Stage and Film Performers, Writers and Directors

Istria and surrounds:

• Anderson, Susy (real name Maria Antonietta Golgi, a.k.a. Suzy Andersen, Suzy Andersson and Susy Golgi), (Pula, April 20, 1940 - ).(Montona)
• Antonelli, Laura.
• Arpino, Giovanni (Pula, Jan. 27, 1927 - Turin, Dec. 10, 1987), writer, known for Scent of a Woman (1974 and 1992), Boccaccio '70 (1962).
• Babic, Olga (Pula, 1920 - ).
• Badurina, Livio (Rijeka, Dec. 20 1965 - ).
• Balas, Anastasija (Rijeka, Feb. 12, 1979 - ).
• Baljak, Olivera (Rijeka, Jan. 18, 1956 - ).
• Bárczy, Kató (Opatija, Jan. 24, 1921 - Budapest, June 20, 1989).
• Bartoli, Marisa (Pula, Nov. 10, 1942 - ), daughter of Gianni Bartoli, Mayor of Trieste (1949-58).
• Benussi, Femi (Eufemia; b. March 4, 1945), b. Rovinj (Rovigno) - debuted on stage at the Teatro del Popolo of Rijeka, then she moved to Rome and made her film debut at 19 in Il boia scarlatto, with the stage name Femy Martin. Benussi was mainly active in genre films, and in the seventies she became a star of the commedia sexy all'italiana subgenre. She appeared in 82 films between 1965 and 1983.
• Benvenuti, Giovanni (Nino), b. Izola (Isola). Boxer and actor.
• Blagojevic, Andreja (Rijeka, Jan. 15, 1967 - Rijeka, May 20, 2015).
• Blazina, Branko (Rijeka, July 29, 1916 - Zagreb, July 29, 1998). Cinematographer.
• Blazina, Franko (Rijeka, Dec. 12, 1987 - ).
• Boskovic, Aleksandar (Pula, Sept. 18, 1952 - ).
• Bozanic, Bora (Mali Losinj, July 2, 1952 - ).
• Bratulic, Drazen (Pazin, May 11, 1971 - ).
• Braut, Ivo (Krnic na Krku, Krk, March 30, 1921 - Zagreb, July 23, 1990), writer.
• Brizic, Denis (Rijeka, May 24, 1961 - ).
• Bulic, Karlo (Trieste, May 12, 1910 - Belgrade Oct. 19, 1986) - actor and make-up artist known for his work on TV teatar (one episode, 1968), Four Kilometers Per Hour (1958) and Nase malo misto (1969).
• Buneta, Sasa (Rijeka, Jan. 26, 1971 - ).
• Buric, Erik (Pula, Oct. 26, 1996 - ), director and writer.
• Celija, Mario (Pula April 7 ,1990 - ).
• Cech, Raul (Rijeka, June 7, 1955 - Rijeka, March 7, 2011).
• Crast, Antonio (Porec, July 5 1911 - Rome, March 28, 1984).
• Crnko, Sandra (Rijeka, 1991 - ).
• Crnko, Tamara (Rijeka, 1987 - ).
• Crnobori, Marija (Banjole, Oct. 1, 1918 - Belgrade, Oct. 21, 2014).
• Dale, Lilia (real name Koralin Dale) (Pula, July 18, 1919 - ).
• Dermithe, Edouard, real name Antonio Dermit (Gračišće, Jan. 18, 1925 - Paris, May 15, 1995).
• Desic, Olja (Rikeka, May 22, 1975 - ).
• Djokic, Jadranka (Pula, Jan. 14, 1981 - ).
• Dobrovic, Massimo (Pula, Nov. 1, 1984 - ).
