Urša Raukar-Gamulin Explained

Urša Raukar-Gamulin (Zagreb, 18 May 1960) is a Croatian theater, television and film actress, as well as a political activist and parliamentarian. She is a permanent member of the Zagreb Youth Theater ensemble.

Apart from her acting work in Croatia and in international co-productions,^[1] she is known to the public as an activist for co-organizing protests and demonstrations against US President George W. Bush, Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandić,^[2] nationalism, gentrification, cultural policies and other issues.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Since 2017, she has been active for the local green-left political platform as a coordinator for Zagreb is OURS!. In 2020 she ran in the national elections for the Croatian Parliament on the list of the wider national coalition platform We Can!^{[8] [9]}

She is a grand granddaughter of Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski first parliamentarian who gave a speech in Croatian language and one of the most prominent people in Illyrian movement.^[10] In January 2022 she gave a speech in Croatian parliament about Ankica Lepej as first prominent whistle-blower of modern Croatia.

Filmography

Television roles

• "Stipe u gostima" as Irena/Mirjana (2012–2013)
• "Tajni dnevnik patke Matilde" as sheep Lujza (2010–2014)
• "Baza Djeda Mraza" as nanny Wilhelmina (2009)
• "Bumerang" as financial officier (2005)
• "Žutokljunac" as nanny (2005)
• "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" as Rosie (1991)

Film roles

• "The Clean-Up" (2014)
• "Shame on You" (2013)^[11]
• Once Upon a Winter's Night/Jednom davno u zimskoj noć (2012)^[12]
• Lea i Darija – Dječje carstvo as lady in audience (2011)
• Pratioci (2008.)
• I Have to Sleep, My Angel/Moram spavat', anđele as Ana (2007)
• "Zagorka" as friend (2007)
• Libertas as Lucia (2006)
• Sleep Sweet, My Darling/Snivaj, zlato moje as Blanka (2005)
• Sedma kronika (1996)
• Zona sudbine (1992)
• A Summer to Remember/Ljeto za sjećanje (1990)

Voice actor for cartoons

• "BFG: Blagi Fantastični Gorostas" as queen Elizabeth II (2016)
• The Incredibles/Izbavitelji (2004.)
• "Pobuna na farmi" as Bara (2004)
• Finding Nemo/Potraga za Nemom as Nara (2003)

Published works

• Raukar, Urša. "Naša Ici." Kazalište XIX, br. 67/68 (2016): 32–33. https://hrcak.srce.hr/184722

External links

• • ZeKaeM theater – Urša Raukar-Gamulin's page (in Croatian)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Culturenet.hr – Actress Ursa Raukar at the international theatre scene. 31 January 2021. www.culturenet.hr.
2. Web site: 8 April 2010. Croatia: NGO activists uncorking Zagreb. 28 January 2021. Human Rights House Foundation. en-US.
3. Web site: Urša Raukar: Pozivam Karamarka da me zaštiti od medijskog linča. 1 February 2021. www.vecernji.hr. hr.
4. Web site: Gamulin-Raukar: Sve smo radili legalno, ovo je linč aktivista!. 1 February 2021. www.vecernji.hr. hr.
5. Book: Fisher, Sharon. Political change in post-Communist Slovakia and Croatia : from nationalist to Europeanist. 2006. Palgrave Macmillan. 1-4039-7286-9. New York. 117. 133162986.
6. Web site: 12 February 2010. Croatia: Police Arrest Activists in Zagreb. 31 January 2021. Balkan Insight. en-US.
7. Web site: INTERVIEW: URŠA RAUKAR 'Milanović i Karamarko su kao dva jarca na brvnu, ne miču se od vlastita ega'. 1 February 2021. NACIONAL.HR. hr.
8. Web site: platforma. Možemo! politička. 24 June 2020. Predstavljamo naše kandidatkinje i kandidate: Urša Raukar – Možemo! – politička platforma. 28 January 2021. Možemo! – politička platforma. hr.
9. Web site: 15 June 2020. Jutarnji list – Tomašević: 'Očekujemo najmanje tri mandata, a nakon izbora možemo surađivati s Restartom'. 28 January 2021. www.jutarnji.hr. hr-hr.
10. Web site: 2021-12-19. Urša Raukar Gamulin: U politici samo gostujem. Ozbiljno i predano, ali - privremeno. 2021-12-25. Novi list. en.
11. Web site: HAVC • Croatian film catalogue. 1 February 2021. www.havc.hr.
12. Web site: HAVC • Croatian film catalogue. 1 February 2021. www.havc.hr.