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- Ivana Milicevic (pronounced Ee-vah-nah Mee-lee-cheh-veech) was born on April 26, 1974, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (part of Yugoslavia at the time), into a Croat family. She is the daughter of Tonka and Damir Milicevic, and has a younger brother, Tomo. The family emigrated to the United States, and young Ivana was raised in Michigan. She attended Athens High school in Troy, Michigan, and worked as a model during her school years. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
In 1992, Milicevic graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of an acting career. She was a struggling stand-up comedienne, trying to win over crowds with her stories of the modeling business. In 1996, she made her film debut under the name Ivana Marina with a one-line role as a former girlfriend of Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire (1996). In 1997, she followed up with a guest role on NBC's Seinfeld (1989) and made guest appearances on several other television shows, including Royal Pains (2009) and playing the love interest of John Casey on Chuck (2007). She played bit parts in Vanilla Sky (2001) and Love Actually (2003), among her many other cameo appearances. Milicevic capitalized on her experience as a comedienne in a supporting role as Russian model Roxana Milla Slasnikova in the romantic comedy Head Over Heels (2001). She appeared as a lookalike of Uma Thurman's character opposite Ben Affleck, trying to fool him into thinking she is Uma's character, in Paycheck (2003). In a departure from her one-dimensional roles, Milicevic showed her dramatic talent in a supporting role as Milla Yugorsky in a dark and gritty drama Running Scared (2006). In 2006, she started a recurring role on the CBS TV series Love Monkey (2006).
In 2006, Milicevic made a big step forward in her career appearing as Valenka, one of three Bond girls in Casino Royale (2006), for which she did most of her scenes on locations in Prague and in London. She resides in Los Angeles, California. - Director
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A Serbian film director. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo. Graduated in film directing at the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague in 1978. During his studies, he was awarded several times for his short movies including Guernica (1978), which took first prize at the Student's Film Festival in Karlovy Vary. After graduation, he directed several TV movies in his hometown, Sarajevo. In collaboration with the screenwriter Abdulah Sidran in 1981, he made the successful feature debut Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981) which won the Silver Lion for best first feature at the Venice Film Festival. Their subsequent work, human political drama When Father Was Away on Business (1985) unanimously won top prize at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival as well as FIPRESCI prize and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language film Oscar. In 1989 he won the Best Director award at Cannes for Time of the Gypsies (1988), a film about the life of a gypsy family in Yugoslavia scripted by Gordan Mihic. His first English language movie, Arizona Dream (1993) starring Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis and Faye Dunaway and scripted by his USA student, David Atkins was awarded the Silver Bear at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival. Underground (1995), a bitter surrealistic comedy about the Balkans, scripted by Dusan Kovacevic, won him a second Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.- Lidija Kordic was born on 5 October 1995 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lidija is an actor, known for Mocvara (2020), Working Class Goes to Hell (2023) and Atatürk 1881 - 1919 (2023).
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He is married to Slovenian actress and singer Tanja Ribic. He has two Daughters, Zala and Ela. From a previous marriage he has a son Filip. He Lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He also has a band Bombaj Stampa. He has Also received several awards including Best Actor - Valencia Film Festiva, Best Actor - Terra di Siena, Best Actor - Bar International Festival and he was also nominated for the best European film actor 2001.- Bekim Fehmiu was born on 1 June 1936 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Adventurers (1970), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) and Protest (1967). He was married to Branka Petric. He died on 15 June 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Fedja Stukan was born in 1974 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for A Perfect Day (2015), Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) and The Command (2018).- Actor
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Miraj Grbic is a Bosnian American actor known for Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Miraj was 15 years old when he started playing the guitar and started the interest for art and acting. After the war in Bosnia ended, he entered the Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo and while still a student he started getting roles in the National Theatre Sarajevo as well as in films. His first move role was the Tunnel where he starred as a lead in 1998. He earned his MA degree in Acting and continued working in Theatre, Film and TV. He starred in more than 30 Feature Films, numerous TV Shows and since 1998 in more than 60 Theater titles on the main stage of National Theatre Sarajevo, in the plays of Shakespeare, Chekhov, Moliere, Camus etc. He acted in US, German, Austrian, Turkish, Irish, Australian, Croatian and Bosnian productions. He married the actress Mara Omaljev in 2008. and they both moved to Los Angeles, California in 2013. Miraj is a Tae Kwon Do black belt and continues practicing mixed martial arts as a hobby. He was a lead singer of a band Karne, a band made out of actors, artists, writers and doctors. They had their debut album in 2012. named Diktatura Amatera (The Dictatorship of the Amateurs). Miraj is environmentally conscious and is a vegan.- Actor
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Goran Kostic was born on 18 November 1971 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) and Taken (2008).- Actress
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Zana Marjanovic was born on 31 May 1983 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]. She is an actress and producer, known for In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), Broken (2012) and A Rose in Winter (2018). She has been married to Emir Kapetanovic since 2 March 2014. They have two children.- Actress
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Maya Berovic (born 8 July 1987) is a Bosnian born Serbian singer. Maja was born in the village of Malesici, part of the Ilijas municipality near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Serbian parents. She lost her father when she was three years old. Berovic family lived in Malesici until the end of the Bosnian War in 1995, alongside her mother and older brother; Maja relocated to Bratunac where her mother is originally from.
