Nermina Lukac (born 5 January 1990; Montenegrin spelling Nermina Lukač) is a Swedish actress. Lukac won the 2012

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and other awards for her role in the film '' Eat Sleep Die''.

Biography

Lukac was born in

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; her family immigrated to Sweden in 1992. She grew up in

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and

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and now lives in

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; she was trained as an educator, and until her film career began, worked in a recreation centre in Kvidinge.

Career

Lukac's debut as Raša in ''Eat Sleep Die'' won her several awards, including the

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the nam ...

for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Rising Star Prize at the Stockholm International Film Festival, the

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at the 2013 Berlinale and the 2012 ''

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'' Culture Prize. Lukac has said that she never sought an acting career and that it was "a shock" when she won the role in ''Eat Sleep Die'' after running into a

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at the recreation centre where she used to go when she was young. Her next film role was in ''False Witness'', an international film directed by Iglika Triffonova and released in 2015 as ''The Prosecutor the Defender the Father and His Son''.

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* Living people 1990 births 21st-century Swedish actresses Immigrants to Sweden Montenegrin emigrants {{Sweden-actor-stub