Anica Dobra (Serbian Cyrillic: Аница Добра; born 3 June 1963) is a Serbian film and theatre actress.
Anica Dobra | |
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Аница Добра | |
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Nationality | Serbian |
Other names | Anna Dobra, Anizza Dobra, Ahnizza Dobra |
Education | Faculty of Dramatic Arts |
Alma mater | University of Arts in Belgrade |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1985–present |
Awards | Bavarian Film Awards Best Young Actress 1990 Rosamunde |
Early life and education
editDobra was born on 3 June 1963, in Belgrade, where she completed primary education before moving to Frankfurt on Main with her mother. She stayed in Germany until she graduated from high school, and then returned to Serbia. In 1983, Dobra enrolled in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She studied under Predrag Bajčetić, together with Nebojša Bakočević, Goran Radaković, Arijana Čulina, Milan Pleština and Dragana Mrkić. She graduated in 1987.
Dobra is married to Miodrag Sovtić.[1] Their daughter Mina Sovtić is also an actress.[2][3]
Career
editHer acting debut occurred in the second year of studies in a short film called “Pera Panker” (1985). In 1987 she got a breakthrough role in a feature film “Život radnika”. During the same year, she received the best leading actress award at the prestigious Pula Film Festival. Prominent roles in many critically acclaimed Serbian movies followed - „Već viđeno“ (1987), “Sabirni centar” (1989), “Kako je propao rokenrol” (1989), “Crni bombarder” (1992), “Točkovi” (1998), “Klopka” (2007), “Ljubav i drugi zločini” (2008), “Neko me ipak čeka” (2009), and “Enklava” (2015).
From the 1990s, Dobra appeared in over 30 international films, predominantly from German cinematography. For her first international role in “Rosamunde” (1990) she received the Bavarian Film Award for the Best Young Actress.
Concurrently with her film career, Dobra has also been performing in theatre plays at Atelje 212, Zvezdara theatre and the Yugoslav drama theatre. Besides acting, she has also translated from German the folk play Der Drang by Franz Xaver Kroetz.
Acting credits
editFilm
editYear | Title | Alternative title | Role |
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1985 | Pera Panker (short film) | ||
1987 | Život radnika | Mirjana Ciric | |
Već viđeno | Reflections | Olgica | |
Život sa stricem | My Uncle's Legacy | Korina | |
1989 | Balkan ekspres 2 | Balkan Express 2 | Lili |
Kako je propao rokenrol | The Fall of Rock & Roll | Barbara | |
Sabirni centar | The Meeting Point | Milica | |
Seobe II | Tekla Bozic | ||
1990 | Rosamunde | Rosamunde | |
Nie im Leben | Mimi | ||
The Gamblers | Spieler | Kathrin | |
1991 | Wildfire | Wildfeuer | Emerenz Meier |
1992 | Tito i ja | Tito and Me | majka |
Crni bombarder | The Black Bomber | Luna | |
1993 | Das Grau des Himmels | Carole | |
1994 | Polismördaren | The Police Murderer | Kia |
Women Are Simply Wonderful | Frauen sind was Wunderbares | Michelle | |
Constable Zumbühl | Wachtmeister Zumbühl | Maria | |
1995 | Roula | Roula – Dunkle Geheimnisse | Roula |
1996 | Honigmond | Linda | |
1998 | Bin ich schön? | Am I Beautiful? | Franziska |
Točkovi | Wheels | Zana | |
Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit | Love Scenes from Planet Earth | Tamineh | |
1999 | Erleuchtung garantiert | Enlightenment Guaranteed | Anica |
2000 | Falling Rocks | Barbara | |
2001 | Nataša | Natasha | Sandra |
2005 | Ivkova slava | Ivko's Feast | Sika |
2007 | Klopka | The Trap | Jelena |
2008 | Ljubav i drugi zločini | Love and Other Crimes | Anica |
Universalove | Milja | ||
