Milena Dravić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милена Дравић, pronounced [mîlena drǎːvitɕ]; 5 October 1940 – 14 October 2018) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film, television and theatre actress.[2]
Born in Belgrade, Dravić became involved with performing arts at the age of four via her parents enrolling her in a dance program. She would later switch to classical ballet.[3]
In 1959, still a high school student, Dravić got spotted by director František Čáp[4] who approached the eighteen-year-old about being in his film Vrata ostaju otvorena after seeing her on the cover of a youth magazine in a ballet dancers' group photo. After appearing in a few more films, she decided to pursue acting full-time and to that end successfully enrolled at the Academy of Theatre Arts (APU) within the Arts Academy in Belgrade.
Her big break came in 1962 in Branko Bauer's Prekobrojna for which she won the Golden Arena for Best Actress (Yugoslav equivalent of an Academy Award). The memorable role, as well as the much-publicized accolade, propelled her to becoming Yugoslavia's first and arguably biggest female movie star. She was a recipient of five Silver arenas (for supporting actress roles) and 2 Golden arenas (for leading actress roles).[5]
Milena Dravić's career was long, prolific, and versatile. She was memorable and believable, whether as the tragic heroine in state-sponsored World War II epics, the eccentric protagonist of experimental arthouse films like WR: Mysteries of the Organism or in romantic comedies. She especially excelled in the latter during the 1970s and 1980s. She won the Cannes Best Supporting Actress Award in 1980 for Special Treatment.[6]
For her roles and contributions to domestic cinematography, she received the prestigious Pavle Vujisić Award in August 1994.[7]
On 15 December 2017 she was honored with the prestigious Dobričin prsten lifetime achievement award in Belgrade.[8]
Personal life
Dravić on a 2021 stamp of Serbia
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.
Death
She died on 14 October 2018, after a long battle with illness.[9]
Selected filmography
Vrata ostaju otvorena (1959) – Marija ... Petrova sestra
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^Polimac, Nenad (5 June 2010). "Povratak Františeka Čapa, prvog gay šikaniranog filmaša u Jugoslaviji". Jutarnji. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^"Milena Dravić – awards". Pula filmski festival. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^"Awards". Festival Cannes. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^"Marko Nikolić dobitnik "Pavle Vujisić"". Vreme. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^"(FOTO) Mileni Dravić dodeljen "Dobričin prsten"!". Republika. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^"Преминула Милена Дравић". politika.rs (in Serbian). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
Dean Sinovčić (3 March 2008). "Milena Dravić – novi uzlet srpske glumačke zvijezde" [Milena Dravić – New rise of Serbian star actress] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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Milena Dravic Serbian Cyrillic Milena Draviћ pronounced milena drǎːvitɕ 5 October 1940 14 October 2018 was a Yugoslav and Serbian film television and theatre actress 2 Milena DravicMilena DraviћDravic pictured in 1969Born 1940 10 05 5 October 1940 1 Belgrade Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1 Died14 October 2018 2018 10 14 aged 78 1 Belgrade Serbia 1 NationalitySerbianEducationFaculty of Dramatic ArtsAlma materUniversity of Arts in BelgradeOccupationActressYears active1958 2018Spouse s Purisa Đorđevic m 1960 div 1961 wbr Kokan Rakonjac m 1967 died 1969 wbr Dragan Nikolic m 1971 died 2016 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Death 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditBorn in Belgrade Dravic became involved with performing arts at the age of four via her parents enrolling her in a dance program She would later switch to classical ballet 3 In 1959 still a high school student Dravic got spotted by director Frantisek Cap 4 who approached the eighteen year old about being in his film Vrata ostaju otvorena after seeing her on the cover of a youth magazine in a ballet dancers group photo After appearing in a few more films she decided to pursue acting full time and to that end successfully enrolled at the Academy of Theatre Arts APU within the Arts Academy in Belgrade Her big break came in 1962 in Branko Bauer s Prekobrojna for which she won the Golden Arena for Best Actress Yugoslav equivalent of an Academy Award The memorable role as well as the much publicized accolade propelled her to becoming Yugoslavia s first and arguably biggest female movie star She was a recipient of five Silver arenas for supporting actress roles and 2 Golden arenas for leading actress roles 5 Milena Dravic s career was long prolific and versatile She was memorable and believable whether as the tragic heroine in state sponsored World War II epics the eccentric protagonist of experimental arthouse films like WR Mysteries of the Organism or in romantic comedies She especially