Milena Dravić
Acting
Born October 5, 1940, Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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.
Filmography
- 2014Maria's Episode — Lela
- 2009St. George Shoots the Dragon — Tetka
- 2008Love and Other Crimes — Majka
- 2008Thy Neighbors — Stanislava
- 2007Agi and Ema — Ema
- Theater at Home — Vukosava Petrović
- 2005Lost and Found — Vera (segment "Fabulous Vera")
- 2003Bare Ground — Zorica
- 2003Loving Glances — Vlasnica agencije
- 2002Zamfir's Zona — Tašana
- 2001Boomerang — Gospođa Jeftić
- 2001Normal People — Tomina tetka
- 2000Sky Hook — Danka
- 1998Cabaret Balkan — Gospođa u autobusu
- 1997Love and Marriage — Persida
- 1997Three Summer Days — Kaja
- 1996Duel for Three — Igorova majka
- 1995Third Time Lucky — Proročica Antilopa
- 1994Nobody's Perfect — Marica
- Policajac sa Petlovog brda
- 1993The Tear and Her Sisters
- 1992Sekula Innocent Accused — Sojka
- 1992The Policeman from Cock's Hill — Natalija
- 1991Sekula Is Getting Married Again — Sojka iz Mezgraje
- 1990Strange Night — Klara, Tanjina majka
- 1989Battle of Kosovo — Velislava
- 1989The Best — Ninkova majka
- 1989The Cabinet Minister's Wife — Živka Popović
- 1988Blackbird — Profesorka
- 1988Spy In High Heels — Livadinka Kukurić
- 1988The Dark Side of the Sun — Mother
- 1988Thirty Horses — Jurka
- 1987It Happened on This Very Day — Nastavnica
- Journey to Vucjak — Marijana Margitić
- 1986Part-Time Divorce — Svetlana
- 1986Pretty Women Walking Through the City — Rahela
- 1986Revenge — Nada Pekar
- Aliş ile Zeynep
- 1985Anticasanova — Asja
- 1985Horvat's Choice — Marijana Margetić
- 1985It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men — Gordana Diklić
- 1985Sighting of the Holy Mother in the Village of Grabovica
- 1985The Istrian Way
- 1984Una — Babić's Wife
- 1983Sugar Water — Ana
- 1983The Man with Four Legs — Nada Jovanović
- 1982My Part-Time Dad — Svetlana
- Stories from the Workshop — Gospođica Gvozdenka
- 1982Sunday Lunch — Sofija Aranđelović
- 1981A Great Guy at Heart — Savina žena
- 1981Sixth Gear — Gospođica Gvozdenka
- 1980Dreams, Life, Death of Filip Filipović — Draga Filipović
- 1980Eight Kilos of Happiness
- 1980Part-Time Work — Svetlana
- 1980Special Treatment — Kaća
- 1979The Return — Roza
- 1978Aller retour — Rada Jovanović
- 1978Breakdown — Sašina ljubavnica
- 1978The Coach — Petrova bivša žena
- 1977Ancika Dumas — Ančika Dumas
- 1977Group Portrait with a Lady — Schwester Klementine
- 1977The Love Life of Budimir Trajković — Lepa Trajković
- 1976Belgrade Kids
- 1976We Are Sorry, We Are Very Sorry — Borka
- 1975Pavle Pavlovic — Adela
- 1974A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja — Anđa / Ofelija
- 1974Deps — Depsova djevojka Janja
- 1974Fear — Karolina
- 1974Nocturno — Jelena Klarić
- 1973Freckled Girl — Keti
- 1973Mortal Spring — Veronika Đaković
- 1973The Battle of Sutjeska — Vera
- 1972How the Two Fools Loved Each Other
- 1972The First Murder — Devojka
- 1972The Lion Is Coming — Mihaela
- 1971Adrift — Zuzka
- 1971The Macedonian Part of Hell — Velika
- 1971The Role of My Family in the World Revolution — Devojka
- 1971WR: Mysteries of the Organism — Milena
- 1970The Cyclists — Sara
- 1969Cross Country — Jovana
- 1969Funeral Feast — Filomena
- 1969Horoscope — Milka
- 1969The Ambush — Milica
- 1969The Battle of Neretva — Nada
- 1969The German Girl — Ana
- 1968Poor Maria — Marija
- 1968Without the Third One — Giga
- 1967Before and After the Victory — Momata
- 1967Hassan-Aga's Wife — Hasanaginica
- 1967On the Run — Učiteljica
- 1967Smoke — Devojka
- 1967The Morning — Aleksandra
- 1967The Restless Ones — Zorica
- 1966Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun
- 1966Rondo — Neda
- 1965Klaxon — Jana
- 1965Man Is Not a Bird — Rajka
- 1965Man of the World — Višnja
- 1965The Camp Followers — Aspasia
- 1965The Girl — Devojka
- 1964Destination Death — Seja
- 1964Mad Summer — Mare
- 1964Official Position — Zora
- 1964People's Deputy — Danica
- 1963Radopolje — Mrvica
- 1962A Sand Castle — Milena
- 1962Kozara — Milja
- 1962Superfluous — Ranka
- 1961Boom Town — Hajra
- 1961Summer Is to Blame for Everything — Natalija
- 1960It Is Better to Know How — Jola
- 1960Shared Apartment — Ljubica
- 1960The Dreams Came by Coach — Evica
- 1959The Door Remains Open — Marija, Petrova sestra
- Room 405 — Sestra Vida
Appearances as themselves (3)
- 2021Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story — Self
- 2018The Makavejev Case or Trial in a Movie Theater — Herself
- 2003Pula Confidential — Herself