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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]

Milena Dravić
Милена Дравић
Dravić pictured in 1969
Born	(1940-10-05)5 October 1940[1] Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia[1]
Died	14 October 2018(2018-10-14) (aged 78)[1] Belgrade, Serbia[1]
Nationality	Serbian
Education	Faculty of Dramatic Arts
Alma mater	University of Arts in Belgrade
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1958–2018
Spouse(s)	Puriša Đorđević ​ ​ (m. 1960; div. 1961)​ Kokan Rakonjac ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 1969)​ Dragan Nikolić ​ ​ (m. 1971; died 2016)​

Biography

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

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

References

External links

• Milena Dravić at IMDb
• Complete filmography at the Complete Index to World Film
• Dean Sinovčić (3 March 2008). "Milena Dravić – novi uzlet srpske glumačke zvijezde" [Milena Dravić – New rise of Serbian star actress] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

На других языках

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[de] Milena Dravić

Milena Dravić (serbisch-kyrillisch Милена Дравић; geboren am 5. Oktober 1940 in Belgrad; gestorben am 14. Oktober 2018 ebenda)[1] war eine jugoslawische bzw. serbische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Milena Dravić

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[ru] Дравич, Милена

Милена Дравич (серб. Милена Дравић, 5 октября 1940, Белград — 14 октября 2018, там же) — югославская и сербская актриса театра, а также кино.

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