Ena Begović
Ena Begović (8 July 1960 – 15 August 2000) was a prominent Croatian film actress. She is regarded as one of the best and most beautiful actresses in former Yugoslavia.[1][2]
Ena Begović | |
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Born | |
Died | 15 August 2000 40) | (aged
Nationality | Croatian |
Years active | 1978–2000 |
Spouse(s) | Josip Radeljak (m. 2000) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Mia Begović (sister) |
Early life and career
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Begović was born in Split,[2] to a father Nikola, and a mother Terezija Begović.[3] Three years after her, in January 1963, her sister Mia, who is also an actress, was born. His father was originally from the municipality of Trpanj, based 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.[3] She made her breakthrough role in Zafranović's next film, The Fall of Italy (1981),[3] where she played Veronika, the daughter of a wealthy local from the Dalmatian coast who sided with occupying Italian Fascists. This debut established Begović as one of the sex symbols of 1980s Yugoslav cinema, a status that she later successfully maintained despite appearing in relatively few films as her acting career shifted towards theater.[3]
In the 1990s she was kept in the public eye more due to her personal life than her acting. In 1996, while driving her car in Zagreb, she was involved in a traffic accident resulting in the death of a motorcyclist.[4]
Death
On 15 August 2000, in the Postira village on the island of Brač, a few months after marrying the Croatian businessman Josip Radeljak, 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.[5][3] She was buried at Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb, on 19 August.[6]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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) |
References
- "Prošlo je 19 godina bez Ene Begović: Stradala je baš kada je pronašla svoju životnu sreću, a iza sebe je ostavila neizbrisiv trag". www.tportal.hr. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "Begović Ena". www.enciklopedija.hr. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Ena Begović". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Đorđe Kukuljica: Tri tjedna ležao sam u komi". gloria.hr (in Croatian). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Poginula Ena Begović". Net.hr (in Croatian). 15 August 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "Sahranjena Ena Begović". Net.hr (in Croatian). 19 August 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
External links
- Ena Begović at IMDb