Nera Stipičević (born 21 January 1983) is a Croatian pop singer and actress.

Nera Stipičević
Born
Nera Stipičević

(1983-01-21) 21 January 1983 (age 41)
Occupation(s)Stage and film actress, singer
Years active1993–present

Nera Stipičević was born in Makarska, where she attended elementary music school. In 1993 she participated in the children's TV talent show "Turbo Limach Show", by Croatian Radiotelevision.[1] During highschool she was into athletics, and was a member of Croatian national cadet athletic team.

She became known as one of the four last finalists in Story Supernova Music Talents, reality show aired on Nova TV in late 2003. In 2004 she released an album called Nera[2] which was a critical and commercial flop.[3]

She graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics in 2007, and in 2010 got a degree in drama at the Academy of Drama Arts in Zagreb.[1][4] At the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, she played a role in their 2007 rendition of The Threepenny Opera by Bertold Brecht, and in their 2008 rendition of They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy. For the latter role, she was nominated for a best young drama actress award at the Croatian annual drama awards 2009.[5]

At the Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik, she co-wrote the music and acted in their 2008 play "Fantazija" by Marijana Nola,[6] for which she was nominated for the best young operetta/musical actress award at the Croatian annual drama awards in 2008.[7]

In 2010, she won Ples sa zvijezdama, the Croatian version of Dancing with the Stars.[4] In the same year, she made her film debut in the Croatian movie of the omnibus Some Other Stories.[8]

In 2015, she created a multiartistic project FreeDA dedicated to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Performances

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Title Year Role Notes
Kosa 2003 Choir singer Musical (Komedija)
Euridiče 2006 Venus 57th Dubrovnik Summer Festival opening
Dum Marinu u pohode 2007 Multiple roles 58th Dubrovnik Summer Festival
The Threepenny Opera 2007 Dolly Musical (Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb)
Fantazija 2008 Anka Prpalo Musical (Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 2009 Lily Bacon Drama (Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb)
Krava Ružica 2009 Multiple roles Children's play (Mala Scena)
Bjesovi 2010 Student Drama (Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb)
Šeherezada 2010 Presenter/actress Symphonic suite (Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall)
O medvjedima i ljudima 2010 Marijana Comedy (Kerempuh)
Snowwhite 2010 Snowwhite Comedy (Trešnja)
Zagorka 2011 Multiple roles Drama (Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb)
Miffy 2011 Miffy Comedy (Trešnja)
War and Peace 2011 Sofia Alexandrovna (Sonya) Rostova Drama (Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb)
Indijanci 2012 Milica Musical (Teatar EXIT)
The Princess and the Frog 2012 Princess Isabella Fairytale (Trešnja)
Nemirne noge 2012 Prostitute (Teatar EXIT)
Postolar i vrag 2016 Plamenka Fairytale (Trešnja)

Filmography

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Title Year Role Notes
Pandemija 2009 Short satiric movie
Dirty Little Bubbles 2009 Nurse/lover Award winning short movie
Some Other Stories 2010 Sonja Award winning omnibus
Nick 2012 Joe's wife Art movie

Discography

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Title Year
Nera 2004

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nera Stipičević" (in Croatian). Theatre "Mala scena". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Nera - NERA" (in Croatian). Aquarius Records. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. ^ Ilko Čulić (28 December 2004). "Edi Maajci album godine, Nera najveća štetočina" [Edo Maajka has the album of the year, Nera is the greatest pest]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Nera Stipičević & Damir Horvatinčić". Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Nagrade hrvatskog glumišta 2009" (in Croatian). Teatar.hr. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2010. Za izuzetno ostvarenje mladih umjetnika do 28 godina – DRAMA - Ženska uloga
  6. ^ "Premijere - Fantazija" (in Croatian). Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Dobitnici Nagrada hrvatskog glumišta" (in Croatian). Teatar.hr. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2010. Za izuzetno ostvarenje mladih umjetnika do 30 godina – OPERETA / MJUZIKL - Ženska ili muška uloga
  8. ^ "Nera Stipičević: Film ima ozbiljnu poruku, a ne samo moje golo tijelo" (in Croatian). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
Preceded by
Franka Batelić & Ištvan Varga
Ples sa zvijezdama winner
Season 5 (2010 with Damir Horvatinčić)
Succeeded by
TBA
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