• Dolenz, George (b. Jure / Giorgio Dolenc), ((5 January 1908, Trieste - 8 February 1963, Hollywood, California, USA) - went to Hollywood at the outbreak of World War II. After appearing in small parts in minor movies, he became leading man under contract to RKO Pictures under Howard Hughes, but soon returned to smaller parts for other studios. Of Slovenian descent, Dolenz was the master of several dialects, he generally essayed urbane continental roles like Baron Sergei in Abbott and Costello's In Society (1944). He could also effectively play Latin American types (the mysterious Cortega in the 1953 Martin and Lewis vehicle Scared Stiff, and period-picture noblemen (Emperor Thodosius in 1954's Sign of the Pagan). Fans of 1950s television will remember Dolenz for his two-year starring stint on the weekly-series version of The Count of Monte Cristo (1955-56). Dolenz married actress Janelle Johnson, and they had four children: actor and singer George Michael Dolenz (better know as Mickey Dolenz of "The Monkeys" fame); Gemma "Coco" Dolenz; Gina Dolenz; and Debbie Dolenz.
• Dorcic, Natasa (Rijeka, June 9, 1968 - ).
• Fak, Jakov (Rijeka, Aug. 1, 1987 - ).
• Favretto, Giorgio (Rijeka Dec. 5, 1941 - ).
• Fiume, Oretta, pseudonym of Claudia Scrobogna (Rijeka, June 6, 1919, Fiume - Rome, April 22, 1994), mother of actor Federico Scrobogna. She entered a film competition in Fiume by ERA Film in 1938 and tied for first place with Laura Solari of Trieste. She adopted the stage name Oretta Fiume and appeared in 18 films from 1938-1965. After the occupation and annexation of Fiume by the Yugoslav Communists at the end of World War II, she was de facto permanently exiled and never permitted to return to her home in Fiume. She was known for The Singing Gate (German: Der singende Tor, 1939) In the Country Fell a Star (Italian: In campagna è caduta una stella, 1939 comedy), Ragazza che dorme (1941), Backstage (Italian: Retroscena, 1939 comedy), Don Buonaparte (1941) and Gli ultimi della strada (1940). One of her final screen roles was as Lisa (uncredited) in La Dolce Vita (1960).
• Gandusio, Antonio.
• Glovacki, Viki (Rijeka, Nov. 11, 1919 - Zagreb, Jan. 14, 1976).
• Gojak, Gea (Pula, Nov. 1, 1987 - ), siser of Lana Gojak.
• Gojak, Lana (Pula, Nov. 20, 1983 - ).
• Gojak, Lana (Pula/Pola, Nov. 20, 1983 - ), sister of Gea Gojak.
• Gramatica, Irma, pseudonym of Maria Carolina Francesca Gramatica (Rijeka, Nov. 25, 1870 - Tavarnuzze, IT, Oct. 14, 1962).
• Guardamagna, Dante (Rijeka, 1922 - Rome, July 20, 1999), writer and director.
• Hardt, Harry (Pula, Aug. 4, 1899 - Vienna, Nov. 14, 1980).
• Henreid, Paul, real name Paul Georg Julius Freiherr von Hernried Ritter von Wasel-Waldingau (Trieste, Jan. 10, 1908 - Santa Monica, CA, March 29, 1992).
• Hohnjec, Stefany (Porec, Aug. 7, 1986 - ).
• Horthy, Jalo Miklos (Pula, Feb. 14, 1907 - Lissabon, Portugal, March 28, 1993).
• Horvath, Ödön von (Rijeka, Dec. 9, 1901 - Paris, June 1, 1938), writer.
• Juraga, Slavko (Umag, Nov. 10, 1959 - ).
• Juricic, Luka (Pula, Nov. 25, 1983 - ).
• Juricic, Toni (Pula, Sept 19, 1990 - ), director.
• Kaic, Nina (Pula, Aug. 15, 1981 - ).
• Komnenic, Boris (Pula, March 29, 1957 - ). Kozlovic, Lidija (Momjan, Oct. 8 1938 - Trieste, June 1, 2009).
• Kralj, Elvira (Trieste, Aug. 16, 1900 - Ljubliana, Sept. 6, 1978).
