Jasna Đuričić (; born 16 April 1966) is a Serbian actress and academic, best known for playing the title role in the Bosnian film ''

Quo Vadis, Aida? ''Quo Vadis, Aida?'' ( ''Where are you going, Aida?'') is a 2020 internationally co-produced war drama film written, produced and directed by Jasmila Žbanić. An international co-production of twelve production companies, the film was shown in ...

'', which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign International Feature Film in 2021, and for which she was awarded

European film award for Best actress The European Film Award for Best Actress is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film industry. The awards are presented by the European Film Acade ...

. In Serbia, she is primarily renowned for her work in theater.

Biography

Đuričić was born in

Ruma Ruma (; ) is a town and municipality in the Srem District of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the town has a population of 27,747, while the municipality has a population of 48,621. History Traces of organized human life ...

, Serbia. She graduated from the Academy of Arts at the

University of Novi Sad The University of Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Универзитет у Новом Саду, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu; ) is a public university in Novi Sad, Serbia. Alongside nationally prestigious University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad is ...

in 1989, where she studied under the noted Serbian actor Branko Pleša, and where she is herself now a professor of acting. Đuričić was a permanent member of the

Serbian National Theatre The Serbian National Theatre ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia. History The Serbian National Theatre was founded in 1861 durin ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

from 1990 until 2005. In 2014, she was awarded

Dobrica Dobrica () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Alibunar municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and a population of 1,344 people according to the 2002 census. Name In Se ...

's Ring (Serbian: Добричин прстен, ''Dobrichin prsten''), a lifetime achievement award given to noted Serbian actors. At the 34th European Film Awards, Đuričić was awarded the Best Actress Award for her role in the Bosnian war film ''

''. She currently lives in Novi Sad with her husband

Boris Isaković Boris Isaković (; born 14 December 1966) is a Serbian actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1990. Personal life He is married to Serbian actress Jasna Đuričić and together they reside in Novi Sad. Selected filmography ...

, a fellow actor.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards

* Best Actress Award at the

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narr ...

for '' White White World'' (''Beli beli svet'') (2010) *Best Actress Prize at the

Les Arcs Film Festival Les Arcs Film Festival is an annual European film festival held every December in Les Arcs in the French Alps. Profile Les Arcs was co-founded in 2009 by Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin (CEO), Guillaume Calop (general manager), and Jérémy Zelnik ...

for ''White White World'' (''Beli beli svet'') (2010) *Best Actress Award at the

El Gouna Film Festival The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF; ) is an annual film festival established in 2017, held in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt. The event is hosted by the El Gouna Convention and Culture Centre. The festival focuses on storytelling trends, ...

for ''

'' (2020) * Best Actress Award at the 34th European Film Awards for ''Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2021)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duricic, Jasna 1966 births Living people People from Ruma Serbian film actresses Miloš Žutić Award winners Zoran Radmilović Award winners Laureates of the Ring of Dobrica Žanka Stokić award winners European Film Award for Best Actress winners