award-winning Czech actress known for fearless, transformative performances across European film and television.

A graduate of Prague’s prestigious Academy of Performing Arts, she has built a reputation for taking on psychologically complex and emotionally demanding roles, bringing emotional precision, vulnerability and striking physical transformation to her work.

Her projects have been presented at Cannes and the Berlinale, and her performances have earned her multiple Czech Lion nominations, one of the Czech Republic’s highest film honours. She also played the lead role in the Prix Italia-winning series No Big Deal.

Born in Kazan and raised in Prague, Maximová works in Czech, Russian and English. Moving between auteur-driven cinema, prestige television and international productions, she is emerging as a distinctive European screen presence.