--- name: "Markéta Irglová" canonical: "https://film.one/person/marketa-irglova" fi1m_id: "marketa-irglova" imdb_id: "nm2461627" tmdb_id: 45127 wikidata_id: "Q235737" roles: ["Composer"] born: "28 February 1988" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 0 updated: "2026-09-17T22:59:31.652465+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Markéta Irglová ## Identity Markéta Irglová - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marketa-irglova - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** marketa-irglova - **IMDb ID:** nm2461627 - **TMDB ID:** 45127 - **Wikidata ID:** Q235737 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta_Irglov%C3%A1, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235737, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2461627/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45127 Composer. Born 28 February 1988 in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. ## Details - **Work:** Composer - **Born:** 28 February 1988, Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] - **Also known as:** 마르게타 이글로바 - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta_Irglov%C3%A1, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235737, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2461627/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45127 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Once*](https://film.one/film/once.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Markéta Irglová > Markéta Irglová brings a musician’s ease to *Once*, letting shared work make the attraction convincing. Her quiet presence steadies Glen Hansard’s intensity; the acting record is small, but this performance earns our warm recommendation. In *Once* (2007), Glen Hansard sings as though his frustration needs to be heard; Markéta Irglová does not compete with him for emphasis. As Girl, a Czech immigrant drawn into the music of his Dublin busker, she gives their scenes a welcome calm. We were moved by the pair making music together, because their ease makes the growing attachment convincing without either having to explain it. John Carney, who writes and directs, allows the songs time to do that work. Irglová is central to why we recommend the film so warmly. The casting makes use of a collaboration that was already there: Irglová and Hansard formed the Swell Season in 2005. They supply the film’s music as well as its central performances, so playing together feels like something these people know how to do. Carney gives them that shared activity before asking us to care about their attraction. Irglová’s lack of fuss helps us accept that practical side of the story. The characters also have limited means, a useful check on a romance that could otherwise become too comfortable. That does not mean every choice around her works. The photography can be rough enough to distract us from the people, and some of the songwriting insists on its feelings a little too firmly. Neither reservation cancels the pleasure of watching performers who are at ease together. Carney is right to trust Irglová’s quieter contribution rather than ask her to match Hansard’s force. When the characters are guarded, the rawness of their singing lets us hear what they find harder to say. Her subsequent work gives us little basis for describing a developing screen technique. Acting has remained a small part of a career centred on music, with *Anar* (2011) marking the start of her solo albums. We would not turn that into a complaint about missed roles, or pretend that one performance tells us which other parts she could play. What Carney gets from her depends on the particular fit between musician, character and co-star. Start with *Once*, and allow its songs the time they ask for. ## Biography Markéta Irglová is a Czech-Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician, actress and composer. She was born on 28 February 1988 in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). She starred as the Girl and contributed to the music in the 2007 film *Once*, for which she and co-star Glen Hansard won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly". She formed the duo the Swell Season with Hansard in 2005 and has released solo albums. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Once* (2007), Fi1m 88, as Girl — [page](https://film.one/film/once.md) ## Complete filmography (7) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Runaway* (2025), Original Music Composer - *Home Is Here* (2017), Music - *I Love You Heavenly* (2017), Music - *The Swell Season* (2012), Original Music Composer - *Once* (2007), as Girl · Original Music Composer, Songs — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/once.md) - *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Irish Girl (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) - *The Forward Journey*, Director ## Gallery - ![Markéta Irglová](https://film.one/media/person/99801/gallery-61ec9e3c2f59.jpg) Markéta Irglová — Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Mark%C3%A9ta_Irglov%C3%A1_2014.jpg/1280px-Mark%C3%A9ta_Irglov%C3%A1_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![A picture taken and edited by me of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová during a show in Derry, Northern Ireland in April 2006.](https://film.one/media/person/99801/gallery-7f032d22a5a4.jpg) A picture taken and edited by me of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová during a show in Derry, Northern Ireland in April 2006. — Aaronsc at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Glen_marketa_derry_2006.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Marketa Irglova Rosi performing live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday October 10th, 2014. Rosi Golan opened and also accompanied Marketa.](https://film.one/media/person/99801/gallery-266c1890db7d.jpg) Marketa Irglova Rosi performing live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday October 10th, 2014. Rosi Golan opened and also accompanied Marketa. — Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Marketa_Irglova_10_10_2014_-10_%2815360132098%29.jpg/1280px-Marketa_Irglova_10_10_2014_-10_%2815360132098%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Marketa Irglova Rosi performing live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday October 10th, 2014. Rosi Golan opened and also accompanied Marketa.](https://film.one/media/person/99801/gallery-f06c3c42d43a.jpg) Marketa Irglova Rosi performing live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday October 10th, 2014. Rosi Golan opened and also accompanied Marketa. — Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Marketa_Irglova_10_10_2014_-1_%2815360633030%29.jpg/1280px-Marketa_Irglova_10_10_2014_-1_%2815360633030%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Markéta Irglová](https://film.one/media/person/99801/gallery-a8ca904f9d87.jpg) Markéta Irglová — Image via TMDB - ![Marketa Irglova Rosi performing live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday October 10th, 2014. Rosi Golan opened and also accompanied Marketa.](https://film.one/media/person/99801/gallery-0a944ec23c79.jpg) Marketa Irglova Rosi performing live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday October 10th, 2014. Rosi Golan opened and also accompanied Marketa. — Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Marketa_Irglova_10_10_2014_-2_%2815546268325%29.jpg/1280px-Marketa_Irglova_10_10_2014_-2_%2815546268325%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Marketa Irglova Rosi performing live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday October 10th, 2014. Rosi Golan opened and also accompanied Marketa.](https://film.one/media/person/99801/gallery-197066742b0d.jpg) Marketa Irglova Rosi performing live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday October 10th, 2014. Rosi Golan opened and also accompanied Marketa. — Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Marketa_Irglova_10_10_2014_-3_%2815359650949%29.jpg/1280px-Marketa_Irglova_10_10_2014_-3_%2815359650949%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won - 2008: Best Original Song (won), for *Falling Slowly* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/marketa-irglova