Jadranka Ä okić (born 14 January 1981) is a Croatian actress. Widely
considered one of the most talented and greatest Croatian actresses of
the 21st-century, she has garnered critical success and numerous
accolades for her versatile range in theatre, film and television.Her
notable film roles include starring in Fine Dead Girls, Sorry for Kung
Fu, Behind the Glass, Storm, Metastases and The Priest's Children. For
her performance in Behind the Glass, she won the 2008 Golden Arena for
Best Actress. In television, she gained massive fame for her lead
roles as nurse Helga in Naša mala klinika, Verica in Luda kuća,
herself in Moja 3 zida and Lili in Ko te šiša. She was also lauded
for her award-winning performances in HNK Zagreb, including King Lear,
Tartuffe, A Winter's Tale, Uncle Vanya, Svaki tvoj roÄ'endan and The
Idiot. Ä okić voiced Terk in the Croatian dub of Tarzan.Ä okić was
born in Pula on 14 January 1981. She was born to Croatian parents of
Bosnian descent, and raised in the neighbourhood of Å ijana, near the
Pula Arena. In Pula, she finished primary school and gymnasium. She
was theatre fan in her teenage years. Ä okić graduated from the
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, from which she earned a
Master of Fine Arts Degree.Ä okić started her career in drama studio
INK Pula. She was mentored by Robert Raponja and mostly performed
Shakespearean plays, including Othello, Timon of Athens, Hamlet and
Cymbeline. After entering the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of
Zagreb, she achieved her first professional engagement in Spring
Awakening, directed by Ozren Prohić.
considered one of the most talented and greatest Croatian actresses of
the 21st-century, she has garnered critical success and numerous
accolades for her versatile range in theatre, film and television.Her
notable film roles include starring in Fine Dead Girls, Sorry for Kung
Fu, Behind the Glass, Storm, Metastases and The Priest's Children. For
her performance in Behind the Glass, she won the 2008 Golden Arena for
Best Actress. In television, she gained massive fame for her lead
roles as nurse Helga in Naša mala klinika, Verica in Luda kuća,
herself in Moja 3 zida and Lili in Ko te šiša. She was also lauded
for her award-winning performances in HNK Zagreb, including King Lear,
Tartuffe, A Winter's Tale, Uncle Vanya, Svaki tvoj roÄ'endan and The
Idiot. Ä okić voiced Terk in the Croatian dub of Tarzan.Ä okić was
born in Pula on 14 January 1981. She was born to Croatian parents of
Bosnian descent, and raised in the neighbourhood of Å ijana, near the
Pula Arena. In Pula, she finished primary school and gymnasium. She
was theatre fan in her teenage years. Ä okić graduated from the
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, from which she earned a
Master of Fine Arts Degree.Ä okić started her career in drama studio
INK Pula. She was mentored by Robert Raponja and mostly performed
Shakespearean plays, including Othello, Timon of Athens, Hamlet and
Cymbeline. After entering the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of
Zagreb, she achieved her first professional engagement in Spring
Awakening, directed by Ozren Prohić.
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