2010 | Žena sa slomljenim nosem | The woman with a broken nose | Anica |
2013 | Gde je Nadja? | Where Is Nadia? | Milena |
2015 | Enklava | Enclave | Milica Arsic |
2016 | At Eye Level | Auf Augenhöhe | Frau Gonsalves |
2019 | Leberkäsjunkie | Frau Grimm | |
2020 | Fuchs im Bau | Fox in a Hole | Leyla |
2021 | Aleksandar od Jugoslavije | Alexander of Yugoslavia | Isidora Sekulic |
Television
editYear | Title | Alternative title | Role |
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1986 | Pokondirena tikva (TV movie) | Evica | |
1987 | Ivanov (TV movie) | Sasa | |
1989 | Balkan ekspres 2 (TV Series) | Lili | |
Metla bez drške (TV Series) | Pevacica | ||
1992 | 5 Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom (TV movie) | Pia Janzen | |
1993 | Die Männer vom K3 (TV Series) | Petra Lindner | |
Broz i ja (TV Mini Series) | majka | ||
1995 | 5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten (TV Movie) | Martina Becker | |
1996 | Schlag 12 (TV Movie) | Gisela | |
Wolffs Revier (TV Series) | Ines Andric | ||
Tödliche Schwesternliebe (TV Movie) | Meike | ||
1997 | Nackt im Cabrio (TV Movie) | Rosa | |
Schimanski (TV Series) | Uta Maubach | ||
Geisterstunde – Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits (TV Movie) | Simone | ||
1998 | Frau zu sein bedarf es wenig (TV Movie) | Pauline Frohmut | |
Weekend mit Leiche (TV Movie) | Susi / Pia | ||
1999 | Anwalt Abel (TV Series) | Fanny Götz | |
Alphamann: Die Selbstmörderin (TV Movie) | Nadja | ||
Der Bulle von Tölz (TV Series) | Maria Burgicz | ||
2000 | Fast ein Gentleman (TV Series) | Melinda | |
Mutter wider Willen (TV Movie) | Sonja Arnold | ||
2001 | SK Kölsch (TV Series) | Mona Liebe | |
The Tanker | Mayday! Überfall auf hoher See | Suzanne | |
The Publisher (TV Movie) | Der Verleger | Monika Springer
- 4. Ehefrau | |
Aszendent Liebe (TV Movie) | Love in the Ascendant | Lena Moosbach | |
Ein Hund für alle Fälle (TV Movie) | Alexandra Kulm | ||
2002 | Der Freund meiner Mutter (TV Movie) | Katrin Weber | |
One Hell of a Night (TV Movie) | Jana | ||
2003 | Sperling (TV Series) | Thea Caspari | |
Tiger Eyes See Better (TV Movie) | Judith Behrens | ||
Der Herr der Wüste (TV Movie) | Annette Bucher | ||
ABC des Lebens (TV Movie) | Christiane | ||
2004 | Edel & Starck (TV Series) | Nora Wietke | |
Das Traumhotel (TV Series) | Tina Berger | ||
Ein Baby zum Verlieben (TV Movie) | Antonia Sandmann | ||
Mogelpackung Mann (TV Movie) | Dr. Judith Müller | ||
2005 | Ivkova slava (TV Series) | Sika | |
2006 | Die Alpenklinik (TV Movie) | Miriam Berghoff | |
Spezialauftrag: Kindermädchen (TV Movie) | Special Mission: Nanny | Jacky Meininger | |
Ein Familienschreck kommt selten allein (TV Movie) | Simone | ||
Ein Hauptgewinn für Papa (TV Movie) | Xenia Teschmacher | ||
Tatort (TV Series) | Susanne Paulus | ||
2007 | Another Word and I'll Mary You! (TV Movie) | Katrin Brand | |
Die Alpenklinik: Eine Frage des Herzens (TV Movie) | Miriam Berghoff | ||
Schöne Aussicht (TV Movie) | Anna Wiegand | ||
2008 | Verrückt nach Emma (TV Movie) | Marianne Berger | |
Die Alpenklinik: Aus heiterem Himmel (TV Movie) | Miriam Berghoff | ||
Vacation Getaway: Marrakech (TV Movie) | Jutta Basinski | ||
Mein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich (TV Movie) | Ellen Hilbig | ||
2009 | Die Alpenklinik: Riskante Entscheidung (TV Movie) | Miriam Berghoff-Guth | |
Neko me ipak čeka (TV movie) | Someone is Still Waiting | Vanja | |
2010 | Weihnachten im Morgenland (TV Movie) | Christmas in Arabia | Milena Makowsky |
2011 | Ein Sommer in Paris (TV Movie) | Klara Müller | |
Frau Ajnstajn (TV Movie) | Mileva Maric | ||
Leipzig Homicide (TV Series) | |||
2012 | Der Mann, der alles kann (TV Movie) | Rita Meier | |
