Isidora Simijonović Explained

Isidora Simijonović (Serbian: Исидора Симијоновић; born 21 June 1995 in [[Belgrade]]) is a Serbian actress.[1]

She is best known for her performance as Saša in the TV drama series Jutro će promeniti sve,[2] [3] which follows the lives of a group of young adults in contemporary Belgrade.[4] Isidora graduated acting from Belgrade Academy of Arts.[5]

Simijonović began her acting career with the play Pazi vamo performed in Boško Buha theatre in 2010, when she was still in high school. After she had enrolled the academy, she has played in few Belgrade theaters including National Theatre in Belgrade, Belgrade drama theatre, Atelje 212, Bitef theater and Zvezdara theater.[6]

Her film career started with a lead role in the movie Klip, directed by Maja Miloš, when she was 16 years old. She portrays a sullen high school student from a Belgrade suburb.[7] For her performance, she won the award for the best actress at the Vilnius International Film Festival[8] and 'The Golden Hazelnut' (Zlatni lešnik) award for the best actress at the fifth International Festival of Film Direction in Leskovac.[9] After this breakthrough debut role, Simijonović went on to star in several films such as Gde je Nađa?[10] and Atomski zdesna.[11] [12] She also played Katarina in Dobra žena which was screened at many film festivals, including Sundance Film Festival,[13] FEST (Belgrade)[14] and Crossing Europe[15] in Linz. She made her television debut with a minor role in Andrija i Anđelka.[16] She is also known for her role of Ruža in popular crime television show Ubice moga oca.[17]

She played journalist Nataša in Porodica, a five-part drama series about the arrest of Slobodan Milošević, released in 2021.[18] [19]

For her stage performance in Jami distrikt she received Dara Čalenic Foundation Award for the Best Young Actress on theatre festival Sterijino pozorje. [20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Clip (Serbian: Klip) Jasna
2013 Gde je Nađa? (Where is Nađa?) Sandra
2014 Atomski zdesna (Atomic from the right) Dušica
2015 Daughter in pre-production
2016 Dobra žena (A Good Wife) Katarina
2022 Mala

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Anđelka's classmate 2. season, 24. episode
2016 Unknown Pilot episode
2017 Ruža (Ružica) Season 2
2018 Saša (Aleksandra)
2020Močvara [21] Neda
2021PorodicaNataša

Theatre credits

Year[22] Title Role Venue
2012 Ivana Boško Buha Theatre, Belgrade
2016GozbaDušicaZvezdara teatar, Belgrade
2017Jami DistriktSrbijaBitef teatar
2018Sumnjivo lice[23] Reflektor teatar
2018Osama kasaba u NjujorkuEsmaZvezdara teatar
2018BalavaBalavaBeogradsko dramsko pozorište
2018M.I.R.A.Bitef teatar
2019A Midsummer Night's DreamHermiaNational Theatre in Belgrade
2019The DummedMartinBeogradsko dramsko pozorište
2019Testirano na ljudimaEvaAtelje 212
2020Jugojugoslavija[24] Beogradsko dramsko pozorište
2021Cement - Beograd[25] Beogradsko dramsko pozorište

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mitchell2012-02-01T11:15:00+00:00 . Wendy . Maja Milos . 2024-01-16 . Screen . en.
  2. Web site: 2018-10-25. Zvezda serije "Jutro će promeniti sve" - Isidora Simijonović: Bitni su mi saradnici, nekada baš oni mogu da me inspirišu Story.rs. 2021-08-11. Story. sr-RS.
  3. Web site: INTERVJU ISIDORA SIMIJONOVIĆ I JOVANA STOILJKOVIĆ: junakinje serije "Jutro će promeniti sve" sumiraju godinu za nama. 2021-08-11. Lepa i srecna. en-US.
  4. Web site: Janković. Zoran. PRODUCTION: Serbian/Bosnian TV Drama Series Morning Changes Everything Wraps Shooting - FilmNewEurope.com. 2021-08-11. www.filmneweurope.com. en-gb.
  5. Web site: VELIKI INTERVJU ISIDORE SIMIJONOVIĆ U “BLICU“ Akademija umetnosti. 2021-08-11. en-US.
  6. Web site: Музеј позоришне уметности Србије. 2021-08-11. teatroslov.mpus.org.rs.
  7. Catsoulis, Jeannette. Lost Generation: A Serbian Version, The New York Times, New York, 14 March 2013. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  8. http://www.glassrpske.com/kultura/film/Nagrada-za-glumicu-Isidoru-Simijonovic-u-Litvaniji/lat/74768.html
  9. http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/kultura.71.html:398661-Priznanje-Klipu-u-Leskovcu
  10. http://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=268&yyyy=2013&mm=08&nav_id=741884
  11. http://www.kurir.rs/isidora-simijanovic-nova-muza-srdana-dragojevica-clanak-1301903
  12. http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/1021906-dragojevic-o-novom-filmu-istinita-prica-o-problemima-svih-nas
  13. https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/a-good-wife-review-sundance-1201684673/
  14. http://www.akademijaumetnosti.edu.rs/u-filmu-dobra-zena-prof-mirjane-karanovic-mnogobrojna-umetnicka-ekipa-diplomaca-akademije-umetnosti-u-beogradu/
  15. https://www.crossingeurope.at/en/movie/dobra-zena-a-good-wife.html
  16. http://www.prva.rs/program/serija/andrija-i-andjelka/93653/andrija-i-andjelka---24-epizoda---cetvrtak-31-mart.html
  17. Web site: Čikarić. Snežana. Ne mogu da igram lik koji ne razumem. 2021-08-11. Politika Online.
  18. Web site: 2021-05-03. “Porodica”, controversial new drama series about the arrest of Slobodan Milošević. 2021-08-12. Méditerranée Audiovisuelle. en-US.
  19. Web site: Milić. Marija. 2021-04-27. Isidora Simijonović: Osetljivost je i snaga u isto vreme. 2021-08-12. Oblakoder. en-US.
  20. Web site: Kovačević. Snežana. Sedam Sterija za „Jami distrikt”. 2021-08-11. Politika Online.
  21. Web site: Isidora Simijonovic. 2021-08-11. IMDb.
  22. Web site: Sterijino pozorje - Godišnjak pozorište Srbije. 2021-08-11. pozorje.org.rs.
  23. Web site: Sumnjivo lice: O promenama, koje se u Srbiji večito čekaju - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas. 2021-08-11. sr-RS.
  24. Web site: 2020-11-18. "Jugojugoslavija" nagrađivanog nemačkog reditelja Bona Parka u BDP-u. 2021-08-11. N1. sr-RS.
  25. Web site: 2021-04-10. Premijera predstave "Cement Beograd" - šta znači biti heroj danas. 2021-08-11. N1. sr-RS.