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

Knjaževac Knjaževac ( sr-cyr, Књажевац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zaječar District of the eastern Serbia. As of 2011, the municipality has a population of 31,491 inhabitants, while the town has 18,404 inhabitants. The town is si ...

. 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

University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade ( sr, / ) is a public university in Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-ba ...

Faculty of Philosophy 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 Vračar, 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'' (1973) *'' The Republic of Užice'' (1974) *''

The Sensual Man ''The Sensual Man'' ( it, Paolo il caldo, 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 ...

'' (1974) *''

Who's That Singing Over There ''Who's Singin' Over There?'' ( sh, Ko to tamo peva) is a 1980 Yugoslav film written by Dušan Kovačević and directed by Slobodan Šijan. It is a dark comedy and features an ensemble cast. The film tells a story about a group of passengers trav ...

'' (1980) *'' The Elusive Summer of '68'' (1984) *''

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

'' (1984) *'' Taiwan Canasta'' (1985) *'' Aloa: Festivity of the Whores'' (1988) *'' Three Tickets to Hollywood'' (1993) *''

Impure Blood ''Impure Blood'' () or ''Sophka'' is a novel written by Borisav Stanković. It is concerned with themes of Serbian south, during the reforming in the late 19th century. Synopsis The novel is set in Vranje, at the end of the 19th century. The mai ...

'' (1996) *''

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'' (1998) *''

Natasha Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of ''Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican sw ...

'' (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