30 Best Slovenian Actresses of All Time
List of 30 Best Slovenian Actresses of All Time. (2016.)
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- Nina Ivanisin was born in 1985 in Maribor, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Slovenian Girl (2009), Idyll (2015) and Instalacija ljubezni (2007).
- Milena Zupancic was born on 18 December 1946 in Jesenice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Blossoms in Autumn (1973), The Widowhood of Karolina Zasler (1976) and A Breath of Air (1983). She is married to Dusan Jovanovic. They have one child. She was previously married to Radko Polic .
- Natasa Barbara Gracner was born on 1 March 1969 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Class Enemy (2013), Carmen (1995) and Personal Baggage (2009).
- Majda Potokar was born on 1 March 1930 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She was an actress, known for The Wild Growth (1963), Na svoji zemlji (1948) and Don't Cry Peter (1964). She died on 24 April 2001 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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She was born in Kranj where she also attended high school. She first faced the theatre in the second year at Kranj Preseren's Theatre. Soon she got an episodic role in series One and A Half Star Hotel. After high school she enrolled at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT). During her studies she was active in various projects outside the Academy; filmed several short films (Administrator, Trieste Is Ours, Srecko), TV drama (Our Democracy) and TV-movie (Hidden memory of Angela Vode). Her debut role in feature film was Nina in Lapajne's Personal Luggage. She cooperated with Nejc Gazvoda in feature films Dual and A Trip and Marko Santic's TV-film Seduce Me.- Iva Kranjc was born on 10 November 1978 in Ljubljana, Slovenia and raised in Ptuj, Slovenia. After primary school, she studied at Gimnazija Ptuj (Ptuj gymnasium). There she become a member of a theatre group called Teater III. After high school she became a student of AGRFT. Her first professional play was Curek krvi by A. Artaud, in the third class she received student Sever Award for performance in Cid. After many roles in Theater and TV series, she get the role of Simona in Guardian of the Frontier (2002). That role brought her a Vesna for best female performance.
- Silva Cusin was born on 8 July 1957 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Estrellita (2007), 9:06 (2009) and Primer Feliks Langus ali Kako ujeti svobodo (1991).
- Veronika Drolc was born on 31 March 1963 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Sweet Dreams (2001), Wasteland (1982) and Long Live Freedom (1987).
- Stefka Drolc was born on 22 December 1923 in Ponikva pri Grobelnem, Slovenia. She was an actress, known for Blossoms in Autumn (1973), Tatort (1970) and Na svoji zemlji (1948). She was married to Joze Babic. She died on 25 June 2018 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Jozica Avbelj was born on 15 November 1951 in Postojna, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Pesma (1975), Ko zaprem oci (1993) and Sekirca v med (2021).
- Dusa Pockaj was born on 16 November 1924 in Dolnja Lendava, Slovenia. She was an actress, known for A Dance in the Rain (1961), A Minute for Murder (1962) and Blossoms in Autumn (1973). She died on 24 June 1982 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Jana Zupancic was born on 7 May 1979 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Tango Abrazos (2012), Korporacija (2019) and Terapija/Na terapiji (2011).
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Barbara Cerar was born in 1971 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress and writer, known for Rustling Landscapes (2002), Sanremo (2020) and Panika (2013).- Pia Zemljic was born on 6 April 1975 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. She is an actress, known for Nightlife (2016), Petelinji zajtrk (2007) and Guardian of the Frontier (2002).
- Bernarda Oman was born on 11 October 1959 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Captain America (1990), Reka ljubezni (2017) and Instalacija ljubezni (2007).
- Polona Juh was born on 2 June 1971 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Beneath Her Window (2003), Ivan in Karla (2019) and Lahko noc, gospodicna (2011).
- Mojca Fatur was born in 1978 in Koper, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. She is an actress, known for Four Things I Wanted to Do with You (2015), Gravehopping (2005) and Idle Running (1999).
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Ajda Smrekar was born on 24 March 1985 in Novo mesto, Slovenia. She is an actress and writer, known for Sailing to Paradise (2014), Idyll (2015) and V imenu ljudstva (2020).- Actress
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Tjasa Zeleznik was born on 6 May 1974 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress and writer, known for Short Circuits (2006), Class Enemy (2013) and Personal Baggage (2009).- Judita Zidar was born on 12 June 1960 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. She is an actress, known for Gorske sanje (2018), Dosjeji J.K. (1995) and Operacija Cartier (1991).
- Majda Grbac was born on 27 May 1946 in Maribor, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Black Sun (1978), Nabrezje - Sest dobrodusnih zgodb (1970) and The Flight of Dead Bird (1973).
- Ivanka Mezan was born on 18 June 1926 in Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Perseverance (2017), Come Along (2016) and Blossoms in Autumn (1973).
- Tina Potocnik was born on 26th of December in 1988. She graduated from acting at Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana in 2012. She started performing on professional stage in Ljubljana City Theatre in 2012. She is an actress, known for Jasek (2015), Trst je nas! (2009) and Skriti spomin Angele Vode (2009). For her final roles at the Academy of Mr.Martin (Ionesco, The Bald Soprano) and The Old Lady (Ionesco, The Killing game) she won Student Preseren award. She also performed in TV documentary series The Slovenian Water Cycle from 2013 till now with different roles - as an actress and as a reader of the text.
- Tina Vrbnjak is known for Ja, Chef (2021), Veronika in Friderik (2009) and Zmaga ali kako je Maks Bigec zasukal kolo zgodovine (2011).
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Natasa Matjasec was born on 28 April 1967 in Murska Sobota, Slovenia. She is an actress and director, known for Rusevine (2004), Tiigra (2001) and Grandma Goes South (1991).- Actress
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Aleksandra Balmazovic was born on 3 June 1976 in Celje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and producer, known for Usekovanje (2022), All Against All (2019) and Beleznica profesora Miskovica (2021).- Actress
Nika Rozman was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (Yugoslavia). She is an established Slovenian actress, awarded for film and theatre roles. Her first significant role was Shakespeare's Juliet right after she graduated from acting at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television at the University of Ljubljana. Since then she has created over forty theatre roles in different Slovenian theaters, among them many leading ones, such as Ostrovsky's Katerina for which she was awarded the Borstnik Award for Best Young Actress . The roles of Wedekind's Lulu and Cankar's Jacinta have brought her an Acting Award given by the Slovenian Association of Dramatic Artists. She has also played Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet. She has appeared in numerous short and feature films, video and television productions, but has become known to the Slovenian public with the role of the blonde model Mia in the horror feature Killbillies, which won several awards and earned her a Vesna Award for Best Supporting Actress. Soon after that she was cast for her first leading role in the feature film Buoyancy where she precisely portrayed dilemmas of a young lawyer Rebecca. The television audience got to know her as Tina Lanc, a detective in a very popular crime series Jezero, Leninov park and Dolina Roz. for which she won The Brightest Star Award 2020 and was two times nominated for Best Actress for Hearts of Sarajevo Award for TV Series at the 27th and the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival. She regularly lends her voice to radio and animated characters. Younger audience will also recognize her as a host of a popular children's TV show on the Slovenian National Television. She is currently working as a freelance artist choosing projects of her interest, such as shooting for film/television and theatre research. She lives in Ljubljana and travels around for auditions and workshops. She loves spending her free time in her small garden or climbing in the Slovenian mountains. She is also one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild of Slovenia.- Actress
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Tanja Ribic was born on 28 June 1968 in Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Traktor, ljubezen in Rock'n'Roll (2008), No Man's Land (2001) and Kajmak i marmelada (2003). She has been married to Branko Djuric since 2000. They have two children.