Anica Dobra

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Anica Dobra
Аница Добра
Anica Dobra als Maria; 'Wachtmeister Zumbuhl' von Urs Odermatt.jpg
Dobra on a film set in 1993
Born (1963-06-03) 3 June 1963 (age 60)
NationalitySerbian
Other namesAnna Dobra, Anizza Dobra, Ahnizza Dobra
Education Faculty of Dramatic Arts
Alma mater University of Arts in Belgrade
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1985present
Awards Bavarian Film Awards
Best Young Actress
1990 Rosamunde

Anica Dobra (Serbian Cyrillic : Аница Добра; born 3 June 1963) is a Serbian film and theatre actress.

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Early life and education

Dobra was born on 3 June 1963, in Belgrade, where she completed primary education before moving to Frankfurt on Main with her mother. She stayed in Germany until she graduated from high school, and then returned to Serbia. In 1983, Dobra enrolled in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She studied under Predrag Bajčetić, together with Nebojša Bakočević, Goran Radaković, Arijana Čulina, Milan Pleština and Dragana Mrkić. She graduated in 1987.

Dobra is married to Miodrag Sovtić. Their daughter Mina Sovtić is also an actress. [1] [2]

Career

Her acting debut occurred in the second year of studies in a short film called “Pera Panker” (1985). In 1987 she got a breakthrough role in a feature film “Život radnika”. During the same year, she received the best leading actress award at the prestigious Pula Film Festival. Prominent roles in many critically acclaimed Serbian movies followed - „Već viđeno“ (1987), “Sabirni centar” (1989), “Kako je propao rokenrol” (1989), “Crni bombarder” (1992), “Točkovi” (1998), “Klopka” (2007), “Ljubav i drugi zločini” (2008), “Neko me ipak čeka” (2009), and “Enklava” (2015).

From the 1990s, Dobra appeared in over 30 international films, predominantly from German cinematography. For her first international role in “Rosamunde” (1990) she received the Bavarian Film Award for the Best Young Actress.

Concurrently with her film career, Dobra has also been performing in theatre plays at Atelje 212, Zvezdara theatre and the Yugoslav drama theatre. Besides acting, she has also translated from German the folk play Der Drang by Franz Xaver Kroetz.

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleAlternative titleRole
1985Pera Panker (short film)
1987Život radnikaMirjana Ciric
Već viđeno ReflectionsOlgica
Život sa stricem My Uncle's LegacyKorina
1989Balkan ekspres 2Balkan Express 2Lili
Kako je propao rokenrol The Fall of Rock & RollBarbara
Sabirni centar The Meeting PointMilica
Seobe IITekla Bozic
1990 Rosamunde  [ de ]Rosamunde
Nie im LebenMimi
The Gamblers  [ de ]SpielerKathrin
1991 Wildfire  [ de ]WildfeuerEmerenz Meier
1992 Tito i ja Tito and Memajka
Crni bombarder The Black BomberLuna
1993Das Grau des HimmelsCarole
1994 Polismördaren The Police MurdererKia
Women Are Simply Wonderful  [ de ]Frauen sind was WunderbaresMichelle
Constable Zumbühl  [ de ]Wachtmeister ZumbühlMaria
1995 Roula  [ de ]Roula – Dunkle GeheimnisseRoula
1996 Honigmond  [ de ]Linda
1998 Bin ich schön? Am I Beautiful?Franziska
TočkoviWheelsZana
Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit Love Scenes from Planet EarthTamineh
1999 Erleuchtung garantiert Enlightenment GuaranteedAnica
2000 Falling Rocks  [ de ]Barbara
2001 Nataša NatashaSandra
2005 Ivkova slava Ivko's FeastSika
2007KlopkaThe TrapJelena
2008 Ljubav i drugi zločini Love and Other CrimesAnica
UniversaloveMilja
2010 Žena sa slomljenim nosem The woman with a broken nose Anica
2013Gde je Nadja?Where Is Nadia?Milena
2015 Enklava EnclaveMilica Arsic
2016 At Eye Level  [ de ]Auf AugenhöheFrau Gonsalves
2019LeberkäsjunkieFrau Grimm
2020Fuchs im BauFox in a HoleLeyla
2021Aleksandar od JugoslavijeAlexander of YugoslaviaIsidora Sekulic

Television

YearTitleAlternative titleRole
1986Pokondirena tikva (TV movie)Evica
1987Ivanov (TV movie)Sasa
1989Balkan ekspres 2 (TV Series)Lili
Metla bez drške (TV Series)Pevacica
1992 5 Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom  [ de ] (TV movie)Pia Janzen
1993 Die Männer vom K3 (TV Series)Petra Lindner
Broz i ja (TV Mini Series)majka
19955 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten (TV Movie)Martina Becker
1996Schlag 12 (TV Movie)Gisela
Wolffs Revier (TV Series)Ines Andric
Tödliche Schwesterliebe (TV Movie)Meike
1997Nackt im Cabrio (TV Movie)Rosa
Schimanski (TV Series)Uta Maubach
Geisterstunde – Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits (TV Movie)Simone
1998Frau zu sein bedarf es wenig (TV Movie)Pauline Frohmut
Weekend mit Leiche (TV Movie)Susi / Pia
1999 Anwalt Abel (TV Series)Fanny Götz
Alphamann: Die Selbstmörderin (TV Movie)Nadja
Der Bulle von Tölz (TV Series)Maria Burgicz
2000Fast ein Gentleman (TV Series)Melinda
Mutter wider Willen (TV Movie)Sonja Arnold
2001 SK Kölsch (TV Series)Mona Liebe
The Tanker Mayday! Überfall auf hoher SeeSuzanne
The Publisher  [ de ] (TV Movie)Der VerlegerMonika Springer

