Melita Jurisic
Melita Jurisic is an Australian actress.
Melita Jurisic | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
Jurisic was born in Croatia and migrated to Australia with her family at age five.[1] She began her career as part of the Lighthouse company in Adelaide.[2]
Jurisic's screen roles include a lead in the ABC TV series Something in the Air,[3] playing the title character in the 1987 film The Tale of Ruby Rose,[4] the 1986 TV movie Hunger,[5] Croatian film Transatlantik in 1998,[6] 1997's The Sound of One Hand Clapping,[7] Mad Max: Fury Road[2]Bordertown and The Petrov Affair.[1]
Stage roles include Macbeth with the Sydney Theatre Company in 2014,[8] I Am A Miracle at the Malthouse in 2015[2] Three Sisters at the Sydney Opera House in 2001.[9] Internationally she appeared in Barrie Kosky's production of Medea in Vienna.[1]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hunger | Ileana Radulesco | TV movie |
| 1987 | The Tale of Ruby Rose | Ruby Rose | Feature film |
| 1997 | The Sound of One Hand Clapping | Maria Buloh | Feature film |
| 1998 | Transatlantik | Zorka | Feature film (Croatia) |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | The Vuvalini | Feature film |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Land of Hope | Kathleen Quinn | TV miniseries |
| 1997 | The Petrov Affair | TV miniseries | |
| 1995 | Bordertown | Adrianna Leeuwen | TV miniseries |
| 2000–02 | Something in the Air | Dr Eva Petrovska | TV series |
Stage edit
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Blind Giant Is Dancing | Janice Lang / Robin | STCSA |
| 2001 | Three Sisters | Sydney Opera House | |
| 2014 | Macbeth | Sydney Theatre Company | |
| 2015 | I Am a Miracle | Malthouse | |
| Barrie Kosky's Medea | Vienna |
References edit
- ^ a b c Hallett, Bryce (27 July 2009), "An outsider finds a place to call home", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ a b c Hawker, Philippa (10 July 2015), "Melita Jurisic: from Mad Max to Macbeth, this versatile actor continues to impress", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Johnston, Tony (16 January 2000), "AIR apparent", Herald Sun
- ^ Byrnes, Paul (18 August 1988), "Wild and haunting tale beneath the mist", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Purcell, Chris (5 October 1986), "Love is the food to satisfy Hunger", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Blinksell, Magella (8 September 2000), "Surprises Out Of Zagreb", The Canberra Times
- ^ Martin, Adrian (23 April 1998), "No hands clapping here", The Age
- ^ Blake, Jason (27 July 2014), "Hugo Weaving and Melita Jurisic make Macbeth sing, but final scene needs fine-tuning", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Bodey, Michael (4 May 2001), "Sister acting", The Daily Telegraph
External links edit
- Melita Jurisic at IMDb
- Melita Jurisic at AusStage
- Biographical cuttings on Melita Jurisic, actress, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia