Dragana Atlija (born 14 October 1986 in
Knin
Knin (, sr, link=no, Книн, it, link=no, Tenin) is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagr ...
, SFR Yugoslavia) is a
Serbia
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n model and actress. She was
2009.
Personal life
Atlija was born in
Knin
Knin (, sr, link=no, Книн, it, link=no, Tenin) is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagr ...
, Croatia (then part of
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
), and raised in
Belgrade
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. She studied
Stock Exchange
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at
R&B College International and speaks several languages: Serbo-Croatian, English, Spanish and Italian.
Modeling and Miss Serbia
Atlija acted as model at Miss Global Beauty Queen 2008 in
China
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. She won the title "Miss Bikini charm" at
Miss Body Beautiful 2008, and in the same year won
2008 and represented the country at
Miss Universe 2009
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At the end of the event, Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela crowned Stefanía Fernández of Vene ...
in
Nassau
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Places Bahamas
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Canada
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*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
, Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Acting
Since 2014 she has also worked as an actress. Her first role was as Tennis player in the Action-drama film
3 Days to Kill
''3 Days to Kill'' is a 2014 action thriller film directed by McG and written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak. It stars Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, and Eriq Ebouaney. It was released on 21 February 20 ...
. This role was followed by a cameo stint as a Shot girl in the action-crime thriller film ''
The November Man
''The November Man'' is a 2014 spy action thriller film based on the novel ''There Are No Spies'' by Bill Granger, which is the seventh installment in ''The November Man'' novel series, published in 1987. A British-American production, it stars ...
''. Her first leading role came with the role as Lizzy in the action-thriller
Everly.
She next portrayed Shiba in a supporting role of
''Ironclad: Battle for Blood''.
Filmography
* ''
Everly'' (2014) as Lizzy
* ''
The November Man
''The November Man'' is a 2014 spy action thriller film based on the novel ''There Are No Spies'' by Bill Granger, which is the seventh installment in ''The November Man'' novel series, published in 1987. A British-American production, it stars ...
'' (2014) as Shot girl
* ''
Ironclad: Battle for Blood'' (2014) as Shiba
* ''
3 Days to Kill
''3 Days to Kill'' is a 2014 action thriller film directed by McG and written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak. It stars Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, and Eriq Ebouaney. It was released on 21 February 20 ...
'' (2014) as Tennis woman
References
External links
*
1986 births
Miss Universe 2009 contestants
Serbian female models
Living people
People from Knin
Serbs of Croatia
Serbian beauty pageant winners
Models from Belgrade
Actresses from Belgrade
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