Jadranka Đokić facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jadranka Đokić
Đokić at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2008
Born	(1981-01-14) 14 January 1981 (age 44) Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Nationality	Croatian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Awards	Golden Arena for Best Actress 2008—Behind the Glass

Jadranka Đokić (born January 14, 1981) is a famous actress from Croatia. She is known as one of the country's top actresses and has received praise for her work in theater, movies, and television shows.

You might know her as the voice of Terk in the Croatian version of the Disney movie Tarzan or as Master Tigress in the Kung Fu Panda movies. She has won many awards for her acting, including the Golden Arena for Best Actress, which is a very important film award in Croatia.

A Star in the Making

Jadranka Đokić was born in Pula, a city in Croatia. She grew up in a neighborhood called Šijana. As a teenager, she loved the theater and knew she wanted to be an actress.

After finishing high school, she went to a special university for actors called the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb. There, she studied acting and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree, which is a high-level degree for artists.

Career on Stage and Screen

Theater Performances

Jadranka started her acting career in a drama studio in her hometown of Pula. She performed in many plays by the famous writer William Shakespeare, including Othello and Hamlet.

After moving to Zagreb for university, she began acting in professional plays. She starred in a play called Ovo bi mogla biti moja ulica, and her performance was so good that she won the Croatian Theatre Award for Best Actress in 2011. The play was shown in big European cities like Rome, Prague, and Berlin.

She also played important roles like Cordelia in King Lear and Nastasya Filippovna in The Idiot. Critics loved her performances, and she won more major awards for her work in the theater.

Television Fame

Jadranka became very famous in Croatia for her role as Nurse Helga in the comedy series Naša mala klinika. The show was the most-watched TV series in Croatia for several years. People loved her funny and kind character, and she won two awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for this role.

She also starred in other popular Croatian comedy shows, called sitcoms, including Luda kuća and Ko te šiša. In the show Moja 3 zida, she even played a version of herself, and the show was filmed in her own apartment!

Big Screen Success

Jadranka's first movie role was in 1999 in a film called Šverceri hlapić. She later appeared in several important Croatian films.

One of her most famous roles was in the 2008 movie Behind the Glass. For her performance, she won the Golden Arena for Best Actress, which is like winning an Oscar in Croatia. Her acting in this film is considered one of the best in Croatian movie history.

She also starred in other successful movies like Storm, Metastases, and The Priest's Children. The Priest's Children was a huge hit in Croatia when it was released in 2013.

Voice Acting

Besides acting on screen and stage, Jadranka is also a talented voice actress. She has provided the Croatian voice for many characters in popular animated movies.

Some of her famous voice roles include:

• Terk in Tarzan and Tarzan 2
• Master Tigress in the Kung Fu Panda movies
• Mirage in The Incredibles
• Shenzi in The Lion King
• Valka in the How to Train Your Dragon movies
• Sally Carrera in the Cars movies

Personal Life

Jadranka Đokić lives in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. She loves to read and enjoys the works of many famous writers, including Fyodor Dostoyevski and Sylvia Plath.

Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles