Neda Arnerić ( sr-cyr, Неда Арнерић; 15 July 1953 – 10 January 2020) was a Serbian film, stage and television actress, and politician. A graduate art historian, she was considered a sex symbol of Yugoslav cinematography.

Personal life

Neda Arnerić was born in

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. Her mother was an ethnic

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, whilst her father was an ethnic

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, who worked as military doctor, born on the island of

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. Her grandfather was from

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, where she often spent summers. In 1980 she graduated from the

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with a degree in Art History. In 1981 she married Serbian physician, Milorad Mešterović, who died in December 2018. They had no children. In February 2019, her brother Predrag found her unconscious, whereupon she spent 40 days at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade. On 10 January 2020, she died aged 66. Her brother found her dead in her own home in the Belgrade municipality of

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, where she is believed to have suffered a heart attack.

Selected filmography

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'' ( ''The Legend of Spider Forest'') (1971) *''

Shaft in Africa ''Shaft in Africa'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by John Guillermin, and the third film of the '' Shaft'' series, starring Richard Roundtree as John Shaft. Stirling Silliphant wrote the screenplay. The film's budget was $1.5 mi ...

'' (1973) *''

The Republic of Užice ''Guns of War'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Užička republika, Ужичка република, Republic of Užice) is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by Žika Mitrović. It is one of the most notable examples of partisan film, a Yugoslav subgenre ...

'' (1974) *''

The Sensual Man ''The Sensual Man'' (, also known as ''The Sensuous Sicilian'') is a 1974 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marco Vicario. It is loosely based on the novel of the same name written by Vitaliano Brancati. It was shot in Catania, Sicily a ...

'' (1974) *'' Who's That Singing Over There'' (1980) *''

The Elusive Summer of '68 ''The Elusive Summer of '68'' (; Serbian Cyrillic: ''Варљиво лето '68'') is a 1984 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Paskaljević. It depicts a summer dominated by protests, as seen from the point of view of a teenage boy in Yugoslavia. ...

'' (1984) *''

The End of the War ''The End of War'' () is a 1984 Yugoslav war film directed by Dragan Kresoja. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not ac ...

'' (1984) *''

Taiwan Canasta Taiwan Canasta () is a 1985 Yugoslav comedy-drama film directed by Goran Marković. Cast * Boris Komnenić - Sasa Belopoljanski * Neda Arnerić - Narcisa Vidmar * Radko Polič - Dusan Vidmar * Gordana Gadžić - Ivanka * Margita Stefanović - ...

'' (1985) *'' Aloa: Festivity of the Whores'' (1988) *''

Three Tickets to Hollywood Three Tickets to Hollywood () is a 1993 Serbian comedy film directed by Božidar Nikolić. Cast * Branislav Lečić - Gavrilo * Bogdan Diklić - Zivadin * Ljubiša Samardžić - Limijer * Neda Arnerić - Natalija * Bata Živojinović - Mrgud ...

'' (1993) *'' Impure Blood'' (1996) *''

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'' (1998) *''

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'' (2001)

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* 1953 births People from Knjaževac Serbian film actresses Yugoslav film actresses Serbian child actresses Yugoslav child actresses Serbian people of Croatian descent Golden Arena winners University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy alumni 2020 deaths Members of the National Assembly (Serbia) Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians {{Serbia-actor-stub