Ines Fančović (; 5 October 1925 – 21 August 2011) was a Bosnian actress of film, television and theater. She is best known for her role as Mare in the television series '' Velo misto'' and as Mara in ''

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''.

Early life

Born as Ines Nikolić in

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, Croatia and grew up in

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Career

She started her career in

. Her best known role was as Mara in the television series '' Velo misto''. Fančović had roles in films such as ''

The Perfect Circle ''The Perfect Circle'' ( Bosnian: ''Savršeni krug'') is a 1997 Bosnian film by Ademir Kenović set in Sarajevo during the siege of 1992-1996. It was written by Kenović with Pjer Žalica and Abdulah Sidran. The title derives from the ability o ...

'', ''

Welcome to Sarajevo ''Welcome to Sarajevo'' is a 1997 war drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and is based on the book '' Natasha's Story'' by Michael Nicholson. The film stars Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, ...

'' (both 1997) and ''

Cirkus Columbia ''Cirkus Columbia'' is a 2010 Bosnian drama film starring Miki Manojlović, Mira Furlan, Boris Ler and Jelena Stupljanin. The film is set in the Herzegovina part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 1990s, after the dissolution of Yugoslavia, ...

'' (2010), among others.

Personal life

She married ''Velo misto'' writer

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and together they had a daughter, Nataša. Fančović was widowed in 1995. Fančović moved to the Bosnian capital city

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in 1960 and remained there until her death. She was in the city throughout the entire

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and survived the

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. She died at the age of 85 in August 2011 and was buried in the Bare Cemetery in Sarajevo.

Filmography

Films

*''Quo vadis Živorade'' (1968) *''Crows'' (1969) *''Deveto čudo na istoku'' (1972) *''Pjegava djevojka'' (1973) *''Ljubav i bijes'' (1978) *''Lost Homeland'' (1980) *''Defiant Delta'' (1980) *''Dvije polovine srca'' (1982) *''

Kuduz ''Kuduz'' is a 1989 film, set in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina written by Abdulah Sidran and Ademir Kenović, who also directed the film. It is based on the true story of the outlaw Junuz Kečo. Plot A petty criminal is released from prison and ma ...

'' (1989) *''Last Waltz in Sarajevo'' (1990) *''Bračna putovanja'' (1991) *''Magareće godine'' (1994) *''

'' (1997) *''

'' (2010)

Television

*''Rođendan'' (1973) *''Odbornici'' (1975) *''Prijatelji'' (1975) *''Tale'' (1979) *''Jegulje putuju u Sargaško more'' (1979) *''Krojač za žene'' (1980) *''Velo misto'' (1980–81) *''Obična priča'' (1989) *''Čovjek koji je znao gdje je sjever a gdje jug'' (1989) *''

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'' (1990) *''Foliranti'' (2011–12)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fancovic, Ines 1925 births 2011 deaths People from Šibenik Yugoslav actresses 20th-century Bosnia and Herzegovina actresses Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina actresses Bosnia and Herzegovina film actresses Bosnia and Herzegovina stage actresses Bosnia and Herzegovina television actresses Burials at Bare Cemetery, Sarajevo