Klára Issová

She was considered for the part of Vera Tumová in Milada (2017), eventually played by Vica Kerekes.

She was director's first choice for the character of journalist in Lída Baarová (2016), eventually played by Hana Vagnerová.

Her role in David Ondricek's acclaimed movie Grandhotel once again brought her nomination for the Czech Film Academy Awards and also won her the 2007 Shooting Star Award at the Berlinale film festival.

In her following movie Andel Exit (Angel Exit, 2000) she delivered an expressive performance, signaling departure from her previous acting style and cementing her reputation as one of the most sought after Czech actresses.

She went on to play both major and minor roles in numerous Czech movies, as well as appearing in various foreign productions, most notably the TV miniseries Dune (2000-2002), Anna Frank - The Whole Story (2001), or The Mists of Avalon (2000).

She eventually claimed that prize with her only second role, in the movie Nejasná zpráva o konci sveta (An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World, 1997).

Her first major role came when she was only 15 in the movie Indianske leto (Indian Summer, 1995), and she was instantly hailed as a unique talent by both critics and audiences, earning a Czech Film Academy Awards nomination.

Klara was born in 1979 in Prague to a Czech mother and a Syrian father. Acting soon proved to be her calling, and she followed her early drama lessons by enrolling at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.