Katarína Kolníková (née Beňovičová, 20 April 1921 – 29 May 2006)[1] was a Slovak stage actress.

In her adulthood, she moonlighted as an amateur actress, while supporting her family as with her daytime job as a nursery teacher.

Most of the Radošina Naive Theatre plays she featured in were directed by Stanislav Štepka, with whom she closely collaborated for most of the life as an actress.

[5] Although she was not trained as an actress, her long acting career earned her a legendary status among Slovak theatre fans.

She suffered from chronic illnesses her entire life as a consequence of growing up in an extreme poverty.