Melita Jurisic | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
Melita Jurisic is an Australian actress.
Jurisic was born in Croatia and migrated to Australia with her family at age five.[1] She began her career as part of the Lighthouse company in Adelaide.[2]
Jurisic's screen roles include a lead in the ABC TV series Something in the Air,[3] playing the title character in the 1987 film The Tale of Ruby Rose,[4] Croatian film Transatlantik in 1998,[5] 1997's The Sound of One Hand Clapping,[6] Mad Max: Fury Road[2] Bordertown and The Petrov Affair.[1]
Stage roles include Macbeth with the Sydney Theatre Company in 2014,[7] I Am A Miracle at the Malthouse in 2015[2] Three Sisters at the Sydney Opera House in 2001.[8] Internationally she appeared in Barrie Kosky's production of Medea in Vienna.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hallett, Bryce (27 July 2009), "An outsider finds a place to call home", The Sydney Morning Herald
- 1 2 3 Hawker, Philippa (10 July 2015), "Melita Jurisic: from Mad Max to Macbeth, this versatile actor continues to impress", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Johnston, Tony (16 January 2000), "AIR apparent", Herald Sun
- ↑ Byrnes, Paul (18 August 1988), "Wild and haunting tale beneath the mist", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Blinksell, Magella (8 September 2000), "Surprises Out Of Zagreb", The Canberra Times
- ↑ Martin, Adrian (23 April 1998), "No hands clapping here", The Age
- ↑ Blake, Jason (27 July 2014), "Hugo Weaving and Melita Jurisic make Macbeth sing, but final scene needs fine-tuning", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Bodey, Michael (4 May 2001), "Sister acting", The Daily Telegraph
External links
- Melita Jurisic at IMDb
- Melita Jurisic at AusStage
- Biographical cuttings on Melita Jurisic, actress, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia
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