Nataša Petrović (

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: Наташа Петровиќ;

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: Наташа Петровић; born 31 August 1988), also known as Natasha Petrovic, is a

actress of Serbian descent. She made her on–screen debut in 2007 Macedonian film ''

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'' by Milčo Mančevski, and reached a worldwide success with 2010 film ''

As If I Am Not There ''As If I Am Not There'' (Serbian: Као да ме нема, ''Kao da me nema'') is a 2010 Irish-Serbian drama film directed by Juanita Wilson. The film is set in the Balkans and is shot in the Serbo-Croatian language. It was selected as the I ...

'' by

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, which was selected as the Irish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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Career

Petrovic made her on–screen debut with a small role in ''

'', a 2007 Macedonian film directed by Milčo Mančevski. In 2009, she landed the lead role in Irish film ''

'', directed by

, which premiered in 2010. Although most of the film was shot in

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, it was selected as the Irish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

. ''As If I Am Not There'' garnered positive reviews, while Petrovic's personal performance earned her Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actress, as well as the Irish Film and Television Award for Best International Actress and Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Acting Performance – Female nominations. At the

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, Petrovic was one of ten European actors — including

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, and

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— that were presented the

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by the

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. American magazine ''

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'' also named her as one of the most promising actresses today. In 2011, Petrovic made her stage debut as Célimène in ''

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'' by

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. The same year, she played Elikia in ''The Sound of Cracking Bones'' by Suzanne Lebeau. In 2012 she took part in the film ''

The Piano Room ''The Piano Room'' is a 2013 Macedonian drama film directed by Igor Ivanov Izi. Cast * Nataša Petrović - Maid * Jovica Mihajlovski - Manager * Svetozar Cvetković - Dize * Vasil Zafircev - Ira * Torsten Voges Torsten Voges is a German a ...

'' directed by Igor Ivanov - Izi where she plays the leading woman role that premiered at Manaki Film Festival 2013 and also the film '' To The Hilt'' directed by the Academy Award Nominee

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, that premiered 2014 at the Manaki Film Festival. In 2013 she played the role Katerina in the feature film ''Lazar'' directed by

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that had a premiere in 2015. Natasha was also the leading women role in the feature film ''Elixir'' shot in Berlin, directed by Brodie Higgs, playing the role of Lexia. This film premiered at the Berlinale in 2015 having a world premiere. She later played Ines in the feature film ''The Witness'', directed by Mitko Panov, where she played alongside

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. In 2018 she played the role of Milica in the German TV series ''Pagan Peak (Der Pass)''. Her latest film ''Only Human'' by Igor Ivanov, where she plays the role of Keti, had premiere in 2020.

Personal life

Petrovic speaks in

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, English, Bosnian,

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, Bulgarian,

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and

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. She has been studying drama at the St. Cyril and Methodius University since 2007, and is expected to graduate in 2011. Petrovic has been compared to the triple

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winner

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for her beauty and talent.

Filmography

Stage credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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