Neda Spasojević

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Neda Spasojević
Born(1941-04-16)16 April 1941
Died16 July 1981(1981-07-16) (aged 40)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
OccupationActor
Years active1961–81
SpouseBane Minić

Neda Spasojević (16 April 1941 – 16 July 1981) was a Serbian film, television and theater actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1964 until her 1981 death from cancer at age 40.

Early life[edit]

Neda Spasojević was born in the Yugoslav capital city Belgrade the week that the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded by Germany in April 1941. Her father Milorad was a traveling actor. Her mother was an Austrian woman from Vienna named Hilda Lermer, who later adopted the Serbian name Jelena.[1] Hilda worked as a seamstress for various theaters.

Career[edit]

Following a rejection at the Performing Arts Academy in Belgrade, Spasojević took her father's advice about moving to Titograd, SR Montenegro if she wished to pursue a career in acting. She performed in her first show on 23 March 1961.[2] Spasojević appeared in her first film in 1964, acting alongside Danilo Stojković in Izdajnik.

Death[edit]

Spasojević was diagnosed with cancer in early 1981. She died from cancer on 16 July 1981, aged 40, a few weeks after completing her scenes for the film Banović Strahinja.[3]

Selected filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1981 The Falcon
1975 Backbone
1972 Traces of a Black Haired Girl
Walter Defends Sarajevo
1969 An Event

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Neda Spasojević – glumica sa tajnom".
  2. ^ "(VIDEO) O NEDI SPASOJEVIĆ JE NEKO REKAO: Ni skromnije devojke, ni srećnije glumice".
  3. ^ "NJENA MAJKA BILA JE JUGOSLOVENSKA DIVA, A UMRLA JE OD RAKA Tragedija koja je našu glumicu pogodila u 8. Godini odredila joj je život". 24 June 2017.

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