In Bratunac, she attended school and first began practicing music. From age 12 she used to sing in local discotheques every weekend until she turned 18.
Still a teenager, Maya was signed to the Belgrade-based record label Grand Production and released her debut studio album "Zivot uzivo" in August 2007, achieving initial success with the song "Dzin i limunada" (Gin and Lemonade).
She has acquired enormous popularity since of 2014, becoming one of the leading regional performers, mainly due to her collaboration with Bosnian rappers Jala Brat and Buba Corelli.- Writer
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Jasmila Zbanic was born on 19 December 1974 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is a writer and director, known for Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020), Grbavica (2006) and Na putu (2010). She is married to Damir Ibrahimovic. They have one child.- Amila Terzimehic was born on 18 April 1988 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an actress, known for The November Man (2014), Klan (2020) and Vivegam (2017).
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- Producer
Adnan Haskovic was born on 23 December 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for Snowpiercer (2013), Legends (2014) and Twice Born (2012).- Actor
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Jasmin Geljo was born on 18 September 1959 in Sarajevo. He is an actor and director, known for Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), Cube Zero (2004) and The Sentinel (2006).- Actress
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Born in Sarajevo, 2nd of December 1991. Her acting career started in 2005 when chosen to play the role of Sara in "Grbavica" (directed by Jasmila Zbanic, winner of the Golden Bear 2006.) It was her first acting experience and she continues to do acting in Bosnia, Slovenia, Croatia, Holland, Austria and Germany.- Amra Silajdzic was born on 1 October 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an actress, known for Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012), Gothic Assassins (2012) and CSI: NY (2004). She has been married to Edin Dzeko since 2014. They have two children. She was previously married to Vladimir Vicentijevic.
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Alena Dzebo was born on 1 April 1978 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Sabina K. (2015), Alenino putovanje (2008) and Import (2016).- Helena Vukovic was born on 25 November 1995 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is an actress, known for Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (2021), Kotlina (2022) and Gym (2024).
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Boro Draskovic was born on 29 May 1935 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is a writer and director, known for Vukovar Poste Restante (1994), Horoscope (1969) and Usijanje (1979).- Davor Dujmovic was born on 20 September 1969 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Time of the Gypsies (1988), Underground (1995) and Last Waltz in Sarajevo (1990). He died on 31 May 1999 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
- Sanja Buric was born on 10 March 1973 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Crna hronika (2004), Ljeto u zlatnoj dolini (2003) and Grbavica (2006). She died on 14 September 2021 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Maja Juric was born in Sarajevo in Bosnia & Herzegovina. She is a graduate of the Academy of performing arts in Sarajevo. Among other roles, she is known for BBC's Love, Lies & Records, and her awarded role in Francois Lunel's "Those dark nights"
She is fluent in Bosnian (Croatian, Serbian), German and English.- Mediha Musliovic was born on 28 February 1975 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The November Man (2014), Jasmina (2010) and Twice Born (2012).
- Luka Dimic was born in 1986 in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]. He is an actor, known for Eismayer (2022), Zima (2013) and Tatort (1970).
- Dragan Marinkovic was born on 17 March 1968 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for The November Man (2014), Behind Enemy Lines (2001) and The Enemy (2011).