- 4. Ehefrau

Aszendent Liebe (TV Movie)Love in the AscendantLena Moosbach
Ein Hund für alle Fälle (TV Movie)Alexandra Kulm
2002Der Freund meiner Mutter (TV Movie)Katrin Weber
One Hell of a Night  [ de ] (TV Movie)Jana
2003Sperling (TV Series)Thea Caspari
Tiger Eyes See Better  [ fr ] (TV Movie)Judith Behrens
Der Herr der Wüste (TV Movie)Annette Bucher
ABC des Lebens (TV Movie)Christiane
2004 Edel & Starck (TV Series)Nora Wietke
Das Traumhotel (TV Series)Tina Berger
Ein Baby zum Verlieben (TV Movie)Antonia Sandmann
Mogelpackung Mann (TV Movie)Dr. Judith Müller
2005Ivkova slava (TV Series)Sika
2006 Die Alpenklinik (TV Movie)Miriam Berghoff
Spezialauftrag: Kindermädchen (TV Movie)Special Mission: NannyJacky Meininger
Ein Familienschreck kommt selten allein (TV Movie)Simone
Ein Hauptgewinn für Papa (TV Movie)Xenia Teschmacher
Tatort (TV Series)Susanne Paulus
2007 Another Word and I'll Mary You!  [ de ] (TV Movie)Katrin Brand
Die Alpenklinik: Eine Frage des Herzens (TV Movie)Miriam Berghoff
Schöne Aussicht (TV Movie)Anna Wiegand
2008Verrückt nach Emma (TV Movie)Marianne Berger
Die Alpenklinik: Aus heiterem Himmel (TV Movie)Miriam Berghoff
Vacation Getaway: Marrakech (TV Movie)Jutta Basinski
Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich (TV Movie)Ellen Hilbig
2009Die Alpenklinik: Riskante Entscheidung (TV Movie)Miriam Berghoff-Guth
Neko me ipak čeka (TV movie)Someone is Still WaitingVanja
2010Weihnachten im Morgenland (TV Movie)Christmas in ArabiaMilena Makowsky
2011Ein Sommer in Paris (TV Movie)Klara Müller
Frau Ajnstajn (TV Movie)Mileva Maric
Leipzig Homicide (TV Series)
2012Der Mann, der alles kann (TV Movie)Rita Meier
2012Geliebtes Kind (TV Movie)Susanne
2013 SOKO 5113 (TV Series)Candice Taylor
Der Vollgasmann (TV Movie)Claire Leonhardt
2014Odeljenje (TV Series)Snupijeva majka
2016Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series)Ella
Beste Feinde (TV Movie)Kathi Henne
Dr. Klein (TV Series)Vera Berger
2013–2017Otvorena vrata 2 (TV Series)Leta
2017 SOKO Stuttgart (TV Series)Helga Fischer
Das Pubertier (TV Series)Roksana
2018Paviljoni (TV Movie)
Koreni (TV Series)Roza
2019Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer (TV Series)Never Too Late for JusticeInga Thalheim
Neues aus Büttenwarder (TV Series)Gerlinde Kötenbröck
2020Der gute Bulle: Nur Tote reden nicht (TV Movie)Esra Filipovic
Slucaj porodice Boskovic (TV Series)Danka
2021Kralj (TV Series)Isidora Sekulic
Beleznica profesora Miskovica (TV Series)Jelisaveta Miskovic
Zwerg Nase (TV Movie)Fee Kräuterweis
2018–2022Ubice mog oca (TV Series)Rada

Theatre

PlayRoleTheatre
Pred ogledalomLizaAtelje 212
Strah za granicuIngeborg HolmAtelje 212
Boris GodunovMarinaAtelje 212
Mravlji metežLepa KataAtelje 212
Očevi i ociSavinaAtelje 212
Staza divljačiHani ŠnajderAtelje 212
Divlji medSofija JegorovnaAtelje 212
Gospoda GlembajeviBarunica CastelliAtelje 212
MizeriEniAtelje 212
Pazarni danZvezdara Theatre
ČarugaZvezdara Theatre
MalaMilicaZvezdara Theatre
Urnebesna tragedijaNevenZvezdara Theatre
Grupa "Boris Piljnjak": Klasni neprijateljZvezdara Theatre
Korešpodencija!Zvezdara Theatre
Hipnoza jedne ljubaviZvezdara Theatre
OlujaMirandathe Yugoslav Drama Theatre

Awards and nominations

Dobra is a recipient of numerous prizes. She has won Sterija's Award in 1991, the Golden Arena for Best Actress at the Pula Film Festival 1988, Carica Teodora award (twice) at the Film Festival in Niš, the Zoranov brk award, the Golden Turkey at the "Comedy Days" in Jagodina 1992, First Prize of the International Film festival in Vichy, Bavarian film - best young actress, the most prestigious German actor award Goldene Kamera , awards of Belgrade in 2008, the Award for Best Actress of SOFEST, AFUN award and others. [1]

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
1987 Golden Arena Best Actress Reflections Won
1990 Bavarian Film Awards Best Young ActressRosamundeWon
1990 German Film Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleThe GamblersNominated
1991 Zoran Radmilovic Award Best Actress in a PlayUrnebesna tragedijaWon
2005 Goldene Kamera Best German ActressMogelpackung Mann
Ein Baby zum Verlieben
Nominated

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  2. "Anica Dobra". story.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.