Anja Šovagović-Despot (born 25 March 1963) is a Croatian film and stage actress.

Early life and career

Šovagović-Despot was born to the family of

Fabijan Šovagović Fabijan Šovagović (4 January 1932 – 1 January 2001) was a Croatian film, television and theatre actor, and writer. Biography Šovagović was born in the village of Ladimirevci, in the Slavonia region of Croatia, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He ...

, one of the most respected Croatian actors, and Maja Blaškov. Same as her younger brother, Filip, she pursued the acting career from an early age. After high school she enrolled in the

Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art The Academy of Dramatic Art ( or ADU) is a Croatian drama school. Since its inception in 1896, the institution grew in prominence resulting in its successful affiliation with the University of Zagreb in 1979, along with the Academy of Music, Univ ...

. There, together with theatre director Krešimir Dolenčić, she founded the "Lift" theatre group in 1981. Two years later she joined Zlatko Vitez and his "Histrion" theatre company. In 1986 she finally settled down in Gavella Drama Theatre.

Personal life

Šovagović-Despot is married to Croatian actor,

Dragan Despot Dragan Despot (born 14 July 1956) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 1979. Despot graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb, where his ...

. The couple has two children. She is supporter of the

Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union (, , HDZ) is a major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. Since 2016, it has been the ruling political party in Croatia under the incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. It is one of the ...

(HDZ).

Selected filmography

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'' (1990) *''

Slow Surrender ''Slow Surrender'' () is a 2001 Croatian film directed by Bruno Gamulin, starring Filip Šovagović, Sven Medvešek and Lucija Šerbedžija Lucija Šerbedžija (born 8 June 1973) is a Croatian theatre and film actress and model, a daughter o ...

'' (2001) *'' Below the Line'' (2003) *'' What Iva Recorded'' (2005) *'' Behind the Glass'' (2008) *'' Kotlovina'' (2011)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sovagovic-Despot, Anja 1963 births Living people Actresses from Zagreb Croatian actresses Croatian film actresses Croatian stage actresses Golden Arena winners Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb alumni