Marina Zenovich is an American filmmaker known for her biographical
documentaries. Her films include LANCE, Robin Williams: Come Inside My
Mind, Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic and Roman Polanski: Wanted and
Desired, which won two Emmy awards.Zenovich was born in Fresno,
California. She is the daughter of George N. Zenovich, a former
California State Senator and Judge of Serbian heritage, and Vera
"Kika"†Zenovich, who was born in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. Her sister
is actress Ninon Zenovich (aka Ninon Aprea). The Fifth District Court
of Appeals Courthouse in Fresno is named after her father. When he
died in 2013, she made a film for the memorial service to celebrate
his life.Zenovich graduated from Bullard High School in Fresno,
California. Zenovich first studied drama at the University of Southern
California and then switched majors, graduating with a degree in
Journalism. During college, she worked for Hollywood producer Mike
Frankovich and also in the press department of the Los Angeles Olympic
Organizing Committee. Following graduation, Zenovich moved to New York
City, where she acted in short films and off-Broadway plays. Zenovich
studied acting at the William Esper Studio in Manhattan, furthering
her studies with Ron Burrus and Stella Adler. She later acted in
several movies including Robert Altman's The Player and actress Talia
Shire's One Night Stand. Zenovich’s voiceover work includes Alex
Gibney's Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. She is
also the voice of a rubber band in the 2011 children's film Bands on
the Run.In 1997, Zenovich began working as a segment producer on John
Pierson's TV series Split Screen, which was broadcast on the
Independent Film Channel. Due to her work on Split Screen, she became
interested in becoming a director and working on feature
documentaries.
documentaries. Her films include LANCE, Robin Williams: Come Inside My
Mind, Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic and Roman Polanski: Wanted and
Desired, which won two Emmy awards.Zenovich was born in Fresno,
California. She is the daughter of George N. Zenovich, a former
California State Senator and Judge of Serbian heritage, and Vera
"Kika"†Zenovich, who was born in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. Her sister
is actress Ninon Zenovich (aka Ninon Aprea). The Fifth District Court
of Appeals Courthouse in Fresno is named after her father. When he
died in 2013, she made a film for the memorial service to celebrate
his life.Zenovich graduated from Bullard High School in Fresno,
California. Zenovich first studied drama at the University of Southern
California and then switched majors, graduating with a degree in
Journalism. During college, she worked for Hollywood producer Mike
Frankovich and also in the press department of the Los Angeles Olympic
Organizing Committee. Following graduation, Zenovich moved to New York
City, where she acted in short films and off-Broadway plays. Zenovich
studied acting at the William Esper Studio in Manhattan, furthering
her studies with Ron Burrus and Stella Adler. She later acted in
several movies including Robert Altman's The Player and actress Talia
Shire's One Night Stand. Zenovich’s voiceover work includes Alex
Gibney's Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. She is
also the voice of a rubber band in the 2011 children's film Bands on
the Run.In 1997, Zenovich began working as a segment producer on John
Pierson's TV series Split Screen, which was broadcast on the
Independent Film Channel. Due to her work on Split Screen, she became
interested in becoming a director and working on feature
documentaries.
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