YU - Best Of Selection
by morjer | created - 05 Jun 2011 | updated - 05 Jun 2011 | PublicFavourite Actors from former Yugoslavia, Serbia/Croatia/Bosnia/Macedonia
1. Branko Tomovic
Actor | Vampir
European actor Branko Tomovic was born in Muenster, Germany, though his actual origin is from the Carpathians in Serbia. His parents emigrated in the 70s from the Golubac Fortress area on the Danube and Branko was raised between Germany and Serbia before he studied acting at the prestigious Lee ...
2. Bojana Novakovic
Actress | Edge of Darkness
Novakovic was born on 17 November 1981 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven. Novakovic was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but after a significant set of events, she changed her mind and decided to pursue the performing ...
3. Branka Katic
Actress | The King's Man
Branka Katic was born on January 20, 1970 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The King's Man (2021), Public Enemies (2009) and Black Cat, White Cat (1998). She has been married to Julian Farino since August 31, 2000. They have two children.
4. Zlatko Buric
Actor | Triangle of Sadness
Zlatko Buric was born on May 13, 1953 in Osijek, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Triangle of Sadness (2022), Pusher (1996) and 2012 (2009).
5. Ivana Milicevic
Actress | Just Like Heaven
Ivana Milicevic (pronounced Ee-vah-nah Mee-lee-cheh-veech) was born on April 26, 1974, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (part of Yugoslavia at the time), into a Croat family. She is the daughter of Tonka and Damir Milicevic, and has a younger brother, Tomo. The family emigrated to the United ...
6. Zrinka Cvitesic
Actress | Na putu
Zrinka Cvitesic is a Croatian film, television and theater actress. She started acting at elementary school and her first role was Cinderella. As a theater actress, she has been a member of the Croatian National Theater since 2005. In April 2013, she made her West End debut at the Phoenix Theater ...
7. Zana Marjanovic
Actress | In the Land of Blood and Honey
Zana Marjanovic was born on May 31, 1983 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]. She is an actress and producer, known for In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), A Rose in Winter (2018) and Broken (2012). She has been married to Emir Kapetanovic since March 2, 2014. They have two ...
8. Goran Visnjic
Actor | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Goran Visnjic is a Croatian American actor and producer, born in Sibenik, Croatia. He is married to Eva Visnjic (formerly Ivana Vrdoljak) with whom has three children. From an early age Visnjic started appearing in various theater plays. At the age of 16, he had his screen debut in the film Braca ...
9. Nikola Kojo
Actor | Cudne ljubavi
Nikola Kojo was born on September 5, 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an Serbian actor and producer, known for Parada (2011), Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) and We Are Not Angels (1992). He has been married to Aleksandra Djuric since 2006. They have three children. Nikola name comes...
10. Dragan Nikolic
Actor | Balkan ekspres
Dragan Nikolic's movie debut was in 1964 Pravo stanje stvari (1964), but he started his career with role Dzimi Barka in movie When I Am Dead and Gone (1967), directed by Zivojin Pavlovic and for this role, he was awarded with Diploma at Pula Film Festival in 1968. He appeared in more than 90 ...
11. Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic
Actor | Srpski film
Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic was born on March 28, 1965 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for A Serbian Film (2010), Black Cat, White Cat (1998) and Underground (1995). He has been married to Ana Todorovic since 2004. They have one child.
12. Lazar Ristovski
Actor | Underground
Lazar Ristovski was born in Ravno Selo in the province of Vojvodina. He graduated from the Teacher College in Sombor, and then completed the Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating as an actor. He lives and works in Belgrade. At the beginning of his career, he was deeply dedicated to theater ...
13. Milla Jovovich
Actress | Le Cinquième Élément
Milla Jovovich is a Ukrainian-American actress, supermodel, fashion designer, singer and public figure, who was on the cover of more than a hundred magazines, and starred in such films as The Fifth Element (1997), Ultraviolet (2006), and the Resident Evil (2002) franchise.
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14. Stana Katic
Actress | Castle
Stana Katic recently starred in the TV series, Absentia, streaming on Amazon. It's a thriller-drama produced by Sony Pictures Television. Upon debut it was one of Amazon's top-ten most popular programs.
Stana's feature film work includes, CBGB, Big Sur, The Spirit, Feast of Love, The Double and Bond...
15. Rade Serbedzija
Actor | The Saint
Rade Serbedzija was born in Bunic (Korenica) in 1946. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Still a student, he started to play the leading roles in films and theater productions. He is remembered as an outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Georgij, Melkior, Oedipus, Hamlet, Leon and ...
16. Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic
Actor | Underground
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic was born on April 5, 1950 in Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Underground (1995), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) and The Bra (2018). He is married to Tamara Vuckovic. They have one child.
17. Mirjana Karanovic
Actress | Dobra zena
Mirjana Karanovic was born on January 28, 1957 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and director, known for A Good Wife (2016), Grbavica (2006) and Requiem for Mrs. J (2017).
18. Mustafa Nadarevic
Actor | Glembajevi
Mustafa Nadarevic was born on May 2, 1943 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Glembays (1988), Washed Out (1995) and No Man's Land (2001). He was married to Slavica Radovic, Snjezana Nozinic and Jasna Nadarevic. He died on November 22, 2020 in Zagreb, ...
19. Ljubisa Samardzic
Producer | Nebeska udica
Ljubisa Samardzic was born into a miner's family. His acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected director Bojan Stupica. After graduating Belgrade Drama Arts Academy and playing a few theater roles, Ljubisa Samardzic was given the part in Igre na skelama (1961)....
20. Lolita Davidovich
Actress | Hollywood Homicide
Lolita Davidovich was born on July 15, 1961 in London, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Hollywood Homicide (2003), Blaze (1989) and Adventures in Babysitting (1987). She has been married to Ron Shelton since 1997. They have one child.
21. Jack Dimich
Actor | The Drop
American. Native of former Yugoslavia. Character actor. Graduated The Lee Strasberg Institute For Film And Theater, New York City, 1997-2001, with: Michael Margotta, Dan Grimaldi and Bobby Moresco (Academy Award Winner). Fluent in Russian, Serbo-Croation, Macedonian, Czech, Italian and English. ...
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