Dušica Žegarac ( sr-cyr, Душица Жегарац; 15 April 1944 – 24 May 2019http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a486323/Preminula-glumica-Dusica-Zegarac.html cf. N1info news) was a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

n film and television

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. She began acting in 1960 and her first appearance was in

France Štiglic France Štiglic (12 November 1919 – 4 May 1993) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. His 1948 film ''On Our Own Land'' was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. His film '' The Ninth Circle'' (1960) was Yugoslavia's submi ...

's film ''

The Ninth Circle ''The Ninth Circle'' ( sh, italic=yes, Deveti krug / Девети круг) is a 1960 Yugoslavian film directed by France Štiglic. The story revolves around the Croatian Ustaše concentration camp named The Ninth Circle, based on the infamous ...

'' (''Deveti krug''), for which she won the

Golden Arena for Best Actress The following is a list of winners of the Golden Arena for Best Actress at the Pula Film Festival. List of winners Yugoslav Film Awards (1955–90) Croatian Film Awards (1990–present) Footnotes :A. Although the festival was opened ...

at the

Pula Film Festival Pula Film Festival ( hr, Pulski filmski festival) is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held ...

, the Yugoslav national film awards. She won her second Golden Arena for starring in 's 1971 film '. In 2014, Žegarac's memoir ''Kao na filmu'' was released.

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* 1944 births 2019 deaths Actresses from Belgrade Serbian film actresses Serbian television actresses Serbian child actresses Yugoslav film actresses Yugoslav television actresses Yugoslav child actresses Golden Arena winners {{Serbia-actor-stub