excelled in the latter during the 1970s and 1980s She won the Cannes Best Supporting Actress Award in 1980 for Special Treatment 6 For her roles and contributions to domestic cinematography she received the prestigious Pavle Vujisic Award in August 1994 7 On 15 December 2017 she was honored with the prestigious Dobricin prsten lifetime achievement award in Belgrade 8 Personal life Edit Dravic on a 2021 stamp of Serbia Milena Dravic was married three times Her third husband was the prominent Serbian actor Dragan Nikolic with whom she had co hosted the popular 1970s television program Obraz uz obraz Death EditShe died on 14 October 2018 after a long battle with illness 9 Selected filmography EditVrata ostaju otvorena 1959 Marija Petrova sestra Dilizansa snova 1960 Evica Zajednicki stan 1960 Ljubica Bolje je umeti 1960 Jola The First Fires 1961 Hajra Leto je krivo za sve 1961 Natalija Kozara 1962 Milja Prekobrojna 1962 Ranka Pesceni grad 1962 Milena Radopolje 1963 Mrvica Destination Death 1964 Seja Sluzbeni polozaj 1964 Zora Lito vilovito 1964 Mare Narodni poslanik 1964 Danica Man is Not a Bird 1965 Rajka Devojka 1965 Devojka Klakson 1965 Jana Covik od svita 1965 Visnja The Camp Followers 1965 Aspasia Anastasiou Rondo 1966 Neda Do pobedata i po nea 1966 Momata Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun 1966 Sticenik 1966 Herself Zgodba ki je ni 1967 Uciteljica Nemirni 1967 Zorica The Morning 1967 Aleksandra Dim 1967 Devojka Hasanaginica 1967 Hasanaginica Sirota Marija 1968 Marija Sedmina 1969 Filomena Zaseda 1969 Milica Horoskop 1969 Milka Cross Country 1969 Jovana The Battle of Neretva 1969 Nada Biciklisti 1970 Sara Touha zvana Anada 1971 Zuzka W R Mysteries of the Organism 1971 Milena The Role of My Family in the Revolution 1971 Devojka Makedonski del od pekolot 1971 Velika Ko pride lev 1972 Mihaela The Battle of Sutjeska 1973 Vera Pjegava djevojka 1973 Katy Samrtno prolece 1973 Veronika Djakovic Deps 1974 Depsova djevojka Janja A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja 1974 Andja Ofelija Strah 1974 Karolina Pavle Pavlovic 1975 Adela Povratak otpisanih 1976 Lula Mitricevic Group Portrait with a Lady 1977 Schwester Klementine Ljubavni zivot Budimira Trajkovica 1977 Lepa Trajkovic Tamo i natrag 1978 Rada Jovanovic Kvar 1978 Sasina ljubavnica Trener 1978 Petrova bivsa zena Povratak 1979 Roza Special Treatment 1980 Kaca Osam kila srece 1980 Rad na odredjeno vreme 1980 Svetlana Snovi zivot smrt Filipa Filipovica 1980 Sesta brzina 1981 Gvozdenka Laf u srcu 1981 Savina zena Nedeljni rucak 1982 Sofija Arandjelovic Moj tata na odredjeno vreme 1982 Svetlana Covek sa cetiri noge 1983 Nada Jovanovic Secerna vodica 1983 Ana Una 1984 Miselova zena Horvat s Choice 1985 Marijana Margitic Nije lako sa muskarcima 1985 Gordana Diklic Anticasanova 1985 Asja Na istarski nacin 1985 Osveta 1986 Nada Pekar Razvod na odredjeno vreme 1986 Svetlana Milanovic Lijepe zene prolaze kroz grad 1986 Rahela Dogodilo se na danasnji dan 1987 Nastavnica Cavka 1988 Nastavnica The Dark Side of the Sun 1988 Mother Spijun na stiklama 1988 Livadinka Kukuric Najbolji 1989 Ninkova majka Battle of Kosovo 1989 Velislava Cudna noc 1990 Sekula se opet zeni 1991 Sojka Policajac sa Petlovog brda 1992 Vera Treca sreca 1995 Prorocica Antilopa Three Summer Days 1997 Kaja Cabaret Balkan 1998 The Lady on the Bus with the Hat and Fox Stole Sky Hook 2000 Danka Normalni ljudi 2001 Tomina tetka Boomerang 2001 Gospodja Jeftic Zona Zamfirova 2002 Tasana Ledina 2003 Zorica Sjaj u ocima 2003 Vlasnica agencije Lost and Found 2005 Vera segment Fabulous Vera Agi i Ema 2007 Ema Crazy Confused Normal 2007 2015 TV Series Spomenka Vihorec Love and Other Crimes 2008 Majka St George Shoots the Dragon 2009 Tetka Slavka The village is burning and the grandmother is combing her hair 2009 TV Series Direktorka bankeReferences Edit a b c d Doyens of Serbian Acting posta rs Richard Taylor Nancy Wood Julian Graffy Dina Iordanova 2019 The BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema Bloomsbury pp 1935 1936 ISBN 1838718494 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Milena Dravic Biography IMDb Retrieved 14 October 2018 Polimac Nenad 5 June 2010 Povratak Frantiseka Capa prvog gay sikaniranog filmasa u Jugoslaviji Jutarnji Retrieved 14 October 2018 Milena Dravic awards Pula filmski festival Retrieved 14 October 2018 Awards Festival Cannes Retrieved 14 October 2018 Marko Nikolic dobitnik Pavle Vujisic Vreme 22 August 2012 Retrieved 14 October 2018 FOTO Mileni Dravic dodeljen Dobricin prsten Republika 15 December 2017 Retrieved 14 October 2018 Preminula Milena Draviћ politika rs in Serbian 14 October 2018 Retrieved 14 October 2018 External links EditMilena Dravic at IMDb Complete filmography at the Complete Index to World Film Dean Sinovcic 3 March 2008 Milena Dravic novi uzlet srpske glumacke zvijezde Milena Dravic New rise of Serbian star actress in Croatian Nacional weekly Archived from the original on 6 April 2012 Retrieved 22 July 2012 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Milena Dravic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Milena Dravic amp oldid 1119711161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
