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Ena Begović
Born (1960-07-08)8 July 1960
Trpanj, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Died 15 August 2000(2000-08-15) (aged 40)
Postira, Croatia
Years active 1978–2000
Spouse(s)
Josip Radeljak
(m. 2000)
Children 1
Relatives Mia Begović (sister)
Awards
  • Ribbon of an Order of Danica Hrvatska with the face of Marko Marulić.png Order of Danica Hrvatska

Ena Begović (8 July 1960 – 15 August 2000) was a prominent Yugoslav film actress. She is regarded as one of the best and most beautiful actresses in former Yugoslavia.

Early life and career

Begović was born in Trpanj to Terezija and Nikola Begović. Three years later, in January 1963, her sister Mia, who is also an actress, was born. Her father was originally from the municipality of Trpanj, on the Pelješac peninsula.

Begović began acting early, making her first screen appearance at the age of 18 through a small part in Occupation in 26 Pictures, a 1978 film directed by Lordan Zafranović. She made her breakthrough role in Zafranović's next film, The Fall of Italy (1981), where she played Veronika, the daughter of a wealthy local from the Dalmatian coast who sided with the occupying Italian Fascists. .....

In the 1990s, the public focused more of its attention on her personal life than on her acting. In 1996, while driving her car in Zagreb, she was involved in a traffic accident resulting in the death of a motorcyclist.

Death

On 15 August 2000, in the village of Postira on the island of Brač, a few months after marrying the Croatian businessman Josip Radeljak Dikan, and a month and a half after giving birth to their daughter, Lana, she was involved as a passenger in a traffic accident, a rollover, which claimed her life. She was buried at Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb, on 19 August.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Occupation in 26 Pictures Skojevka Uncredited
1980 A Mess in the House Maja Benic
1981 The Fall of Italy Veronika
1981 Piknik u Topoli Jelena
1982 Idemo dalje Milica
1982 I Want to Live Tereza Peric
1987 King's Endgame Visnja Kralj
1988 The Glembays Barunica Castelli
1989 Balkan ekspres 2 Danka
1990 Carnival, Angel and Dust Frida (segment "Andjeo")
1990 Fatal Sky Mrs. Sumner
1991 Charuga Svilena
1997 The Third Woman Hela Martinic
1998 The Three Men of Melita Žganjer Maria
1998 Agonija Laura Lenbach
1999 Četverored Mirta Mesog (final film role)
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