Actor

Mirjana Karanović

1957

Who they are

Born: 28 January 1957, Belgrade, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]
Known for: When Father Was Away on Business, Underground, Life Is a Miracle

Mirjana Karanović (born 1957, Belgrade) is a Serbian actress who also works as a director and screenwriter. She rose to prominence in Emir Kusturica's films of the 1980s and 1990s and became a leading face of post-Yugoslav cinema. She made her directorial debut with A Good Wife (2016).

Where to start

When Father Was Away on Business (1985)Full guide
Early breakthrough in Kusturica's Yugoslav drama, which brought her wide international recognition.
Underground (1995)Full guide
Appeared in Kusturica's epic about Yugoslavia's 20th-century history, one of the best-known films of the region.
Life Is a Miracle (2004)Log in to add it to the library
Reunited her with Kusturica in a Bosnian war-era tragicomedy.
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2006)Log in to add it to the library
Lead role as a mother with a wartime past in Jasmila Žbanić's acclaimed Bosnian drama.
A Good Wife (2016)Log in to add it to the library
Her first film as director, in which she also starred, exploring a woman's reckoning with her husband's wartime crimes.

Their films in the library

Awards

No major awards are documented here.

The full list · 68

1980Handymen, HandymenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dunja
1980Petria's WreathLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Petrija
1981The Fall of ItalyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mare
1981Once Upon a LoveLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1981Old BelgradeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1981The Case of Bogoljub Savkovic, the SmelterLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1982Two Halves of a HeartLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Alma, majka
1984Truckers Ride AgainLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Alapača
1984Province in the BackgroundLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1984White WidowsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1985When Father Was Away on BusinessLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Senija 'Sena' Zolj, majka
1985Life Is BeautifulLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Stoperka
1985The TombolaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Olga, Dušanova žena
1986Promised LandLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marta
1986A Swanky PumpkinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Fema
1987Ever-Ready WomenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Majstor
1987On the Road to KatangaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pevačica Žana
1987Marjuca or DeathLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marjuča
1988Heart and Her ChildrenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Srce
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1989Meeting PlaceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jelena Katić
1989Time of MiraclesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marta
1989Migrations IILog in to add it to the libraryActor as Evdokija Božić
1989Mrs. StremnickaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Isidora Sekulić
1991The Little OneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Božidarka
1993Better Than EscapeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Radmila
1995UndergroundLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Vera
1997Three Summer DaysLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Gazdarica
1998Cabaret BalkanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Natalija
1998Three Palms for Two Punks and a BabeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Direktorka
2003Strawberries in the SupermarketLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Supermarket owner
2003WitnessesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Majka
2004Life Is a MiracleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nada
2005Go WestLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ranka
2006Grbavica: The Land of My DreamsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Esma
2006FrauleinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ruža
2007MirushLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hava
2007Jar Full of AirLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ljubica
2009Here and ThereLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Olga
2009Wait for Me and I Will Not ComeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Anđa
2009Someone Is Still WaitingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Majka
2010On the PathLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nađa
2010Have I Told You I've Been Abused?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Herself
2012Death of a Man in the BalkansLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mušterija
2012Loveless ZoritsaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Majka
2012The WhirlLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Inspektorka
2013The Tree and the SwingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nina
2014Monument to Michael JacksonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Darinka
2014Cure: The Life of AnotherLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Grandmother
2014The ReaperLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mirjana
2014EqualsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as (segment "Katarina")
2014Three Windows and a HangingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The journalist
2015Next to MeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Direktorka škole
2016Train Driver's DiaryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jagoda
2016A Good WifeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Milena · Director
2017Requiem for Mrs. JLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Gospođa J
2017The Other Side of EverythingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Herself
2017CatalinaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mother
2017Heart with No CureLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nata
2019The Diary of Diana B.Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Mira
2019The FactoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor
2019Second ChanceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Angelina
2019The Right OneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Majka
2020MareLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marina majka
2021TomaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kosana Zdravković
2021Life of a MuttLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dona (voice)
2025The PavilionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Direktorka Minski Tudora
2025Mother MaraLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mara Gvozdenović · Director

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.