Mirjana Karanović

Last updated
Mirjana Karanović
Мирјана Карановић
Mirjana Karanovic Requiem for Mrs. J. Photo Call Berlinale 2017.jpg
Mirjana Karanović at 2017 Berlinale
Born (1957-01-28) 28 January 1957 (age 69)
Belgrade, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Education Faculty of Dramatic Arts
Alma mater University of Arts in Belgrade
OccupationsActress, film director, screenwriter, activist
Years active1980–present

Mirjana Karanović (Serbian Cyrillic : Мирјана Карановић; born 28 January 1957) is a Serbian actress, film director and screenwriter. Considered one of the best Serbian and Yugoslavian actresses of all time, [1] she is probably the best known for her performance in her debut film Petria's Wreath (Petrijin venac), as well as for her frequent collaborations with film directors Emir Kusturica and Jasmila Žbanić. Karanović received international acclaim and a nomination for European Film Award for Best Actress for her role in Žbanić's Grbavica .

Contents

Karanović's directorial debut, A Good Wife (Dobra žena), had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Early life

Mirjana Karanović was born on 28 January 1957 in Belgrade. Her father Miloje was a soldier, and her mother Radmila (1932 — 2023) was a tailor.[ citation needed ]

Acting career

She made her screen debut in the 1980 film Petrijin venac ("Petrija's Wreath"), earning accolades for her portrayal of an illiterate Serbian woman. She is best known to international audiences for her portrayal of the mother in the 1985 film When Father Was Away on Business .

In 1995, she appeared in the film Underground , directed by famous Serbian director Emir Kusturica.

In 2003, Mirjana Karanović again made history by appearing in Croatian film Svjedoci (Witnesses). She was the first actor from Serbia to appear in a Croatian film since the breakup of Yugoslavia. In the film, she played a Croatian war widow.

In 2005, she appeared in the film Grbavica by the Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić, in which she played a Muslim woman who had to come to terms with her teenage daughter regarding the nature of her birth. In this film, she portrays a rape victim abused by Serbs during the Bosnian War.

In 2013, Mirjana Karanović appeared in Greek-Serbian co production The Tree and the Swing [2] (aka A Place Called Home [3] ) by Greek film director Maria Douza, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Award by the Hellenic Film Academy in 2014. In the film she plays Nina, the daughter of Greek refugee Kyriakos Karapanos (Elias Logothetis). [4]

Activism

Karanović has been an active supporter of LGBT rights. [5] She is one of the founders of Incest Trauma Center, which provides psychological assistance to child and adult survivors of sexual violence and their supportive persons. [6]

In 2017, Karanović has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins. [7]

Personal life

Karanović was never married and she doesn't have children. She is an atheist.

In 2004, she dated Bosnian actor Ermin Bravo, who is 22 years her junior.

