Biography

Luba Skořepová, her own name Libuše Skořepová, (* September 21, 1923, Náchod - † 23 December 2016, Prague) was a Czech actress, writer, playwright, long-time member of the National Theater in Prague. Her first name, Libuše, was often truncated to "Ljuba", which made the nickname "Luba". From 1942 to 1944 she studied acting at the Prague Conservatory. After the liberation, she worked in the Jindřich Honzla Young and in the ND Study (1945-1948). After his extinction in 1948 he became a member of the National Theater drama.