Isidora Simijonović (Serbian Cyrillic: Исидора Симијоновић; born 21 June 1995 in Belgrade) is a Serbian actress.[1]

She is best known for her performance as Saša in the TV drama series Jutro će promeniti sve,[2][3] which follows the lives of a group of young adults in contemporary Belgrade.[4] Isidora graduated acting from Belgrade Academy of Arts.[5]

Simijonović began her acting career with the play Pazi vamo performed in Boško Buha theatre in 2010, when she was still in high school. After she had enrolled the academy, she has played in few Belgrade theaters including National Theatre in Belgrade, Belgrade drama theatre, Atelje 212 , Bitef theater and Zvezdara theater.[6]

Her film career started with a lead role in the movie Klip, directed by Maja Miloš, when she was 16 years old. She portrays a sullen high school student from a Belgrade suburb.[7] For her performance, she won the award for the best actress at the Vilnius International Film Festival[8] and 'The Golden Hazelnut' (Zlatni lešnik) award for the best actress at the fifth International Festival of Film Direction in Leskovac.[9] After this breakthrough debut role, Simijonović went on to star in several films such as Gde je Nađa?[10] and Atomski zdesna.[11][12] She also played Katarina in Dobra žena which was screened at many film festivals, including Sundance Film Festival,[13] FEST (Belgrade)[14] and Crossing Europe[15] in Linz. She made her television debut with a minor role in Andrija i Anđelka.[16] She is also known for her role of Ruža in popular crime television show Ubice moga oca.[17]

She played journalist Nataša in Porodica, a five-part drama series about the arrest of Slobodan Milošević, released in 2021.[18][19]

For her stage performance in Jami distrikt she received Dara Čalenic Foundation Award for the Best Young Actress on theatre festival Sterijino pozorje. [20]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Clip (Serbian: Klip) Jasna
2013 Gde je Nađa? (Where is Nađa?) Sandra
2014 Atomski zdesna (Atomic from the right) Dušica
2015 Haiku Daughter in pre-production
2016 Dobra žena (A Good Wife) Katarina
2022 Have You Seen This Woman? Mala

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Andrija i Anđelka Anđelka's classmate 2. season, 24. episode
2016 Mamurluci Unknown Pilot episode
2017 Ubice mog oca Ruža (Ružica) Season 2
2018 Jutro će promeniti sve Saša (Aleksandra)
2020 Močvara [21] Neda
2021 Porodica Nataša

Theatre credits edit

Year[22][6] Title Role Venue
2012 Pazi vamo Ivana Boško Buha Theatre, Belgrade
2016 Gozba Dušica Zvezdara teatar, Belgrade
2017 Jami Distrikt Srbija Bitef teatar
2018 Sumnjivo lice[23] Reflektor teatar
2018 Osama kasaba u Njujorku Esma Zvezdara teatar
2018 Balava Balava Beogradsko dramsko pozorište
2018 M.I.R.A. Bitef teatar
2019 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia National Theatre in Belgrade
2019 The Dummed Martin Beogradsko dramsko pozorište
2019 Testirano na ljudima Eva Atelje 212
2020 Jugojugoslavija[24] Beogradsko dramsko pozorište
2021 Cement - Beograd[25] Beogradsko dramsko pozorište

References edit

  1. ^ Mitchell2012-02-01T11:15:00+00:00, Wendy. "Maja Milos". Screen. Retrieved 2024-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Zvezda serije "Jutro će promeniti sve" - Isidora Simijonović: Bitni su mi saradnici, nekada baš oni mogu da me inspirišu || Story.rs". Story (in Serbian). 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. ^ "INTERVJU ISIDORA SIMIJONOVIĆ I JOVANA STOILJKOVIĆ: junakinje serije "Jutro će promeniti sve" sumiraju godinu za nama". Lepa i srecna. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ Janković, Zoran. "PRODUCTION: Serbian/Bosnian TV Drama Series Morning Changes Everything Wraps Shooting - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. ^ "VELIKI INTERVJU ISIDORE SIMIJONOVIĆ U "BLICU" | Akademija umetnosti". Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  6. ^ a b "Музеј позоришне уметности Србије". teatroslov.mpus.org.rs. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  7. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette. Lost Generation: A Serbian Version, The New York Times, New York, 14 March 2013. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  8. ^ [1], Glas Srpske. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  9. ^ [2], Večernje novosti. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  10. ^ [3], B92. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  11. ^ [4], Kurir. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  12. ^ [5], Telegraf.rs. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  13. ^ [6], Variety (magazine). Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  14. ^ [7], Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  15. ^ [8], Crossing Europe. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  16. ^ [9], Prva Srpska Televizija. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  17. ^ Čikarić, Snežana. "Ne mogu da igram lik koji ne razumem". Politika Online. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  18. ^ ""Porodica", controversial new drama series about the arrest of Slobodan Milošević". Méditerranée Audiovisuelle. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  19. ^ Milić, Marija (2021-04-27). "Isidora Simijonović: Osetljivost je i snaga u isto vreme". Oblakoder. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  20. ^ Kovačević, Snežana. "Sedam Sterija za „Jami distrikt"". Politika Online. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  21. ^ "Isidora Simijonovic". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  22. ^ "Sterijino pozorje - Godišnjak pozorište Srbije". pozorje.org.rs. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  23. ^ "Sumnjivo lice: O promenama, koje se u Srbiji večito čekaju - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  24. ^ ""Jugojugoslavija" nagrađivanog nemačkog reditelja Bona Parka u BDP-u". N1 (in Serbian). 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  25. ^ "Premijera predstave "Cement Beograd" - šta znači biti heroj danas". N1 (in Serbian). 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-08-11.

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