2012 | Geliebtes Kind (TV Movie) | Susanne | |
2013 | SOKO 5113 (TV Series) | Candice Taylor | |
Der Vollgasmann (TV Movie) | Claire Leonhardt | ||
2014 | Odeljenje (TV Series) | Snupijeva majka | |
2016 | Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) | Ella | |
Beste Feinde (TV Movie) | Kathi Henne | ||
Dr. Klein (TV Series) | Vera Berger | ||
2013–2017 | Otvorena vrata 2 (TV Series) | Leta | |
2017 | SOKO Stuttgart (TV Series) | Helga Fischer | |
Das Pubertier (TV Series) | Roksana | ||
2018 | Paviljoni (TV Movie) | ||
Koreni (TV Series) | Roza | ||
2019 | Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer (TV Series) | Never Too Late for Justice | Inga Thalheim |
Neues aus Büttenwarder (TV Series) | Gerlinde Kötenbröck | ||
2020 | Der gute Bulle: Nur Tote reden nicht (TV Movie) | Esra Filipovic | |
Slucaj porodice Boskovic (TV Series) | Danka | ||
2021 | Kralj (TV Series) | Isidora Sekulic | |
Beleznica profesora Miskovica (TV Series) | Jelisaveta Miskovic | ||
Zwerg Nase (TV Movie) | Fee Kräuterweis | ||
2018–2022 | Ubice mog oca (TV Series) | Rada |
Theatre
editPlay | Role | Theatre |
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Pred ogledalom | Liza | Atelje 212 |
Strah za granicu | Ingeborg Holm | Atelje 212 |
Boris Godunov | Marina | Atelje 212 |
Mravlji metež | Lepa Kata | Atelje 212 |
Očevi i oci | Savina | Atelje 212 |
Staza divljači | Hani Šnajder | Atelje 212 |
Divlji med | Sofija Jegorovna | Atelje 212 |
Gospoda Glembajevi | Barunica Castelli | Atelje 212 |
Mizeri | Eni | Atelje 212 |
Pazarni dan | Zvezdara Theatre | |
Čaruga | Zvezdara Theatre | |
Mala | Milica | Zvezdara Theatre |
Urnebesna tragedija | Neven | Zvezdara Theatre |
Grupa "Boris Piljnjak": Klasni neprijatelj | Zvezdara Theatre | |
Korešpodencija! | Zvezdara Theatre | |
Hipnoza jedne ljubavi | Zvezdara Theatre | |
Oluja | Miranda | the Yugoslav Drama Theatre |
Awards and nominations
editDobra is a recipient of numerous prizes. She has won Sterija's Award in 1991, the Golden Arena for Best Actress at the Pula Film Festival 1988, Carica Teodora award (twice) at the Film Festival in Niš, the Zoranov brk award, the Golden Turkey at the "Comedy Days" in Jagodina 1992, First Prize of the International Film festival in Vichy, Bavarian film - best young actress, the most prestigious German actor award Goldene Kamera, awards of Belgrade in 2008, the Award for Best Actress of SOFEST, AFUN award and others.[2]
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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1987 | Golden Arena | Best Actress | Reflections | Won |
1990 | Bavarian Film Awards | Best Young Actress | Rosamunde | Won |
1990 | German Film Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | The Gamblers | Nominated |
1991 | Zoran Radmilovic Award | Best Actress in a Play | Urnebesna tragedija | Won |
2005 | Goldene Kamera | Best German Actress | Mogelpackung Mann Ein Baby zum Verlieben |
Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Ko je Miodrag Mića Sovtić, biznismen koji drži piceriju, fudbalski klub, ali i "ceo Dorčol" - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Anica Dobra". atelje212.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Anica Dobra". story.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links
edit- Anica Dobra at IMDb
- Balkan Media (in Serbian)
- CineMorgue, Anica Dobra Archived 16 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- "Führen Sie ein Doppelleben, Anica Dobra?" at welt.de (German)
- Anica Dobra: Još uvek učim da živim at hellomagazin.rs (Serbian)
- Hello Magazin, Anica Dobra at hellomagazin.rs (Serbian)
- Anica Dobra - Biografija at story.rs