lída baarova (born ludmila babková 7 september 1914 in prague – 27 october 2000) was a czech actress. she studied acting at conservatory and received her first film role in "pavel čamrda's career" ("kariéra pavla čamrdy"), filming was forbidden for students, she made up pseudonym lída baarova after her father's friend j.š.baar at age 17. the film was successful, so she had to leave the conservatory.