2.1 Who is Mira Furlan
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This article is from the Mira Furlan FAQ, by Moyra J. Bligh moyra@zlatna.com with numerous contributions by others.
2.1 Who is Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan is a noted former Yugoslavian actress, currently best
known to the western world for her portrayal of the Minbari Ambassador
"Delenn" on the award winning series Babylon 5. Her Yugoslavian
credits include Emir Kusturica's "When Father Was Away on Business"
("Otac na sluzbenom putu"), winner of the "Palme d'or" at Cannes for
best film in 1985, which was also nominated for an Oscar that same
year, and Rajko Grlic's "Three for Happiness" ("Za srecu je potrebno
troje"). She is also the winner of two Golden Arena's (Yugoslavia's
equivalent of the Oscar), for Best Supporting Actress for her role in
"Cyclops" ("Kiklop") in 1982 and for Best Actress for her portrayal of
"Jaglika" in "The Beauty of Vice" ("Lepota poroka") in 1986, as well
as winning Yugoslavia's most prestigious theatrical award, the
Dubravko Dujsin, in 1990 for her portrayal of Natalya Petrovna in
Turgenev's "A Month in the Country" at the Croatian National Theatre.
In 1995 she won the Dramalogue Theatre Award for Best Actress for
"Antigone" (which also won Best Production, and Best Director for her
husband Goran Gajic) staged at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Los
Angeles.
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