Zijah Sokolović
Zijah Sokolović (born 22 December 1950) is a Bosnian actor, writer and director. He is the director of Theaterland in Salzburg, professor at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, artistic director of Dežela gledališča theatre in Ljubljana and artistic project leader for Dramatic society, Dramatično društvo, but also directs plays in Belgrade, Zagreb, Banja Luka and in his hometown of Sarajevo. Sokolović appeared in numerous films, including multiple award-winning Yugoslav and Bosnian films Silent Gunpowder, Remake and The Abandoned.
Zijah Sokolović
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- Name
- Zijah Sokolović
- Born
- 22 December 1950
- Birthplace
- Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
- Education
- Academy of Performing Arts, Sarajevo
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Spouse
- Lidija Stanković
- Nationality
- Bosnia and Herzegovina · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Fields
- acting · film direction
- Honours
- Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting
- Languages
- Bosnian · Croatian
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Zijah Sokolović (born 22 December 1950) is a Bosnian actor, writer and director. He is the director of Theaterland in Salzburg, professor at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, artistic director of Dežela gledališča theatre in Ljubljana and artistic project leader for Dramatic society, Dramatično društvo, but also directs plays in Belgrade, Zagreb, Banja Luka and in his hometown of Sarajevo. Sokolović appeared in numerous films, including multiple award-winning Yugoslav and Bosnian films Silent Gunpowder, Remake and The Abandoned.
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Biography
Biography
He also voiced Mr. Ping in the Serbian dub of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Zijah Sokolović • Born — 22 December 1950 • Birthplace — Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia • Education — Academy of Performing Arts, Sarajevo • Occupation — * Actor • writer • director • Years Active — 1975–present • Spouse — Lidija Stanković • Children — 1
Personal life
Personal life
Sokolović is married to Lidija Stanković, and together they have a daughter named Hana Selena.
Health
Health
On 9 November 2020, it was confirmed that Sokolović tested positive for COVID-19 and was sent to a hospital in Belgrade; by 11 November, he was let go to treat himself from home. On 25 February 2021, he was admitted to a Banja Luka hospital because of heart problems. The next day, Sokolović was released from hospital and sent back home.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Illustration — Sokolović performing in 2005
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role • 1990–1991 — Memoari porodice Milić — Milan Milić • 2005–2007 — Ljubav, navika, panika — Mr Jovanović
Voice-over dubs
Voice-over dubs
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — Kung Fu Panda — Mr. Ping — Serbian-language version • 2011 — Kung Fu Panda 2 • 2016 — Kung Fu Panda 3
Identity
Identity
Zijah Sokolović is recorded as having received Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1950
Zijah Sokolović born at Sarajevo.
Film
• Year — Title — Role • 1975 — Doktor Mladen — Huska • 1981 — You Love Only Once — Mirko • 1982 — The Smell of Quinces — Huso Mujagin • 1983 — Zadah tela — Panco's brother • 1987 — The Felons — Moše • 1990 — Silent Gunpowder — Gojko the Miller • 1997 — Outsider — Zastavnik Haris Mulahasanović • 2003 — Remake — Mirsad Alihodžić "Hodža" • Horseman — Luda • 2006 — The Melon Route — Pauk • 2010 — The Abandoned — Muamer • 2025 — The Pavilion — It opened the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival
Awards
• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • 1983 — Golden Arena — Best Supporting Actor — Zadah tela
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