MILENA DRAVIĆ - BELOVED DIVA OF STAGE AND SCREEN

BIJELJINA, OCTOBER 13 /SRNA/ - Serbian actress Milena Dravić, who appeared in more than 100 films and played numerous stage roles, many of them award-winning, died on October 14, 2018.

One of the most popular actresses of the former Yugoslavia, Dravić was best known for her roles in the films "Kozara," "Prekobrojna," "Jutro," "Hasanaginica," "Ljubavni život Budimira Trajkovića," "Rad na određeno vreme," "Moj tata na određeno vreme" and "Poseban tretman." She acted alongside some of the biggest domestic and Hollywood stars, including Richard Burton and Brad Pitt. She played heroines in sweeping war epics, rebels of the Yugoslav "Black Wave" and excelled in both comedy and tragedy. In addition to film and television, she also had a prolific stage career, appearing in around 70 theater roles. Together with her husband and fellow actor Dragan Nikolić, she hosted the television variety show "Obraz uz obraz" from 1972 to 1974, one of the most popular entertainment programs in the former Yugoslavia. Dravić received numerous domestic and international awards and honors. Among them were the award for best supporting actress at the Cannes Film Festival, the special "Golden Rose" award at the Venice Film Festival, seven "Pula Arena" awards, three "Ćuran" statuettes at the Days of Comedy festival in Jagodina, and the "Tatjana Lukjanova" Grand Prix. For her outstanding contribution to dramatic arts, she received some of Serbia's most prestigious honors, including the Dobrica's Ring award, the "Velika Žanka," the "Pavle Vuisić" Award, the "Joakim Vujić" statuette, the "Golden Ćuran" and the Nušić Award.