Tamara Dragičević

Tamara Dragičević
Тамара Драгичевић
Born (1989-03-30) 30 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2009–present
SpousePetar Benčina
Children3

Tamara Dragičević (Serbian Cyrillic: Тамара Драгичевић, pronounced [ˌtǎmara draˈɡǐːt͡ʃeʋit͜ɕ]; born 30 March 1989) is a Serbian actress and model. She is the best known for her performances in the film Montevideo, God Bless You! by Dragan Bjelogrlić and the RTS series The Scent of Rain in the Balkans by Ljubiša Samardžić.

Personal life

Dragičević has two siblings, a brother and a sister.[2] She is a graduate of the University of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.[3] She is married to Serbian actor Petar Benčina. She gave birth to daughter Staša on 4 December 2016 and son Lazar on 14 August 2019.[4][5] They are a popular celebrity couple in Serbia. Her brother-in-law is actor Igor Benčina.

Career

Dragičević landed the role in Montevideo, God Bless You!, the upcoming film of Dragan Bjelogrlić, in late 2009.[6] The film premiered on 20 December 2010 in the Sava Centar, and was eventually seen by more than 500.000 viewers.[7] Earlier in 2010, Dragičević was cast as Buka Salom in the RTS series The Scent of Rain in the Balkans, the television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Gordana Kuić, directed by Ljubiša Samardžić.[8][9] It began airing on 10 December 2010[10] and ended on 11 March 2011.[11]

In 2011, Dragičević appeared in the music video for single "Slučajno" by Kiki Lesendrić, along with her Montevideo, God Bless You! fellow Miloš Biković.[12] She is currently starring several plays in the Vuk Karadžić and the Boško Buha Theatre.[13] Dragičević would go on to appear in the RTS television series Vojna akademija (English: Military Academy) and its spin-off film Vojna akademija 2, the Montevideo, God Bless You! sequel See You in Montevideo and Bićemo prvaci sveta (English: We Will Be the World Champions). In 2013, Dragičević was one of the contestants in the first season of Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.[14]

Her latest film project, Panama, has been selected to screen in the Special Screenings section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[15]

Filmography

Films
Original title Translation Year Role Notes
Zlatna liga Golden League 2010 Sportswoman Short
Montevideo, Bog te video! Montevideo, God Bless You! 2010 Eli Pops
Vojna akademija 2 Military Academy 2 2013 Nadica Arsić
Montevideo, vidimo se! See You in Montevideo 2013 Eli Pops
Bićemo prvaci sveta We Will Be the World Champions 2015 Sonja Mladenović
Panama Panama 2015 Sandra
Toma 2021 Silvana Armenulić Toma Zdravković biopic
Television
Original title Translation Year Role Notes
Miris kiše na Balkanu The Scent of Rain in the Balkans 2010 Buka Salom 2010–11
Vojna akademija Military Academy 2012 Nadica Arsić 2012–14
Montevideo, Bog te video! Montevideo, God Bless You! 2010 Eli Pops
Montevideo, vidimo se! See You in Montevideo 2013 Eli Pops
Music videos
Original title Translation Year Role Artist
"Slučajno" Accidentally 2011 Female Protagonist Kiki Lesendrić

References

  1. ^ Danilo Mašojević (13 June 2011). "Tamara Dragičević: Love, Sex, Magic". Story (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ Danilo Mašojević (4 April 2011). "Tamara Dragićević: Srećem prinčeve na konjima". Story (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. ^ Ivana Nikolić (9 May 2011). "Tamara Dragičević: Aplauzi za diplomsku predstavu". Hello! (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Srpski glumac kao sav običan svet: Devojke ga obožavaju, a evo gde je uslikan".
  5. ^ "Svet i Scandal".
  6. ^ "Dragan Bjelogrlić počinje snimanje svog rediteljskog prvenca". Story (in Serbian). 28 November 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Montevideo, Bog te video gledalo više od 500 000 gledalaca". Story (in Serbian). 16 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  8. ^ ""Miris kiše na Balkanu" na RTS-u". RTS (in Serbian). 20 July 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  9. ^ Dafina Dostanić (21 July 2010). "Priča o Jevrejima iz Sarajeva". Blic (in Serbian).
  10. ^ "Pogledajte inserte iz serije Miris kiše na Balkanu". Story (in Serbian). 19 December 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Miris kiše na Balkanu". RTS (in Serbian). 11 March 2011.
  12. ^ "Miloš Biković i Tamara Dragičević u strasnom zagrljaju". Story (in Serbian). 20 May 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  13. ^ Ana Ilić (11 February 2011). "Uživam da gledam sebe na filmu". Press (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Tamara Dragičević". Prva Srpska Televizija (in Serbian).
  15. ^ "2015 Official Selection". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 16 May 2015.