Jelena Jovanova Perić (; born 21 October 1984) is a Macedonian actress.

Biography

Jelena Jovanova was born in

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

to a Macedonian father from

Štip Štip ( ) is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of North Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2021 census, the city of Štip had ...

and a Bosnian Serb mother from

Prijedor Prijedor ( sr-cyrl, Приједор, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it had a population of 80,916 inhabitants within its administrative limits. Prijedor is situated in the northwestern part of the Bosanska ...

, was raised in Macedonia, then married and moved to

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. She graduated from The Faculty of Dramatic Arts in

Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

. Member of Macedonian National Theater since 2006 where she played over twenty-five leading roles.

Career

Her powerful big screen debut was in Juanita Wilson's '' As If I Am Not There'', which has been selected as the Irish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards. In 2010, she was cast in

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's directorial debut '' In the Land of Blood and Honey'', nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Golden Globe Awards. This film made her the first Macedonian actress ever to appear in a Hollywood production.

Personal life

She is married to Stjepan Perić, and they have two children.Upoznali se na snimanju hrvatske sapunice pa mjesecima skrivali da su se vjenčali: Glumački par u tajnosti dobio dijete
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Filmography

* '' As If I Am Not There'' (2010) * '' In the Land of Blood and Honey'' (2011) * '' The Third Half'' (2012) * '' Skopje Remix'' (2012) * ''Ckopa'' (2015) *'' The Constitution'' (2016) * ''Child'' (2016) *''Iron Story'' (2017) *''Hey!'' (2018) *''The Witch Hunters'' (2018) *''Black and White'' (2018) *'' El Desentierro'' (2018) *''

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'' (2019) *''Homo'' (2020)

Television

* '' Tajne'' as Marina Franić (2013-2014) *'' Whichever Way the Ball Bounces'' as Nadalija (2015) *'' Prespav'' as Jelena (2016-2021) *'' In Treatment'' (''Na terapija'') as Milena (2017) *''Insajder as Iskra'' (2017) *'' Pagan Peak'' as Ivana (2019)

Selected Stage Roles

* ''

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'' as Roxie Hart * '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' as Honey * ''Push Up 1-3'' as Sabine * '' Troilus and Cressida'' as

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* ''Twig in the Wind'' as Magda * '' Hasanaginica'' as Hasanaginica * '' Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' as Deborah * '' A Clockwork Orange'' as

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'' as Filomena * ''Dundo Maroje'' as Petrunjela * ''

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'' as Dulcinea * '' Class Enemy'' as Iron * '' Miss Julie'' as Miss Julie

References

External links

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Interview for The Huffington Post
1984 births Living people Macedonian film actresses Macedonian stage actresses Macedonian television actresses 21st-century Macedonian actresses Macedonian people of Serbian descent Macedonian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Macedonian emigrants to Croatia People from Banja Luka People from Štip {{europe-actor-stub