Danina Jeftić ( sr-cyr, Данина Јефтић; born 9 November 1986) is a Bosnian actress and former handball player. She came to national media attention with 2010 film ''

Montevideo, God Bless You! ''Montevideo, God Bless You!'' ( sr, Монтевидео, Бог те видео!, Montevideo, Bog te video!; internationally titled ''Montevideo, Taste of a Dream'') is a 2010 Serbian film directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić about the events leading t ...

'' by actor and film director

Dragan Bjelogrlić Dragan Bjelogrlić "Bjela" ( sr, Драган Бјелогрлић, ; born 10 October 1963) is a Serbian actor, director and producer. Career Bjelogrlić made his acting debut as a 15-year old, playing Sava Jovanović Sirogojno in ''Boško Buha'' ...

Early and personal life

Danina Jeftić was born on 9 November 1986 in

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( SFR Yugoslavia then,

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now). She has a younger sister, Kristina. When the war broke out in Bosnia in 1991, her family moved to

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(

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then,

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now), and then to Sydney, Australia. There, she began playing handball,

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, and

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. Jeftić is fluent in Serbian,

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and

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. Jeftić and her family moved to Belgrade in 2005, and they reside in

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, a suburb of Belgrade. Jeftić stated that she had a boyfriend.

Career

Jeftić played handball for Australian junior female team, but gave up her handball career for acting. Upon moving to Belgrade, she enrolled in the University of Dramatic Arts. In 2008, Jeftić landed one of the few leading roles in the

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series ''Money or Life'' (''Pare ili život''). In 2010, actor and director

cast her in his film ''

'' (''Montevideo, Bog te video!''). The film made Jeftić a household name. She was nominated for FIPRESCI Serbia Award and MTV Adria Movie Award for Best Actress for her performance.

Filmography

References

External links

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Photo of Jeftić
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