Melita Jurišić

Melita Jurisic is an Australian actress.

Jurisic was born in Croatia and migrated to Australia with her family at age five. She began her career as part of the Lighthouse Company (Playhouse) in Adelaide.

Career

Screen, stage and music Jurisic's screen roles include a lead (as Dr. Eva) in the ABC TV series Something in the Air, playing the title character in the 1987 film The Tale of Ruby Rose, the 1986 TV movie Hunger, Croatian film Transatlantik in 1998, 1997's The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Mad Max: Fury Road I Am A Miracle at the Malthouse in 2015 Internationally she appeared in a number of Barrie Kosky's productions at Schauspielhaus Wien in Vienna, Austria, including Medea.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1986 Hunger Ileana Radulesco TV movie 1986 Twelfth Night Part Guest Feature film 1987 The Tale of Ruby Rose Ruby Rose Feature film 1991 A Woman's Tale Judy (voice) Feature film 1991 Get Real Ms.Perkins Short film 1993 Dead Water Sally Lucena Short film 1994 45 Dollars an Hour Helen Short film 1995 Fishing Torturer Short film 1995 One Such Night Cleo Short film 1997 The Sound of One Hand Clapping Maria Buloh Feature film 1998 I, Eugenia Annie Birkett Short film 1998 Transatlantik Zorka Feature film (Croatia) 2003 Einstein's Wife Mileva Einstein (voice) TV movie 2011 Kotlovina Mimi Feature film (Croatia) 2012 Dead Europe Maria Feature film 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road The Vuvalini Feature film 2018 Murer – Anatomy of a Trial Rosa Segev Feature film

Television Year Title Role Type 1981 I Can Jump Puddles Violet TV miniseries, 1 episode 1986 The Fast Lane Maria TV series, 1 episode 1986 Pokerface Lou TV miniseries, 3 episodes 1986 Land of Hope Kathleen Quinn TV miniseries 1990 The Flying Doctors Dr Magda TV series, 15 episodes 1995 Bordertown Adrianna Leeuwen TV miniseries, 10 episodes 1996 Mercury Mrs Sumic TV series, 1 episode 1997 The Petrov Affair Nina Morozova TV miniseries, 2 episodes 2000–02 Something in the Air Dr Eva Petrovska TV series, 148 episodes 2001 Blue Heelers Paula Stanford TV series, 1 episode 2008 Kosovo Narrator 2010 Mother Teresa - Saint of Darkness Mother Teresa (voice)

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result 1987 The Tale of Ruby Rose Venice Film Festival International Critics Prize for Best Actress 1989 A Doll’s House Inaugural Cladan Award Most Significant Contribution to Sydney Theatre 1989 Picnic with Fatima Green Room Awards for Best Actress 1990 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Green Room Awards Best Actress 1991 Bali Adat Green Room Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1992 Mother Courage Green Room Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role } 1998 King Lear Green Room Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role 2008 Women of Troy Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress } 2015 Night on Bald Mountain Green Room Awards Best Female Actor 2016 I Am a Miracle Green Room Awards Best Female Actor 2017 John Green Room Awards Best Female Actor 2017 John Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role