Mira Furlan

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Mira Furlan, 2006 at the "Átjáró-festival" in Budapest

Mira Furlan (born September 7, 1955 in Zagreb , Yugoslavia , † January 20, 2021 in Los Angeles , California , United States ) was a Yugoslavian and Croatian actress .

life and career

Furlan was one of the most famous theater and film actresses in Yugoslavia. She played at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb ( Hrvatsko narodno kazalište ) and in 1985 in Emir Kusturica's film Papa is on a Business Trip , which won the Golden Palm in Cannes.

She campaigned for a peaceful coexistence in a unified Yugoslavia, among other things by performing at a Belgrade theater festival. For this she was persecuted and threatened by nationalists from all sides. On November 1, 1991, she wrote an open letter to her fellow citizens, which was printed on November 5 in the Zagreb newspaper Danas and on November 10 in the Belgrade newspaper Politika . In this letter she expressed her deep disappointment with the behavior of her fellow citizens, with the threats of the nationalists and above all with the silence of friends, colleagues and acquaintances. In mid-November 1991 she emigrated to the United States with her husband, director Goran Gajić . They had a son together.

Between 1994 and 1998 she played the role of Ambassador Delenn in the science fiction series Babylon 5 . For this role she received the 1996 Sci-Fi Universe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Between 2004 and 2010, Furlan played the role of Danielle Rousseau in the US television series Lost .

Furlan died in Los Angeles in January 2021 at the age of 65 of complications from an infection with the West Nile virus .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Mira Furlan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ vecernji.hr: Preminula proslavljena glumica Mira Furlan. January 22, 2021, accessed January 22, 2021 (Croatian).
  2. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55763658
  3. ↑ Arthur Awanesjan: "Babylon 5" - and "Lost" actress Mira Furlan is dead. In: Filmfutter. January 22, 2021, accessed January 22, 2021 .
personal data
SURNAME Furlan, Mira
SHORT DESCRIPTION Yugoslav or Croatian actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Zagreb , Yugoslavia
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 2021
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States