Zrinka Cvitešić (born 18 July 1979) is a
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
n film, television and theatre actress.
Biography
The elder of two daughters, Zrinka Cvitešić was born in
Karlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377.
Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located southwest of Zagreb and northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the ...
, in the
Karlovac County to Ivan and Višnja Cvitešić. Her mother played
organ in a local Catholic parish near her hometown. Cvitešić started acting at elementary school and her first role was Cinderella. As a theatre actress, she has been a member of the
Croatian National Theatre since 2005. In April 2013, Cvitešić made her West End debut at the
Phoenix Theatre in
London
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as "Girl" in the musical
''Once''. Her performance received rave reviews, and she won
Laurence Olivier Award for
Best Actress in a Musical.
For her performance in the 2005 film ''
What Is a Man Without a Moustache?'', Cvitešić won awards for best actress in a leading role both at the 53rd
Pula Film Festival and the 11th
Sarajevo Film Festival. She received the
Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by
European Film Promotion
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, at the
60th Berlin International Film Festival in 2010. Cvitešić has been a recipient of
Golden Arena, the top prize at
Pula Film Festival for her work in the film ''
On the Path''.
Personal life
Cvitešić was in relationship with Croatian musician Hrvoje Rupčić, but they broke up in 2014. She has been dating footballer
Niko Kranjčar since they met in 2014.
NIKO KRANJČAR NOVA JE LJUBAV ZRINKE CVITEŠIĆ
Gloria.hr, 17 April 2014
Filmography
Movie roles
Television roles
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
People from Karlovac
Croatian film actresses
Croatian stage actresses
Croatian television actresses
21st-century Croatian women singers
Golden Arena winners
Laurence Olivier Award winners
Musical theatre actresses
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb alumni