Sonja Savić
Sonja Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Соња Савић; 15 September 1961 – 23 September 2008) was a Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice and series of impressive roles in some of the most memorable Yugoslav films of 1980s and 1990s. She was born in Čačak, Serbia and attended the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Serbia.
Sonja Savić

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- Born
- 1961. · Čačak.
- Died
- 2008. · Belgrade.
- Nationality
- Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Occupation
- actress and film director.
- Education
- Faculty of Dramatic Arts of Belgrade.
- Honours
- Golden Arena for Best Actress.
- Languages
- Serbian and Slovene.
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Sonja Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Соња Савић; 15 September 1961 – 23 September 2008) was a Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice and series of impressive roles in some of the most memorable Yugoslav films of 1980s and 1990s. She was born in Čačak, Serbia and attended the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Sonja Savić (1961–2008) was an actor, actress and film actor, among other activities and a national of Serbia and Serbia and Montenegro. Born in Čačak, the actor died in Belgrade. Sonja Savić studied at Faculty of Dramatic Arts of Belgrade.
Languages used include Serbian and Slovene. The actor received Golden Arena for Best Actress.
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Personal life
Savić was a good friend with members of the band Ekatarina Velika. Savić never married and had no children. In later years she stated she regrets that decision. In her later years she became an outspoken critic of the direction the country was taking, in terms of cultural and political values. Politically, she was a progressive. Sonja appeared in Miroslav Ilić video Voleo sam devojku iz grada.
Death
Death
She died in Belgrade, Serbia; the cause of death was initially reported to be a heroin overdose.
Filmography
Filmography
Leptirov Oblak (Butterfly's Cloud) as Lila, 1977 Ljubavni život Budimira Trajkovića (Beloved Love) as Girl from Discothèque, 1977 Lude godine as Lidija, 1978 Die rote Zora und ihre Bande (The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle) as Zlata, 1979 (TV Series) Zvezde koje ne tamne (Stars That Don't Fade) as Sonja, 1980 Lagani povratak (Easy Comeback), 1981 Verenica (The Fiancée), 1982 Živeti kao sav normalan svet (Living Like the Rest of Us), 1982 Kože (Leathers) as Safija, 1982 (TV Series) Četvrtak umesto petka (Thursday Instead of Friday) as Girl, 1982 (TV) Nešto između (Something in Between) as Tvigica, 1983 Karlovački doživljaji 1889 as Milica, 1983 (TV) Šećerna vodica (Sugar Water) as Branka Đurić-Dečka, 1983 Balkanski špijun (Balkan Spy) as Sonja Čvorović, 1984 Divlja patka (Wild Duck) as Hedviga, 1984 (TV) Davitelj protiv davitelja (Strangler vs Strangler) as Sofija, 1984 U srcu moje plavuše, 1984 Kamiondžije opet voze (Truckdrivers Rides Again) as Anđelija, 1984 Uvek sa vama (Always with You) as Fat Girl, 1984 (TV Series) Una as Una, 1984 Formula 1, 1984 (TV Series) Gospođica Julija (Miss Julija) as Julija, 1985 (TV) Život je lep (Life is Beautiful) as Singer, 1985 Crna Marija (Black Mary) as Anja, 1986 Majstor i Šampita as Sonja Marković – Šampita, 1986 Sekula i njegove žene (Sekula and his Women) as Spasenija, 1986 Noć punog meseca (Night of a Full Moon) as Sonja, 1986 (TV Series) Telefonomanija (Phonemania), 1987 (TV) I to se zove sreća (And You Call That Luck), 1987 (TV Series) Osuđeni (Sentenced) as Judge's daughter, 1987 Čavka as Teacher #2, 1988 Braća po materi (Maternal Halfbrothers) as Anica, 1988 The Dark Side of the Sun (film), 1988 Masmediologija na Balkanu as Slavka, 1989 Kako je propao rokenrol (The Fall of Rock'n'Roll) as Bojana, 1989 Balkanska perestrojka as Slavka, 1990 Mi nismo anđeli (We Are Not Angels) as Marta, 1992 Uvod u drugi život, 1992 Život i delo Danila Kiša (Life and Literature – Danilo Kiš), 1994 (TV) Ni na nebu ni na zemlji, 1994 Otvorena vrata (Door Opened) as Blonde, 1995 (TV Series) Urnebesna tragedija (Tragédie burlesque) as Violeta, 1995 Ivan, 1997 (TV) Tango je tužna misao koja se pleše, 1997 Senke uspomena (Shadows of Memories) as Theater Cashier, 2000 Kruh in mleko (Bread and Milk) as Sonja, 2001 Virtuelna stvarnost (Virtual Reality) as Nina, 2001 Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunav, Dunarea (The Danube) as Tamara, 2003 Žurka (The Party) as Đina, 2004 Desperado Tonic as fatal woman – a vampire, 2004 Od groba do groba (Gravehopping) as Ida, 2005 Jug jugoistok (South by Southeast), 2005 Princ od papira as Eva, 2008 Vratiće se rode as Darinka, 2007 (TV series)
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Life and career
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2008
Sonja Savić died at Belgrade.
2011
Sonja Savić (2011) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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Čačak.
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Belgrade.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q469494: Sonja Savić
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- “Sonja Savić”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- OpenAlex author record A5050269873 for Sonja Savic.
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- VIAF cluster 271991075 for Sonja Savić, aggregating national library name authorities.
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