Ivana Bašić (born 28 February 1976) is a

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n actress. Bašić was born in

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, formerly part of

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, on 28 February 1976, and spent her early childhood there. When she was 6 years old, she and her family moved to

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, Croatia, which was also formerly part of

. After graduating high school, she moved to

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and enrolled at the

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, formerly Mountview Theatre School, is a drama school in Peckham, south London, England, founded in 1945. Mountview Academy provides specialist vocational training in acting, musical theatre and actor musicians ...

. Bašić appeared in the

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medical drama ''Casualty'' as Serbian paramedic Snezana Lalovic. Bašić has made a number of appearances on British television, notably on ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2014 she appeared in an episode of the Channel 5 detective drama '' Suspects.'' She normally portrays a character with a

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an background, an ability largely helped by her own Croatian background. She also portrayed Ilinka Blazevic in the second season of '' Happy Valley'' (2016).

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Biography at The Casualty Files :: holby.tv
1976 births Living people People from Vranje Serbian actresses Actresses from Split, Croatia Croatian actresses Croatian film actresses Croatian expatriates in England Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts {{TV-actor-stub