BIOGRAPHY
A leading actress of theatre, film and
TV in the former Yugoslavia, Mira Furlan
emigrated to the U.S. four years ago, due to the
intolerable political circumstances in her
homeland. Ms. Furlan currently stars in the Warner Bros. TV series "Babylon 5" as
Ambassador Delenn (Sci-Fi Universe award for Best
Supporting Actress in a Genre TV-series). Her
other American credits now include the TV movie
"My Antonia" directed by J. Sargent,
the title roles in Sophocles'
"Antigone" at the Hudson Guild Theatre
in L.A. (Dramalogue Theatre Award for outstanding
performance in 1995) and Lorca's
"Yerma" at The Indiana Repertory
Theatre. She also appeared in Brecht's
"Baal" at The Second Stage in L.A. and
Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell" in which she
co-starred with Ed Asner and Rene Auberjonois.
Ms. Furlan is a member of the Actors' Studio.
Ms. Furlan's film credits include leading roles
in over 25 films. She co-starred in Emir
Kusturica's Cannes award-winning and
Oscar-nominated film "When Father Was Away
On Business". Films include:"Three for
Happiness" (Grand Prix, Valencia Film
Festival), "Beauty of Vice", "In
the Jaws of Life", "The Loves of Blanka
Kolak", "Dear Video", etc. In
addition, Ms. Furlan has appeared regularly on
Yugoslav Television, playing leading roles in
numerous series and TV-films. She has received
all the highest awards in her former country,
both for her stage and film work, including two
Golden Arenas (Yugoslav Oscars) for Best Actress.In the former Yugoslavia
Mira was a member of the Croatian National
Threatre and a frequent guest star at major
theatres throughout the country. Favorite roles
include Natalya in " A Month in the
Country", Mrs. Elliot in
"Alpha-Beta", Celimene in "The
Misanthrope", Judith in "The Devil's
Disciple", Annabella in "Tis Pity She's
a Whore", the title role in Euripides'
"Helen", Lea in "Dybbuk",
Isabelle in Corneille's "L'Illusion",
Yvette in "Mother Courage", Natasha in
"Three Sisters" and Ophelia in the
Czech Oscar-winner Jiri Menzel's production of
"Hamlet".
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FILMS (Link to IMDB)
Filmography
Apology (2007) .... Jacqueline
Slateman
"Lost" (2004-2008)
TV Series .... Danielle Rousseau
"Night Stalker" (2006) .... Marlene Shields -
Timeless
Disi duboko (2004) .... Lila
"Sheena" (2001) .... Yoka Laniche - Treasure of
Sienna Mende
Babylon 5: Into the Fire (2000) .... Delenn
Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV) .... Delenn
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV) .... Delenn
Black Kites (1996) .... Narrator/Voiceover
My Antonia (1995) (TV) .... Mrs. Shimerda
"Babylon 5" (1994-1998) TV Series .... Delenn
Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV) .... Delenn
Dear Video (1991) .... Jovanka
"Tudjinac" (1990) (mini) TV Series
Braca po materi (1990) .... Vranka
... aka Maternal Halfbrothers (1990)
Gluvi barut (1990) .... Gluvi barut
... aka Silent Gunpowder (1990)
Stela (1990)
Bunker Palace Hôtel (1989)
Poltron (1989)
Camino del sur, El (1988) .... Bessi
... aka Journey to the South (1988)
Spijun na stiklama (1988) .... Vesna
Za sada bez dobrog naslova (1988) .... Actress
... aka Film with No Name, A (1988) (USA)
"Vuk Karadzic" (1987) (mini) TV Series .... Petrija
Ljubezni Blanke Kolak (1987)
Osudjeni (1987) .... Mira
"Bolji zivot" (1986) (mini) TV Series
"Putovanje u Vucjak" (1986) (mini) TV Series
Lepota poroka (1986) .... Jaglika
... aka Beauty of Sin, The (1986)
Od zlata jabuka (1986)
Spadijer-jedan zivot (1986)
Za srecu je potrebno troje (1986) .... Zdenka
... aka Three for Happiness (1986)
Otac na sluzbenom putu (1985) .... Ankica
... aka When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
Cao inspektore (1985)
Horvatov izbor (1985) .... Eva
... aka Vucjak (1985)
U raljama zivota (1984) .... Marijana
... aka In the Jaws of Life (1984)
Zadarski memento (1984)
Pismo Glava (1983) .... Finke
Kiklop (1982) .... Enka
"Nepokoreni grad" (1981) (mini) TV Series
"Velo misto" (1981) (mini) TV Series .... Kate
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