Sonja Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Соња Савић; 15 September 1961 – 23 September 2008) was a Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice and series of impressive roles in some of the most memorable Yugoslav films of 1980s and 1990s. She was born in

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and attended the

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. In her later years she became an outspoken critic of the direction the country was taking, in terms of cultural and political values. She died in

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; the cause of death was initially reported to be a

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. Sonja appeared in

Miroslav Ilić Miroslav Ilić ( sh-Cyrl, Мирослав Илић; born 10 December 1950) is a Serbian singer. Born in the village of Mrčajevci near Čačak, he made his recording debut whilst still in elementary school. Ilić came to prominence upon the rel ...

video ''Voleo sam devojku iz grada''.

Filmography

*''Leptirov Oblak'' (Butterfly's Cloud) as Lila, 1977 *''Ljubavni život Budimira Trajkovića'' (Beloved Love) as Girl from Discothèque, 1977 *''Lude godine'' as Lidija, 1978 *'' Die rote Zora und ihre Bande'' (The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle) as Zlata, 1979 (TV Series) *''Zvezde koje ne tamne'' (Stars That Don't Fade) as Sonja, 1980 *''Lagani povratak'' (Easy Comeback), 1981 *''Verenica'' (The Fiancée), 1982 *''Živeti kao sav normalan svet'' (Living Like the Rest of Us), 1982 *''Kože'' (Leathers) as Safija, 1982 (TV Series) *''Četvrtak umesto petka'' (Thursday Instead of Friday) as Girl, 1982 (TV) *'' Nešto između'' (Something in Between) as Tvigica, 1983 *''Karlovački doživljaji 1889'' as Milica, 1983 (TV) *''Šećerna vodica'' (Sugar Water) as Branka Đurić-Dečka, 1983 *'' Balkanski špijun'' (Balkan Spy) as Sonja Čvorović, 1984 *''Divlja patka'' (Wild Duck) as Hedviga, 1984 (TV) *'' Davitelj protiv davitelja'' (Strangler vs Strangler) as Sofija, 1984 *''U srcu moje plavuše'', 1984 *''Kamiondžije opet voze'' (Truckdrivers Rides Again) as Anđelija, 1984 *''Uvek sa vama'' (Always with You) as Fat Girl, 1984 (TV Series) *''Una'' as Una, 1984 *''Formula 1'', 1984 (TV Series) *''Gospođica Julija'' (Miss Julija) as Julija, 1985 (TV) *''Život je lep'' (Life is Beautiful) as Singer, 1985 *''Crna Marija'' (Black Mary) as Anja, 1986 *''Majstor i Šampita'' as Sonja Marković – Šampita, 1986 *''Sekula i njegove žene'' (Sekula and his Women) as Spasenija, 1986 *''Noć punog meseca'' (Night of a Full Moon) as Sonja, 1986 (TV Series) *''Telefonomanija'' (Phonemania), 1987 (TV) *''I to se zove sreća'' (And You Call That Luck), 1987 (TV Series) *''Osuđeni'' (Sentenced) as Judge's daughter, 1987 *''Čavka'' as Teacher #2, 1988 *''Braća po materi'' (Maternal Halfbrothers) as Anica, 1988 *''

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'', 1988 *''Masmediologija na Balkanu'' as Slavka, 1989 *'' Kako je propao rokenrol'' (The Fall of Rock'n'Roll) as Bojana, 1989 *''Balkanska perestrojka'' as Slavka, 1990 *'' Mi nismo anđeli'' (We Are Not Angels) as Marta, 1992 *''Uvod u drugi život'', 1992 *''Život i delo Danila Kiša'' (Life and Literature – Danilo Kiš), 1994 (TV) *'' Ni na nebu ni na zemlji'', 1994 *''Otvorena vrata'' (Door Opened) as Blonde, 1995 (TV Series) *'' Urnebesna tragedija'' (Tragédie burlesque) as Violeta, 1995 *''Ivan'', 1997 (TV) *''Tango je tužna misao koja se pleše'', 1997 *''Senke uspomena'' (Shadows of Memories) as Theater Cashier, 2000 *'' Kruh in mleko'' (Bread and Milk) as Sonja, 2001 *'' Virtuelna stvarnost'' (Virtual Reality) as Nina, 2001 *''Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunav, Dunarea'' (The Danube) as Tamara, 2003 *'' Žurka ''(The Party) as Đina, 2004 *''Desperado Tonic'' as fatal woman – a vampire, 2004 *'' Od groba do groba'' (Gravehopping) as Ida, 2005 *'' Jug jugoistok'' (South by Southeast), 2005 *''Princ od papira'' as Eva, 2008 *'' Vratiće se rode'' as Darinka, 2007 (TV series)

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