The fate of Simona Postler: Although she suffered, she had a smile on her face. She never came to terms with her husband’s death

The talented actress Simona Postlerová was born on November 9, 1964 in Prague into an artistic family. Her father Alexandr Postler was an actor and director, her mother Jana Postlerová is an actress, director and voice consultant. Her brother Alexander is also an actor.

Like two best friends

The family soon moved to the north of Moravia, where Simona spent her childhood with her brother. The parents were fully devoted to work in the theater and did not have much time for the children. “My brother and I were very much alone, a bit like street children. We were always out there and it made us stronger, we became more resilient.” Postler revealed, adding that she and her brother often played in the woods they had near their home.

Simona was a diligent student, after grammar school she went to DAMU and already during her studies she was a guest at the National Theatre. From the beginning, she looked up with admiration to her older and more famous colleagues, whom she took as her role models. She tried to catch as much as possible from them in the theater so that one day she could match them.

She met the man of fate at the National Theatre

Not only did Postler get her first acting experience at the National Theatre, but it was also where she met her future husband, guitarist Zdenek Hrášek. Their love story began to be written when they were part of a theater play – Postlerová played in it, and Hrášek accompanied him on the guitar.

Simona Postler immediately felt that he was the one and quickly fell in love with him. In 1992, a daughter Jana Magdaléna was born out of pure and sincere love, and two years later they welcomed a son Damián into the world.

One cruel blow after another

Family has always been everything to Simona Postlerová. She said about her son since his childhood that he was very smart and gifted. Unfortunately, at the age of thirteen, doctors diagnosed him with autism and schizophrenia. Postler devoted herself to him as much as possible and did everything to ensure that he had the most beautiful life possible.

Later, unfortunately, her husband Zdeněk also fell ill. “They found a melanoma in his eye that had to be removed. But there are blood vessels in the eye that are connected to the liver. Then it went very quickly,” confided the actress, who mourned the death of her husband in 2016.

She became a proud grandmother

Understandably, the actress never fully reconciled with the death of her beloved husband. Work helped her overcome a difficult period. Last summer, Postler was made happy by her daughter when she became a grandmother.

“I keep saying that I burst into tears when Janinka told me about it. I am truly extremely happy because a new life is being born.” she revealed shortly after learning the great news.

Like a bolt from the blue

In recent months, however, Simona Postlerová began to disappear from sight. “I had severe post-covid syndrome, including pneumonia,” she confided. Despite this, there was no indication that she would leave the world a few months before her jubilee 60th birthday.

It came as a shock to many when news of her death appeared in the media. Simona Postlerová died on May 5, 2024 in her apartment in Prague’s Vinohrady. “At the indicated address, we intervened in the natural death of a woman, it was not a death caused by someone else’s fault,” said police spokesman Richard Hrdina.

“On Saturday, May 4, she rehearsed Terezka in the forthcoming production of Lenka Lagronova’s play. The shocking news of her death came less than 24 hours later.” appeared on the Facebook profile of the Theater in Vinohrady. Everyone will miss Simona Postler very much.

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