Vica Kerekes

Vica Kerekes
Born
Éva Kerekes

(1981-03-28) 28 March 1981 (age 43)
Fiľakovo, Czechoslovakia
Alma materAcademy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Known forMen in Hope
Spouse
  • Csaba Vígh
    ​
    (m. 2011⁠–⁠2012)​

Éva "Vica" Kerekes (born 28 March 1981) is a Slovak actress of Hungarian ethnicity. She is active in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. She is often referred to and credited as Vica Kerekésová, Vica Kerekešová, and Kerekes Vica. She adopted the nickname "Vica" to distinguish herself from the Hungarian actress Éva Kerekes [hu].

Biography

Vica Kerekes was born to ethnic Hungarian parents. After studying at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, she moved to Budapest in 2001, where she met her future husband, artist Csaba Vigh.[1] She made her cinematic debut in 2004 with the Slovak film Konečná stanica. To international audiences, Kerekes is known for the 2011 film Men in Hope. She divorced Vigh in 2012 after having lived with him for six years and being separated for a year.[2] In 2014, Kerekes announced that she was in a relationship with tattoo artist Lukáš Musil.[3]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Kerekes was awarded Best Actress at the Hungarian Film Week for her performance in Ki/Be Tawaret. In 2013, she was named Best Actress in Slovakia for her role in Seven Days of Sin.[4] She is the winner of the 2017 Hungarian Film Award for Best Television Actress for her role in the television movie Tranzitidö.[5]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Konečná stanica Credited as Eva Kerekesová
2008 Shameless Kočička
2009 Broken Promise Jozefína Credited as Eva Kerekesová
2011 Men in Hope Šarlota
Ki/Be Tawaret Fruzsi
2012 Seven Days of Sin Agnes
2013 Příběh kmotra Zuzana
Heavenly Shift
2015 Mom and Other Loonies in the Family Ilu
2016 Angel of the Lord 2 Magdalena
2017 Milada Milada's sister Vera
2020 Resistance Mila

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Odsúdené Anikó "Maďarka" Nagy 30 episodes
2014 Clona Nikola Bárdyová 7 episodes
2016 Tranzitidö Léna Television movie
2017 Četníci z Luhačovic Anna Vanková 5 episodes
Kapitán Exner Gabriela Stein 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ Vica Kerekes at the Czechoslovak Movie Database
  2. ^ "Najväčšie rozvody 2012. Tieto otriasli médiami". centrum.sk. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Sexy zrzka Vica Kerekes: Dva roky po rozvodu má nového milence!" [Sexy Redhead Vica Kerekes Has a New Lover Two Years After Her Divorce!]. blesk.cz (in Czech). 19 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Kerekes Vica | CineFest". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Tranzitidő (2016) | Díjak | Mafab.hu". www.mafab.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 January 2021.