Iva Hasperger

Iva Hasperger is an actress who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and has worked in theater, film, and television. Her stage experience includes plays by Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams, and her classical and European background has often shaped her performances. She is perhaps best known for playing Ilona in Vlad (2003), a 15th-century girl who speaks only Middle English. To prepare, she consulted Professor Edward Condron at UCLA so the old language would be accurate. Hasperger moved to the United States to train as an actress, fulfilling a childhood ambition, and she has studied the history of American cinema. Her parts have included a Southern belle in Cloud Seven and a Czech communist in Cold Case. She has described Meryl Streep as her favorite actress and expressed a wish to emulate her.