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Bojana Novakovic
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Novakovic in 2012
Born
Alma mater National Institute of Dramatic Art
Occupation Actress
Years active 1994–present

Bojana Novakovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојана Новаковић, Serbian: Bojana Novaković) is an Australian actress. She is famous for her roles in TV shows and movies. You might know her from the TV series Instinct, where she played a detective.

She has also been in many films. Some of her well-known movies include Drag Me to Hell (2009), Edge of Darkness (2010), Devil (2010), I, Tonya (2017), and Birds of Prey (2020).

Early Life and Education

Bojana Novakovic was born in Belgrade, which was then part of Yugoslavia. Her younger sister, Valentina Novakovic, is also an actress. When Bojana was seven years old, in 1988, her family moved to Australia.

At first, Bojana thought about becoming a social worker or a doctor. But she later decided she wanted to act. She studied at The McDonald College in Sydney. She was the top student there in 1998. Later, she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2002.

Acting Career Highlights

In 2003, Bojana played a character named Randa in the TV mini-series Marking Time. For this role, she won an AFI Award for "Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy." This was a big award in Australia for TV and film.

She has acted in many Australian films. These include Blackrock (1996), The Monkey's Mask (1999), and Thunderstruck (2004). She also appeared in Serbian films like The Optimists (2005).

From 2007 to 2009, she was in the TV series Satisfaction. She also continued to act in international films. Some of these were Drag Me to Hell (2009), Edge of Darkness (2009), and Devil (2010).

Bojana has also performed in many plays. She has worked with famous theatre companies like the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company. She was nominated for awards for her theatre work, too. For example, she received a Helpmann award nomination for her role in Woyzeck in 2009.

She even runs her own theatre company called Ride On Theatre. She has produced and performed in several plays for her company. In 2010, she was nominated for an AFI International Award for Best Actress for her role in Edge of Darkness.

From 2013 to 2014, Bojana starred in the American TV series Rake. In 2015, she played Clare Hitchens in The Hallow, a horror film. She also had a recurring role in the TV show Shameless. More recently, she starred in Instinct from 2018 to 2019.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Blackrock Tracy Warner
1999 Strange Fits of Passion Jaya
2000 Monkey's Mask, TheThe Monkey's Mask Tianna
2004 Thunderstruck Anna
2006 Solo Billie Finn
2006 Optimists, TheThe Optimists Marina
2008 Seven Pounds Julie
2009 Drag Me to Hell Ilenka Ganush
2010 Edge of Darkness Emma Craven
2010 Devil Sarah Caraway
2010 Skinning Mina
2011 Burning Man Sarah
2012 Not Suitable for Children Ava
2013 Charlie's Country Parole Officer
2012 The King Is Dead! Therese
2012 Generation Um... Violet
2014 Little Death, TheThe Little Death Maeve
2015 Hallow, TheThe Hallow Clare Hitchens
2017 I, Tonya Dody Teachman
2017 Beyond Skyline Audrey
2018 Malicious Lisa
2020 Birds of Prey Erika Manson

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Heartbreak High Tasha Episode: "6.29"
1998–1999 Wildside Vildana Asimovic Episodes: "1.29", "2.19"
1999 Big Sky Leisa Episode: "Desperate Measures"
1999 Murder Call Sophie Misfud Episode: "Bad Business"
1999 All Saints Rachel Carpenter Episode: "Ghosts of Christmas Past"
2000 Water Rats Sarah Schreiber Episode: "A Day to Remember (Break Your Heart)"
2003 Marking Time Randa TV miniseries
2004–2005 Cooks, TheThe Cooks Raffa Main role
2006 BlackJack: At the Gates Nikki TV film
2007–2009 Satisfaction Tippi Main role (seasons 1–2)
2014 Rake Michaela 'Mikki' Partridge Main role
2015 Casanova Madame de Pompadour TV film
2015 Agatha Agatha TV film
2015–2016 Shameless Bianca Samson Recurring role (season 5)
2016 Westworld Marti Episode: "The Stray"
2018–2019 Instinct Det. Lizzie Needham Main role, 24 episodes
2020 Operation Buffalo Molly Recurring role, 5 episodes
2021 MacGyver Anya Vitez Episode: "Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO"
2021 Love Me Clara Mathieson Main role
2024 Chicago P.D. Josephine Petrovic Episodes: "The Living and the Dead", "On Paper"

Awards and Nominations

Bojana Novakovic has won and been nominated for several awards for her acting.

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2004 Australian Film Institute Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy Marking Time Won
2008 ASTRA Awards Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female Satisfaction Nominated
2010 Australian Film Institute Best Actress Edge of Darkness Nominated
2012 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actress – Leading Role Burning Man Nominated
2013 Australian Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2022 AACTA Awards Best Lead Actress in a Drama Love Me Nominated
Logie Awards Most Popular Actress Nominated
2024 AACTA Awards Best Lead Actress in a Drama Nominated

See also

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