Zrinka Cvitešić

Zrinka Cvitešić (born 18 July 1979) is a Croatian film, television and theatre actress.

Biography The elder of two daughters, Zrinka Cvitešić was born in Karlovac, in the Karlovac County to Ivan and Višnja Cvitešić. Her mother played organ in a local Catholic parish near her hometown. Cvitešić started acting at elementary school and her first role was Cinderella. As a theatre actress, she has been a member of the Croatian National Theatre since 2005. In April 2013, Cvitešić made her West End debut at the Phoenix Theatre in London as "Girl" in the musical Once. Her performance received rave reviews, and she won Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

For her performance in the 2005 film What Is a Man Without a Moustache?, Cvitešić won awards for best actress in a leading role both at the 53rd Pula Film Festival and the 11th Sarajevo Film Festival. She received the Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion, at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in 2010. Cvitešić has been a recipient of Golden Arena, the top prize at Pula Film Festival for her work in the film On the Path.

Personal life Cvitešić was in relationship with Croatian musician Hrvoje Rupčić, but they broke up in 2014. She has been dating footballer Niko Kranjčar since they met in 2014.

Filmography

Movie roles

Year Film Role Notes 1999 Rano buđenje Djevojka Short film 2000 Veliko spremanje Sara 2001 Celestial Body Nurse 2002 Persona ? 2003 Horseman Lejla 2004 Katarza ? 2004 La Femme Musketeer Elena 2004 Čuvaj se sinjske ruke Curly Whore 2005 What Is a Man Without a Moustache? Tatjana Best Actress at the 53rd Pula Film Festival Best Actress at the 11th Sarajevo Film Festival Volim te Squosh Girl 2009 Zagrebačke priče ? 2009 Libertango Sophie 2010 On the Path Luna Best Actress Award at the Alexandria Film Festival The Golden Arena for Best ActressNomination - European Film Award 2010 Torta s čokoladom Julijana 2011 Lea and Darija Ivka Deutsch 2011 Bella Biondina Vinka 2012 My Beautiful Country Danica 2012 Vegetarian Cannibal Dr. Lovrić 2017 Lost in London Suen Starring with Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson 2017 Lucky Accident Crash Tara

Television roles Year Film Role Notes 2006–2007 Ples sa zvijezdama (Croatian version of Strictly Come Dancing) Competitor 2008 Vratiće se rode Mara 2010 Cinema 3 Davorjanka Paunović 2010 Tito 2015 London Spy Sara 2015 Capital Matya 2023 The Power Tatiana Moskalev Main role