Urša Raukar-Gamulin (

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, 18 May 1960) is a Croatian theater, television and film actress, as well as a political activist and parliamentarian. She is a permanent member of the Zagreb Youth Theater ensemble. Apart from her acting work in Croatia and in international co-productions, she is known to the public as an activist for co-organizing protests and demonstrations against US President

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, Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandić, nationalism, gentrification, cultural policies and other issues. Since 2017, she has been active for the local green-left political platform as a coordinator for

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!. In 2020 she ran in the national elections for the

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on the list of the wider national coalition platform We Can! She is a grand granddaughter of

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. In January 2022 she gave a speech in Croatian parliament about Ankica Lepej as first prominent whistle-blower of modern Croatia.

Filmography

Television roles

*"Stipe u gostima" as Irena/Mirjana (2012–2013) * "Tajni dnevnik patke Matilde" as sheep Lujza (2010–2014) * "Baza Djeda Mraza" as nanny Wilhelmina (2009) * "Bumerang" as financial officier (2005) * "Žutokljunac" as nanny (2005) * "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" as Rosie (1991)

Film roles

*"The Clean-Up" (2014) *"Shame on You" (2013) *Once Upon a Winter's Night/Jednom davno u zimskoj noć (2012) * Lea i Darija – Dječje carstvo as lady in audience (2011) * Pratioci (2008.) * I Have to Sleep, My Angel/Moram spavat', anđele as Ana (2007) * "Zagorka" as friend (2007) *

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as Lucia (2006) *

Sleep Sweet, My Darling ''Sleep Sweet, My Darling'' ( hr, Snivaj, zlato moje) is a Croatian comedy film directed by Neven Hitrec. It was released in 2005 and was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Ljubomir Kerekeš - Darko Skrinjar * Iva ...

/Snivaj, zlato moje as Blanka (2005) * Sedma kronika (1996) * Zona sudbine (1992) * A Summer to Remember/Ljeto za sjećanje (1990)

Voice actor for cartoons

* "BFG: Blagi Fantastični Gorostas" as queen Elizabeth II (2016) *

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/ Izbavitelji (2004.) * "Pobuna na farmi" as Bara (2004) *

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/Potraga za Nemom as Nara (2003)

Published works

* Raukar, Urša. "Naša Ici." ''Kazalište'' XIX, br. 67/68 (2016): 32–33. https://hrcak.srce.hr/184722

References

External links

*
ZeKaeM theater – Urša Raukar-Gamulin's page
(in Croatian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Raukar-Gamulin, Urša 1960 births Living people Actresses from Zagreb Croatian television actresses Croatian stage actresses Croatian film actresses Politicians from Zagreb 21st-century Croatian women politicians 21st-century Croatian politicians