Danica Curcic ( sr-cyrl, Даница Ћурчић, sr-latn, Danica Ćurčić) is a

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- Danish actress.

Biography

Curcic was born in

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. At the age of one, she moved to

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

with her family where her father worked at the

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n embassy. Danica Curcic attended Sankt Annæ Gymnasium before obtaining a bachelor's degree in film and media studies from the

University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia, after Uppsala University. ...

. She then spent a year in California where she took acting classes at the

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before enrolling at the

Danish National School of Performing Arts The Danish National School of Performing Arts (Danish: Den Danske Scenekunstskole) is an artistic educational institution governed by the Danish Ministry of Culture. The school offers higher education and continuing education within performing arts. ...

, graduating in 2012.

Career

Curcic had her feature film debut in ''Over kanten'' in 2012. In 2014, she received a Shooting Star Award at the

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in 2014. In 2015, she received a Danish Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress for her role in

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's ''

Silent Heart ''Silent Heart'' (, Quiet heart) is a 2014 Danish drama film directed by Bille August, and starring Ghita Nørby, Morten Grunwald, Paprika Steen, and Jens Albinus. The film was nominated for the 2015 Nordic Council Film Prize. Plot A famil ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1985 births Actresses from Belgrade Best Actress Bodil Award winners Danish film actresses Danish people of Serbian descent Danish television actresses Serbian emigrants to Denmark Living people University of Copenhagen alumni {{Serbia-actor-stub