Majda Potokar (1 March 1930 – 25 April 2001) was a

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

n film and theatre actress. Daughter of actor Lojze Potokar, she graduated in 1952 from the Ljubljana Theatre, Radio, Film and Television Academy. Before graduation she appeared in her first role in the 1948 film '' On Our Own Land'', the first ever Slovenian feature film directed by

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 ...

. Potokar was member of the

Ljubljana National Drama Theatre The Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama ( sl, Slovensko narodno gledališče Drama Ljubljana, ), or the Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana, is the national theatre in Ljubljana, Slovenia, best known for its conservative repertoire, ...

ensemble during her entire career from late 1952 to 1990.

Selected filmography

*'' On Our Own Land'' (''Na svoji zemlji''; 1948, dir. by

) *''Wild Growth'' (''Samorastniki''; 1963, dir. by Igor Pretnar) *''

Don't Cry, Peter ''Don't Cry, Peter'' ( sl, Ne joči, Peter), also known as ''Nicht Weinen Peter'', is a 1964 Slovene comedy war adventure film directed by France Štiglic. Released on 17 July 1964, the film was entered in the Third International Film Festival o ...

'' (''Ne joči, Peter'', 1964 dir. by

) *''

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'' (''Rdeče klasje'', 1970 dir. by

Živojin Pavlović Živojin "Žika" Pavlović (15 April 1933 – 29 November 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film director, writer, painter and professor. In his films and novels, Pavlović depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living i ...

) *'' A Summer in a Sea Shell'' (''Poletje v školjki'', 1985 dir. by Tugo Štiglic)

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* 1930 births 2001 deaths Actors from Ljubljana Slovenian stage actresses Yugoslav actresses Golden Arena winners Slovenian film actresses 20th-century Slovenian actresses {{Slovenia-actor-stub