Anica Dobra (; born 3 June 1963) is a Serbian film and theatre actress.
Early life and education Dobra was born on 3 June 1963, in Belgrade, where she completed primary education before moving to Frankfurt on Main with her mother. She stayed in Germany until she graduated from high school, and then returned to Serbia. In 1983, Dobra enrolled in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She studied under Predrag Bajčetić, together with Nebojša Bakočević, Goran Radaković, Arijana Čulina, Milan Pleština and Dragana Mrkić. She graduated in 1987.
Dobra is married to Miodrag Sovtić. Their daughter Mina Sovtić is also an actress.
Career Her acting debut occurred in the second year of studies in a short film called “Pera Panker” (1985). In 1987 she got a breakthrough role in a feature film “Život radnika”. During the same year, she received the best leading actress award at the prestigious Pula Film Festival. Prominent roles in many critically acclaimed Serbian movies followed - „Već viđeno“ (1987), “Sabirni centar” (1989), “Kako je propao rokenrol” (1989), “Crni bombarder” (1992), “Točkovi” (1998), “Klopka” (2007), “Ljubav i drugi zločini” (2008), “Neko me ipak čeka” (2009), and “Enklava” (2015).
From the 1990s, Dobra appeared in over 30 international films, predominantly from German cinematography. For her first international role in “Rosamunde” (1990) she received the Bavarian Film Award for the Best Young Actress. She twice won the "Carica Teodora" award at the Film Festival in Niš.
Concurrently with her film career, Dobra has also been performing in theatre plays at Atelje 212, Zvezdara theatre and the Yugoslav drama theatre. Besides acting, she has also translated from German the folk play Der Drang by Franz Xaver Kroetz.
Acting credits
Film YearTitleAlternative titleRole1985Pera Panker (short film)1987Život radnikaMirjana CiricVeć viđenoReflectionsOlgicaŽivot sa stricemMy Uncle's LegacyKorina1989Balkan ekspres 2Balkan Express 2LiliKako je propao rokenrolThe Fall of Rock & RollBarbaraSabirni centarThe Meeting PointMilicaSeobe IITekla Bozic1990RosamundeNie im LebenMimiThe GamblersSpielerKathrin1991WildfeuerEmerenz Meier1992Tito i jaTito and MemajkaCrni bombarderThe Black BomberLuna1993Das Grau des HimmelsCarole1994PolismördarenThe Police MurdererKiaFrauen sind was WunderbaresMichelleWachtmeister ZumbühlMaria1995Roula – Dunkle GeheimnisseRoula1996Linda1998Bin ich schön?Am I Beautiful?FranziskaTočkoviWheelsZanaDas merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur PaarungszeitLove Scenes from Planet EarthTamineh1999Erleuchtung garantiertEnlightenment GuaranteedAnica2000Barbara2001Nataša NatashaSandra2005Ivkova slavaIvko's FeastSika2007KlopkaThe TrapJelena2008Ljubav i drugi zločiniLove and Other CrimesAnicaUniversaloveMilja2010Žena sa slomljenim nosemThe woman with a broken nose Anica2013Gde je Nadja?Where Is Nadia?Milena2015EnklavaEnclaveMilica Arsic2016Auf AugenhöheFrau Gonsalves2019LeberkäsjunkieFrau Grimm2020Fuchs im BauFox in a HoleLeyla2021Aleksandar od JugoslavijeAlexander of YugoslaviaIsidora Sekulic
Television YearTitleAlternative titleRole1986Pokondirena tikva (TV movie)Evica1987Ivanov (TV movie)Sasa1989Balkan ekspres 2 (TV Series)LiliMetla bez drške (TV Series)Pevacica1992 (TV movie)Pia Janzen1993Die Männer vom K3 (TV Series) Petra LindnerBroz i ja (TV Mini Series)majka19955 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten (TV Movie)Martina Becker1996Schlag 12 (TV Movie) GiselaWolffs Revier (TV Series) Ines Andric (TV Movie) Meike1997Nackt im Cabrio (TV Movie) RosaSchimanski (TV Series) Uta MaubachGeisterstunde – Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits (TV Movie) Simone1998Frau zu sein bedarf es wenig (TV Movie) Pauline FrohmutWeekend mit Leiche (TV Movie) Susi / Pia1999Anwalt Abel (TV Series) Fanny GötzAlphamann: Die Selbstmörderin (TV Movie) NadjaDer Bulle von Tölz (TV Series) Maria Burgicz2000Fast ein Gentleman (TV Series) MelindaMutter wider Willen (TV Movie) Sonja Arnold 2001SK Kölsch (TV Series) Mona Liebe The TankerMayday! Überfall auf hoher SeeSuzanne (TV Movie) Der VerlegerMonika Springer - 4. EhefrauAszendent Liebe (TV Movie) Love in the AscendantLena MoosbachEin Hund für alle Fälle (TV Movie) Alexandra Kulm2002Der Freund meiner Mutter (TV Movie) Katrin Weber (TV Movie) Jana2003Sperling (TV Series) Thea Caspari (TV Movie) Judith BehrensDer Herr der Wüste (TV Movie) Annette BucherABC des Lebens (TV Movie) Christiane 2004Edel & Starck (TV Series) Nora WietkeDas Traumhotel (TV Series) Tina BergerEin Baby zum Verlieben (TV Movie) Antonia SandmannMogelpackung Mann (TV Movie) Dr. Judith Müller 2005Ivkova slava (TV Series) Sika2006Die Alpenklinik (TV Movie) Miriam BerghoffSpezialauftrag: Kindermädchen (TV Movie) Special Mission: Nanny Jacky MeiningerEin Familienschreck kommt selten allein (TV Movie) SimoneEin Hauptgewinn für Papa (TV Movie) Xenia TeschmacherTatort (TV Series) Susanne Paulus 2007 (TV Movie) Katrin BrandDie Alpenklinik: Eine Frage des Herzens (TV Movie) Miriam Berghoff Schöne Aussicht (TV Movie) Anna Wiegand 2008Verrückt nach Emma (TV Movie) Marianne Berger Die Alpenklinik: Aus heiterem Himmel (TV Movie)Miriam BerghoffVacation Getaway: Marrakech (TV Movie) Jutta BasinskiMein Schüler, seine Mutter & ich (TV Movie) Ellen Hilbig2009Die Alpenklinik: Riskante Entscheidung (TV Movie) Miriam Berghoff-GuthNeko me ipak čeka (TV movie)Someone is Still WaitingVanja2010Weihnachten im Morgenland (TV Movie)Christmas in Arabia Milena Makowsky 2011Ein Sommer in Paris (TV Movie) Klara Müller Frau Ajnstajn (TV Movie) Mileva MaricLeipzig Homicide (TV Series) 2012Der Mann, der alles kann (TV Movie) Rita Meier 2012Geliebtes Kind (TV Movie) Susanne2013SOKO 5113 (TV Series) Candice Taylor Der Vollgasmann (TV Movie) Claire Leonhardt2014Odeljenje (TV Series) Snupijeva majka 2016Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) EllaBeste Feinde (TV Movie) Kathi HenneDr. Klein (TV Series)Vera Berger2013–2017Otvorena vrata 2 (TV Series) Leta2017SOKO Stuttgart (TV Series) Helga FischerDas Pubertier (TV Series) Roksana2018Paviljoni (TV Movie) Koreni (TV Series) Roza2019Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer (TV Series) Never Too Late for JusticeInga ThalheimNeues aus Büttenwarder (TV Series) Gerlinde Kötenbröck2020 (TV Movie) Esra FilipovicSlucaj porodice Boskovic (TV Series) Danka2021Kralj (TV Series)Isidora SekulicBeleznica profesora Miskovica (TV Series) Jelisaveta MiskovicZwerg Nase (TV Movie) Fee Kräuterweis2018–2022Ubice mog oca (TV Series) Rada
Theatre PlayRoleTheatrePred ogledalomLizaAtelje 212Strah za granicuIngeborg HolmAtelje 212Boris GodunovMarinaAtelje 212Mravlji metežLepa KataAtelje 212Očevi i ociSavinaAtelje 212Staza divljačiHani ŠnajderAtelje 212Divlji medSofija JegorovnaAtelje 212Gospoda GlembajeviBarunica CastelliAtelje 212MizeriEniAtelje 212Pazarni danZvezdara TheatreČarugaZvezdara TheatreMalaMilicaZvezdara TheatreUrnebesna tragedijaNevenZvezdara TheatreGrupa "Boris Piljnjak": Klasni neprijateljZvezdara TheatreKorešpodencija!Zvezdara TheatreHipnoza jedne ljubaviZvezdara TheatreOlujaMirandathe Yugoslav Drama Theatre
Awards and nominations Dobra is a recipient of numerous prizes. She has won Sterija's Award in 1991, the Golden Arena for Best Actress at the Pula Film Festival 1988, Carica Teodora award (twice) at the Film Festival in Niš, the Zoranov brk award, the Golden Turkey at the "Comedy Days" in Jagodina 1992, First Prize of the International Film festival in Vichy, Bavarian film - best young actress, the most prestigious German actor award Goldene Kamera, awards of Belgrade in 2008, the Award for Best Actress of SOFEST, AFUN award and others.
Year Award Category Film Result 1987 Golden Arena Best Actress Reflections 1990 Bavarian Film Awards Best Young Actress Rosamunde 1990 German Film Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Gamblers 1991 Zoran Radmilovic Award Best Actress in a Play Urnebesna tragedija 2005 Goldene Kamera Best German Actress Mogelpackung MannEin Baby zum Verlieben
References
External links
CineMorgue, Anica Dobra "Führen Sie ein Doppelleben, Anica Dobra?" at welt.de (German) Anica Dobra: Još uvek učim da živim at hellomagazin.rs (Serbian) Hello Magazin, Anica Dobra at hellomagazin.rs (Serbian) Anica Dobra - Biografija at story.rs