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Monika Hilmerová
Born (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 50)
Occupation actress
Years active 1984-present
Employer RND, Bratislava (1990-2003)
SND, Bratislava (2003-2006)
SND, Bratislava (2008-present)
Organization VŠMU, Bratislava
Spouse(s) Jaroslav Bekr (2009-present)
Children Zara (b. 2009)
Leonard (b. 2013)
Awards Golfinho de Prata (2001)
OTO Awards (2012)

Monika Hilmerová (born October 7, 1974, in Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak actress. She won the Silver Dolphin award in 2001. This award was for Best Actress at the Festroia International Film Festival in Setúbal, Portugal. She received it for her role in the movie Spring of Life (2000).

Monika acts in movies and TV shows that use different languages. These include Czech, Slovak, English, and German. She was in Uprising (2001), which was nominated for a Golden Globe award. She also appeared in Brucio nel vento (2002) and the U.S. Emmy Award-winning TV show Frankenstein (2004). In March 2010, Monika Hilmerová became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. This means she helps UNICEF with their important work for children.

About Monika Hilmerová

Monika Hilmerová was born in Bratislava, which is the capital city of Slovakia. When she was younger, she studied at Comenius University. At the same time, she also studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts.

She started acting on stage at the Naive Theatre Radošina when she was sixteen. Later, in 2003, she joined the Slovak National Theatre. Monika is married to a dancer and choreographer. They have a daughter named Zara and a son named Leonard.

Movies and TV Shows

Feature Films

Year Title Director
1984 O sláve a tráve Peter Solan
2000 Oběti a vrazi Andrea Sedláčková
Spring of Life - Pramen života Milan Cieslar
2002 Brucio nel vento Silvio Soldini
2003 51 KHz Julius Ševčík
Bloodlines Robb Williamson
2007 Svatba na bitevním poli aneb Hodiny před slávou Dušan Klein
Rozhovor s nepriateľom Patrik Lančarič
2008 Báthory Juraj Jakubisko
2009 Suplent Martin Krejčí
2013 Candidate - Kandidát Jonáš Karásek

Television Shows

Year Title Director
1989 Omyly tradičnej morálky Ľubo Kocka
1990 Citové cvičenia Laco Halama
1993 Výlety v pamäti Juraj Nvota
1995 Dobrá správa Anton Popovič
Chichôtka Cyril Králik
Zuzka Turanová Ľubomír Paulovič
1996 Čierna ovca Juraj Nvota
Modrá ruža Milan Lasica
Ženský vtip Jozef Banyák
1997 V zajatí lásky Jozefína Šujanová
1998 A ešte dve frašky... Emil Horváth Jr
Kovladov dar Ján Chlebík
Svetlo Igor Kováč
Všetci sú za dverami Milan Lasica
1999 Prstene pre dámu Yvonne Vavrová
2000 Ako divé husi Martin Ťapák
2001 Uprising Jon Avnet
Voľnomyšlienkár Peter Mikulík
Vohnice a Kiliján Věra Plívová-Šimková
2004 Frankenstein Kevin Connor
Trautmann (Season 2) Thomas Roth
2007 Světla pasáže Jaromír Polišenský
Ordinácia v ružovej záhrade various
Trapasy
2008 Devatenáct klavírů Dušan Klein
2010 Keby bolo keby (Season 2) Tomáš Jančo
Nesmrteľní various
2011 Hoď svišťom Michal Vajdička
2012 Partička Dano Dangl

Awards and Recognition

Monika Hilmerová has won several awards for her acting.

Year Nominated work Award Category Result
For Movies
2001 Der Lebensborn – Pramen života Festróia IFF – Silver Dolphin
  • Best Actress
Won
For Television
2011 Herself OTO Awards
  • TV Female Actor – Comedy
Nominated
2012
  • TV Female Actor
Won
2013 Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
Note: The years are listed in order of the respective calendar years; the annual ceremonies are usually held the next.

Music Recordings

  • 2008: Veľkí herci spievajú malým deťom II, This is a CD collection of songs. It features various artists, including Monika Hilmerová. It also came with a book.
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