Katarina Čas (; born 23 September 1976) is a

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Early life

Čas was born in Slovenj Gradec,

, then part of

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. Cas is the daughter of Miran Čas (July 22, 1952, Slovenj Gradec - February 23, 2015, Ljubljana), a forester by profession, and his wife Aleksandra. She has a younger sister, Vita Čas. She attended Bežigrad Grammar School in

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and continued her studies at the

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at the

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, graduating with a degree in marketing communication.

Career

Her first appearance on television was a 1988 commercial for the Slovene soft drink company

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, directed by Jaka Judnič. Her first movie was the 1989 Slovene youth film ''Peklenski načrt'' (''The Infernal Plan''). She started to appear on TV more often from 1997, as a host of music program for younger generations called ''Atlantis'' which was broadcast on

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. Since 2005 she has hosted a music program called ''Aritmija'' on

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. Her international career began with the role of Gabriella in the 2011 Irish movie ''

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'' by

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. Her most prominent role so far was 2013 film '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', in which she portrayed Chantalle. Later, she portrayed Sophie in the 2015 film ''

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'' opposite Al Pacino.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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