Filmography

TitleTranslated titleYearRoleNotes
Petrijin venac Petria's Wreath 1980Petrija
Majstori, majstori All That Jacks 1980Dunja
Pad Italije The Fall of Italy 1981Mare
Topola s terase1981AnaTV film
Stari Beograd1981GirlTV film
Slučaj Bogoljuba Savkovića Livca1981GirlShort film
Bila jednom ljubav jedna1981Rich ladyTV film
Dvije polovine srca1982Mother
Kazivanja1982TV short
Beograd, nekad i sad1982Ljuba / Buba / IngridTV film
Imenjaci1983TV series, 1 episode
Kamiondžije opet voze1984AlapačaTV series, 1 episode
Provincija u pozadini1984TV film
Bele udovice1984TV film
Otac na službenom putu When Father Was Away on Business 1985Senija
Život je lep Life Is Beautiful 1985Auto-stopper
Tombola1985OlgaTV film
Rodoljupci1986ZelenićkaTV film
Pokondirena tikva1986FemaTV film
Obećana zemlja The Promised Land 1986Marta
Uvek spremne žene1987Majstor
Marjuča ili smrtMarjuča, or Death1987Marjuča
Na putu za KatanguOn the Road to Katanga1987Žana
The Fortunate Pilgrim N/a1988ClaraTV miniseries
Dom Bergmanovih1988AnaTV film
Srce i njena deca1988SrceAlso known as Jednog lepog dana
Vreme čuda Time of Miracles 1989Marta
Sabirni centar The Meeting Point 1989Jelena Katić
The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayN/a1989
Seobe 21989Evdokija Božić
Vreme čuda Time of Miracles 1989MartaTV miniseries
Stremnicka1989 Isidora Sekulić TV film
Holivud ili propast1990TV film
MalaThe Little One1991Božidarka
Bolje od bekstvaBetter Than Escape1993Radmila
Fazoni i fore1993AlapačaTV series
Buket1993Short film
Otvorena vrata Open Door 1994ŽanaTV series, 1 episode
Podzemlje Underground 1995Vera Popara
Bila jednom jedna zemlja Underground 1996Vera PoparaTV miniseries
Tri letnja dana Three Summer Days 1997Landowner
Kod lude ptice1998GuestTV series, 1 episode
Tri palme za dve bitange i ribicu Three Palms for Two Punks and a Babe 1998Headmistress
Bure baruta Cabaret Balkan 1998Natalija
Porodično blago1998SuzanaTV series, 1998–99
Forma formalina1999MotherShort film
Fazoni i fore 22002AlapačaTV series
Netaknuti sunce2002MotherShort film
Jagoda u supermarketu Strawberries in the Supermarket 2003The owner of the supermarket
SvjedociWitnesses2003Mother
Tragom Karađorđa2004 Marica TV miniseries
Život je čudo Life Is a Miracle 2004Nada
Stižu dolari The Dollars Are Coming 2004Nevenka KrstićTV series, 2004–06
Go West N/a2005Ranka
Grbavica N/a2006Esma
Das Fräulein N/a2006Ruža
Blodsbånd Mirush 2007Hava
Tegla puna vazduha2007LjubicaTV film
Ono naše što nekad bejaše2007Atanasov's wifeTV series
Bela lađa White Ship 2008Luja PantićTV series
Vratiće se rode The Storks Will Return 2007Radmila ŠvabićTV series, 2007–08
Tamo i ovde Here and There 2009Olga
Neko me ipak čeka2009MotherTV film
Čekaj me, ja sigurno neću doći Wait for Me and I Will Not Come 2009Anđa
Na putu On the Path 2010Nađa
Torta sa čokoladomChocolate Cake2010VišnjaShort film
1000 Gramm2011Damil's motherShort film
Crna Zorica Loveless Zorica 2012Petrana
Smrt čoveka na Balkanu Death of a Man in the Balkans 2012Buyer
VirThe Whirl2012Inspector
To dentro kai i kouniaA Place Called Home2013Nina
Spomenik Majklu Džeksonu Monument to Michael Jackson 2014Darinka
KosacThe Reaper2014Mirjana
Cure: The Life of AnotherN/a2014Grandmother
Jednaki2014NinaSegment: "Katarina"
Tri Dritare dhe një Varje Three Windows and a Hanging 2014Maria / The journalist
Urgentni centar ER 2015Jasmina IlićTV series, 1 episode
Pored mene Next to Me 2015Headmistress
Dobra žena A Good Wife 2016MilenaAlso director and writer
Herostrat2016Short film
Sumnjiva lica2016TinaTV series
Dnevnik mašinovođe Train Driver's Diary 2016Jagoda
Ubice mog oca2016Chief Inspector ObradovićTV series
Rekvijem za gospođu J. Requiem for Mrs. J. 2017Mrs. J
Paviljon The Pavilion 2025It will open 31st Sarajevo Film Festival [8]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult
Art Film Fest 2007Actor's Mission AwardN/aWon
Brussels Film Festival 2006Best Actress Grbavica Won
Cairo International Film Festival 2016Golden Pyramid A Good Wife Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards 2008Best ActressGrbavicaNominated
Cleveland International Film Festival 2016Best Film in the Eastern European CompetitionA Good WifeWon
European Film Awards 2006 Best Actress GrbavicaNominated
FEST Belgrade International Film Festival 2016Best ActressA Good WifeWon
2017 Requiem for Mrs. J. Won
Gothenburg Film Festival 2016International Debut AwardA Good WifeNominated
Hellenic Film Academy Awards 2014Best Supporting ActressA Place Called HomeNominated
Motovun Film Festival 2016 FIPRESCI AwardA Good WifeWon
Pula Film Festival 1980 Best Actress Petria's Wreath Won
1985 When Father Was Away on Business Won
Skopje Film Festival 2016Best Film in the Balkan SelectionA Good WifeNominated
SOFEST Sopot Film Festival2013Best ActressThe WhirlWon [9]
Sundance Film Festival 2016 Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema – Dramatic)A Good WifeNominated
Trophées Francophones du Cinema2015Best Supporting ActressA Place Called HomeNominated
Žanka Stokić Award 2011Outstanding Contribution to Film, Television and TheatreN/aWon [10]
Dobričin Prsten Award 2019Outstanding Contribution to TheatreLifetime achievementWon [11]

References

  1. ↑ Agić, Jasmin (19 August 2016). "Mirjana Karanović: Moj film neće promijeniti ljude". Al Jazeera Balkans (in Bosnian). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "The tree & the swing - Home". www.the-tree-and-the-swing.com. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  3. ↑ Douza, Maria (2014-02-06), The Tree and the Swing (Drama, Family, History), Mirto Alikaki, Mirjana Karanovic, Ilias Logothetis, Steficon SA, Fos, Greek Film Centre (GFC), retrieved 2025-04-30
  4. ↑ "An actor with a rare talent who wanted to become an opera singer - ellines.com". ellines.com - Η πρώτη διαδικτυακή χώρα στον κόσμο. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Porodica i društvo izgubili bitku". Gay-Serbia.com (in Serbian). 12 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Incest Trauma Center" . Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Derk, Denis (28 March 2017). "Donosi se Deklaracija o zajedničkom jeziku Hrvata, Srba, Bošnjaka i Crnogoraca" [A Declaration on the Common Language of Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins is About to Appear]. Večernji list (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb. pp. 6–7. ISSN   0350-5006. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Michael Rosser (25 June 2025). "Dino Mustafic's 'The Pavilion' to open Sarajevo Film Festival 2025". ScreenDaily . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Nježić, Tatjana (8 July 2013). "Mirjana Karanović: Ovo vreme iskušava našu savest". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mirjani Karanović "Žanka Stokić"". Politika (in Serbian). 5 March 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mirjani Karanović nagrada "Dobričin prsten"" ["Dobričin prsten" for Mirjana Karanović]. Politika (in Serbian). 11 December 2019. p. 13.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.