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Milena Dravić
Actor

Milena Dravić

5 Oct 1940Born
16 Oct 2018Died
78Age at death
116Credits

Biography

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Milena Dravić (1940–2018) was a Serbian actress. Born in Belgrade, Dravić was involved with the performing arts from the age of four: first with dance and later classical ballet. In 1959, while in high school, director František Čap saw her on the cover of a youth magazine in a ballet dancers group photo and decided on the spot to approach her about being in his film Vrata ostaju otvorena. After appearing in few more films she decided to pursue acting full-time and successfully enrolled in Belgrade's Dramatic Arts Academy.

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Her big break came in 1962 when she won the Golden Arena for Best Actress award (which was the Yugoslav equivalent of Academy Award) for her role in Branko Bauer's film Prekobrojna. This was the moment that sent her on the way to becoming Yugoslavia's first and arguably the biggest female movie star. Milena Dravić continued with long and prolific career during which she showed great talent and versatility. She was equally memorable and believable as the tragic heroine in state-sponsored World War II epics, eccentric protagonist of experimental arthouse films like WR: Mysteries of the Organism and romantic comedies. She especially excelled in the latter during 1970s and 1980s. She won the Cannes Best Supporting Actress Award in 1980 for Special Treatment. For her roles and contributions to domestic cinematography, she received the prestigious "Pavle Vujisić" award in August 1994.

Milena Dravić was married three times. Her third husband was the prominent Serbian actor Dragan Nikolić, with whom she had co-hosted the popular 1970s television program Obraz uz obraz. She died on 14 October 2018, after a long battle with illness.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 116 credits.

  1. TBARoom 405Series: Sestra Vida (7 episodes)
  2. 2014Maria's EpisodeFilm: Lela
  3. 2009St. George Shoots the DragonFilm: Tetka
  4. 2008Love and Other CrimesFilm: Majka
  5. 2008Thy NeighborsFilm: Stanislava
  6. 2007Agi and EmaFilm: Ema
  7. 2007Theater at HomeSeries: Vukosava Petrović (13 episodes)
  8. 2005Lost and FoundFilm: Vera (segment "Fabulous Vera")
  9. 2003Loving GlancesFilm: Vlasnica agencije
  10. 2003Bare GroundFilm: Zorica
  11. 2002Zamfir's ZonaFilm: Tašana
  12. 2001BoomerangFilm: Gospođa Jeftić
  13. 2001Normal PeopleFilm: Tomina tetka
  14. 2000Sky HookFilm: Danka
  15. 1998Cabaret BalkanFilm: Gospođa u autobusu
  16. 1997Three Summer DaysFilm: Kaja
  17. 1997Love and MarriageFilm: Persida
  18. 1996Duel for ThreeFilm: Igorova majka
  19. 1995Third Time LuckyFilm: Proročica Antilopa
  20. 1994Nobody's PerfectFilm: Marica
  21. 1993Policajac sa Petlovog brdaSeries (12 episodes)
  22. 1993The Tear and Her SistersFilm
  23. 1992The Policeman from Cock's HillFilm: Natalija
  24. 1992Sekula Innocent AccusedFilm: Sojka
  25. 1991Sekula Is Getting Married AgainFilm: Sojka iz Mezgraje
  26. 1990Strange NightFilm: Klara, Tanjina majka
  27. 1989Battle of KosovoFilm: Velislava
  28. 1989The BestFilm: Ninkova majka
  29. 1989The Cabinet Minister's WifeFilm: Živka Popović
  30. 1988The Dark Side of the SunFilm: Mother
  31. 1988Spy In High HeelsFilm: Livadinka Kukurić
  32. 1988Thirty HorsesFilm: Jurka
  33. 1988BlackbirdFilm: Profesorka
  34. 1987It Happened on This Very DayFilm: Nastavnica
  35. 1986Journey to VucjakSeries: Marijana Margitić (15 episodes)
  36. 1986Pretty Women Walking Through the CityFilm: Rahela
  37. 1986RevengeFilm: Nada Pekar
  38. 1986Part-Time DivorceFilm: Svetlana
  39. 1985Sighting of the Holy Mother in the Village of GrabovicaFilm
  40. 1985The Istrian WayFilm
  41. 1985AnticasanovaFilm: Asja
  42. 1985Aliş ile ZeynepSeries (5 episodes)
  43. 1985It Isn't Easy to Get Along with MenFilm: Gordana Diklić
  44. 1985Horvat's ChoiceFilm: Marijana Margetić
  45. 1984UnaFilm: Babić's Wife
  46. 1983Sugar WaterFilm: Ana
  47. 1983The Man with Four LegsFilm: Nada Jovanović
  48. 1982Stories from the WorkshopSeries: Gospođica Gvozdenka (6 episodes)
  49. 1982My Part-Time DadFilm: Svetlana
  50. 1982Sunday LunchFilm: Sofija Aranđelović
  51. 1981Sixth GearFilm: Gospođica Gvozdenka
  52. 1981A Great Guy at HeartFilm: Savina žena
  53. 1980Part-Time WorkFilm: Svetlana
  54. 1980Special TreatmentFilm: Kaća
  55. 1980Dreams, Life, Death of Filip FilipovićFilm: Draga Filipović
  56. 1980Eight Kilos of HappinessFilm
  57. 1979The ReturnFilm: Roza
  58. 1978BreakdownFilm: Sašina ljubavnica
  59. 1978Aller retourFilm: Rada Jovanović
  60. 1978The CoachFilm: Petrova bivša žena
  61. 1977The Love Life of Budimir TrajkovićFilm: Lepa Trajković
  62. 1977Group Portrait with a LadyFilm: Schwester Klementine
  63. 1977Ancika DumasFilm: Ančika Dumas
  64. 1976Belgrade KidsFilm
  65. 1976We Are Sorry, We Are Very SorryFilm: Borka
  66. 1975Pavle PavlovicFilm: Adela
  67. 1974A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa DonjaFilm: Anđa / Ofelija
  68. 1974DepsFilm: Depsova djevojka Janja
  69. 1974FearFilm: Karolina
  70. 1974NocturnoFilm: Jelena Klarić
  71. 1973Freckled GirlFilm: Keti
  72. 1973The Battle of SutjeskaFilm: Vera
  73. 1973Mortal SpringFilm: Veronika Đaković
  74. 1972The Lion Is ComingFilm: Mihaela
  75. 1972The First MurderFilm: Devojka
  76. 1972How the Two Fools Loved Each OtherFilm
  77. 1971The Macedonian Part of HellFilm: Velika
  78. 1971The Role of My Family in the World RevolutionFilm: Devojka
  79. 1971WR: Mysteries of the OrganismFilm: Milena
  80. 1971AdriftFilm: Zuzka

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