Milena Dravić

Milena Dravić

Date of Birth:

Oct 05, 1940

Place of Birth:

Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia

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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:

Mad Summer Mad Summer

1964

Anticasanova Anticasanova

1985

Man of the World Man of the World

1965

The Door Remains Open The Door Remains Open

1959

Funeral Feast Funeral Feast

1969

Lost and Found Lost and Found

2005

Revenge Revenge

1986

Fear Fear

1974

Mortal Spring Mortal Spring

1973

The Best The Best

1989

The Cyclists The Cyclists

1970

Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun Looking Into the Eyes of the Sun

1966

The Man with Four Legs The Man with Four Legs

1983

Deps Deps

1974

The Morning The Morning

1967

Poor Maria Poor Maria

1968

Sunday Lunch Sunday Lunch

1982

The Coach The Coach

1978

A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

1974

Horoscope Horoscope

1969

The Macedonian Part of Hell The Macedonian Part of Hell

1971

Eight Kilos of Happiness Eight Kilos of Happiness

1980

Spy In High Heels Spy In High Heels

1988

The Dreams Came by Coach The Dreams Came by Coach

1960

Horvat's Choice Horvat's Choice

1985

Special Treatment Special Treatment

1980

Sekula Is Getting Married Again Sekula Is Getting Married Again

1991

The Istrian Way The Istrian Way

1985

How the Two Fools Loved Each Other How the Two Fools Loved Each Other

1972

Cross Country Cross Country

1969

Smoke Smoke

1967

Hassan-Aga's Wife Hassan-Aga's Wife

1967

Destination Death Destination Death

1964

Duel for Three Duel for Three

1996

The Makavejev Case or Trial in a Movie Theater The Makavejev Case or Trial in a Movie Theater

2018

Pula Confidential Pula Confidential

2003

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution The Role of My Family in the World Revolution

1971

The Tear and Her Sisters The Tear and Her Sisters

1993

The Cabinet Minister's Wife The Cabinet Minister's Wife

1989

People's Deputy People's Deputy

1964

The First Murder The First Murder

1972

The Return The Return

1979

Normal People Normal People

2001

Belgrade Kids Belgrade Kids

1976

Sekula Innocent Accused Sekula Innocent Accused

1992

Radopolje Radopolje

1963

Bare Ground Bare Ground

2003

Pavle Pavlovic Pavle Pavlovic

1975

Aller retour Aller retour

1978

On the Run On the Run

1967

Strange Night Strange Night

1990

Summer Is to Blame for Everything Summer Is to Blame for Everything

1961

The Policeman from Cock's Hill The Policeman from Cock's Hill

1992

Thy Neighbors Thy Neighbors

2008

Group Portrait with a Lady Group Portrait with a Lady

1977

The Battle of Sutjeska The Battle of Sutjeska

1973

Sky Hook Sky Hook

2000

Adrift Adrift

1971

It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men

1985

It Happened on This Very Day It Happened on This Very Day

1987

Klaxon Klaxon

1965

Shared Apartment Shared Apartment

1960

The Ambush The Ambush

1969

Superfluous Superfluous

1962

Sixth Gear Sixth Gear

1981

Three Summer Days Three Summer Days

1996

Battle of Kosovo Battle of Kosovo

1989

Una Una

1984

St. George Shoots the Dragon St. George Shoots the Dragon

2009

WR: Mysteries of the Organism WR: Mysteries of the Organism

1971

Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story

2021

The Battle of Neretva The Battle of Neretva

1969

Cabaret Balkan Cabaret Balkan

1998

Agi and Ema Agi and Ema

2007

Kozara Kozara

1962

Loving Glances Loving Glances

2003

Man Is Not a Bird Man Is Not a Bird

1965

Zamfir's Zona Zamfir's Zona

2002

Breakdown Breakdown

1978

Before and After the Victory Before and After the Victory

1967

The Camp Followers The Camp Followers

1965

Pretty Women Walking Through the City Pretty Women Walking Through the City

1986

We Are Sorry, We Are Very Sorry We Are Sorry, We Are Very Sorry

1976

Nocturno Nocturno

1974

A Great Guy at Heart A Great Guy at Heart

1981

Boom Town Boom Town

1961

The Lion Is Coming The Lion Is Coming

1972

Third Time Lucky Third Time Lucky

1995

The Dark Side of the Sun The Dark Side of the Sun

1988

Boomerang Boomerang

2001

Freckled Girl Freckled Girl

1973

A Sand Castle A Sand Castle

1962

Sugar Water Sugar Water

1983

My Part-Time Dad My Part-Time Dad

1982

Part-Time Divorce Part-Time Divorce

1986

Part-Time Work Part-Time Work

1980

It Is Better to Know How It Is Better to Know How

1960

Rondo Rondo

1966

Official Position Official Position

1964

Dreams, Life, Death of Filip Filipović Dreams, Life, Death of Filip Filipović

1980

The Love Life of Budimir Trajković The Love Life of Budimir Trajković

1977

The Girl The Girl

1965

The Restless Ones The Restless Ones

1967

Blackbird Blackbird

1988

Love and Other Crimes Love and Other Crimes

2008

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