Markéta
Children from the village Bystrá are awaiting a nice and thrilling weekend. On Saturday they will play the championship football match with the nonresident boys from the village Skuhrov, on Sunday there will be the funfair with merry-go-round, swings and stalls with dainties. The members of the family of the merry-go-round man are brother and sister Janek and Zaneta Mareks whom the children have known since the last year. At that time Zaneta made friends with girls and Janek, an excellent football player, has been a welcome support of the football club.
Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as Lady-in-Waiting
Little Littlefinger's evil stepmother exploits him amd makes his life very hard, so the little shepherd boy decides to leave home and seek happiness in the world outside. There little Littlefinger meets the Wind Mother, Forest Mother and a little old man on his way. Each of them gives him a chore to do that earns him a gift with magical power, which comes in handy when he has to defeat Scrooges, Lop-Eared Man and the Devil himself. While traveling in the world and looking for happiness, he realises he misses his grandmother and little sister...
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as General's Wife
A drama set in 1900s Prague about a bored arrogant playboy who spends time seducing other men's wives and dueling. He begins an affair with his friend's wife, but falls in love with her.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A musical comedy about a date between boy and girl which started badly but continued very unexpectedly...
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as nevěsta
A comedy concerning a down on his luck bookshop owner with a penchant for women who decides to make some money by pretending to be a waiter and collecting cash from unsuspecting diners.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A communist journalist from Prague is sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A clever but often teased boy, is able to clone himself thanks to a stolen formula from a scientist. Time to take revenge on those bullies.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A Czech film about love and marital crisis as a work injury.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Tereza lives and works in Prague. She meets a handsome man, Tommie, speaking in a language incomprehensible to her. It seems that he is the manager of the Finnish ice hockey team. A love story starts to blossom. When the coach of the Czech ice hockey team tries to use Tereza to retrieve information about the strategy of the Finnish team, Tommie leaves Tereza. Will Tereza be able to clear up this misunderstanding?
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Eva and her younger brother Johnny own two sentient octopuses made out of strange matter. Will their parents divorce and ruin Christmas? Will a scientist find a way to use their pets as fuel? Live action film with stop-motion octopuses.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The Slippers of Happiness is another film made by the Slovak Film Production in co-production with West German companies based on classic world fairy tales. After Slovak folk tales [The Greatest Peck in the World, Salt Over Gold] and the works of German fairy tale writers Wilhelm Hauff [The False Prince] and the Brothers Grimm [The Land of the Thrush's Beard, Perinbaba], screenwriter Alex Koenigsmark and director Juraj Herz were inspired by the famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It tells the story of slippers that the Fairy of Fortune enchanted so that they would fulfill every human wish and thus bring people happiness. The filmmakers humorously transferred the plot from Copenhagen to old Prague.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Nurse
The dramatic story of Karel Svozil, an aging professor of art history, tells of love and old age, illness, death and the worries of everyday life with a humorous touch. A diagnosis of a cancerous tumour unexpectedly interferes with the life of the wise and sophisticated man and his love affair with the much younger Alena, leading him to contemplate suicide. However, the gloomy thoughts are soon replaced by feverish activity, with which Professor Svozil tries to make the most of his remaining time. He finishes his book, marries his mistress, and openly speaks out against his superior. However, an accident radically changes the whole situation.
Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A 16-year-old young man, a budding rock enthusiast, spots a beautiful guitar but soon finds he doesn't have enough money. In vain, he asks his parents to help him. Eventually he tries to raise the necessary funds on his own. This is a not very believable normalisation morality tale, which was supposed to guide teenagers towards desirable patterns of behaviour.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Jana
Jana is forced to live in a foster home and always dreams about family reunion.