Deana Horváthová

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Deana Horváthová, married Deana Jakubisková (* March 11, 1958 Banská Bystrica) is a Slovak actress and film producer, the wife of director Juraj Jakubisek. After studying at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (1981), she was engaged in the Slovak National Theater. Over the course of twelve seasons, she has created more than 20 main roles here, and she has also starred in ten television films and series. After moving to Prague in 1993–1994, she performed at the Bez zábradlí Theater in Prague, and since 1994 she has been mainly engaged in production activities. She and her husband live in Prague, and they have a son, Jorik. In October 2011, she knocked down pedestrians at a crossing in Prague, who died on the spot. In 2013, she was sentenced to a 30-month suspended sentence and a four-year driving ban. Her appeal was rejected in May 2014 by the Prague City Court.