• Lado, Aldo, (Rijeka, Dec. 5, 1934 - ), director.
• Lago, Nais, real name Nais La Gatella (Rijeka, Feb. 25, 1914 - ).
• Lasic, Frano (Rijeka, Nov. 12, 1954 - ).
• Liveric, Alen (Rijeka, 1967 - ).
• Lopatic, Jelena (Rijeka, Nov. 10, 1980 - ). Lutz, Stella (Rijeka, April, 19, 1982 - ).
• Majetic, Alojz (Rijeka, Aug. 30, 1038 - ), writer.
• Marini, Giulio (Rijeka, Jan. 13, 1945 - Rijeka, Dec. 28, 2004).
• Marjanovic, Milan (Kastav, May 12, 1879 - Zagreb, Dec. 21, 1955).
• Marti, Anton, real name Anton Martincic (Labin, April 10, 1023 - Zagreb, Jan. 22, 2004).
• Medic, Mladen (Pula, July 17, 1974 - ), editor, director and writer.
• Meynier, Geronimo (Rijeka, July 5, 1941 - Milan, January 23, 2021).
• Minic, Helena (Pula, Mar. 8, 1979 - )..
• Miskovic, Nika (Rijeka, Dec. 17, 1987 - ).
• Nacinovic, Elvia.
• Negovetic, Mia (Rijeka, 2002 - ).
• Pahor, Galiano.
• Pajic, Ksenija (Rijeka, June 30, 1961 - ).
• Peric, Borko (Pula, Jan. 22, 1981 - ).
• Plecas, Milan (Rijeka, June 21, 1955 - ).
• Ponzi, Tommaso "Tom" (Pula, Sept. 21, 1921 - Busto Arsizio, IT, May 9, 1997).
• Pregarc, Aleksij (a.k.a. Pregara, Alessio) (Ricmanje/San Giuseppe della Chiussa, March 28, 1936 - ), actor, author, poet.
• Rosic, Neva (Rijeka, June 23, 1935 - ).
• Salamon, Sabina (Rijeka, March 29, 1966 - ).
• Savatovic, Igor (Pula, Nov. 16, 1973 - ), cinematographer.
• Scandariato, Romano (Rijeka, Nov. 29, 1938 - Rome, Dec. 18, 2010).
• Scavolini, Romano (Rijeka/Fiume, June 18, 1940 - ), director.
• Scotti, Ottavio (Umag, Feb. 23, 1904 - Rome, May 23, 1975), production, art and set designer/director.
• Scrobogna, Federico (son of Oretta Fiume / Claudia Scrobogna).
• Sestak, Slavko (Rijeka, July 4, 1929 - ).
• Simic, Vjera (Rijeka, 1893 - ?)
• Sinozic, Mirjana (Sinozici, Sept. 27, 1957 - ).
• Sirola, Joseph A. (Oct. 7, 1929 - ) possibly Rijeka/Fiume or Susak, but shown on another website to be born in Carteret, New Jersey, USA. His American birth, however, is in doubt as he indicated otherwise to me in our brief chance personal meeting (see below).
• Sivak, Drazen (Rijeka, 1974 - ).
• Smoje, Tanja (Rijeka, April 8, 1978 - ).
• Sporcic, Dijana (Pula, Jan. 27, 1951 - ).
• Srdoc, Milan (Rijeka/Fiume, Jan. 3 1920 - Belgrade, Jan. 7. 1988).
• Surian, Leonora (Rijeka, Nov. 4, 1977 - ), daughter of opera singer Giorgio Surian.
• Susa, Alden (Pula, May 17, 1984 - ).
• Sverko, Radojka (Pazin, April 9, 1948 - ).
• Svrtan, Boris (Rijeka, Oct. 7, 1964 - ).
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• Tolja, Marko (Rijeka, July 3, 1984 - ).
• Ustinov, Peter (his maternal grandfather, Leonti (Louis) Benois, was part Triestin).
• Valenta, Zak B. (Umag, Dec. 13, 1966 - ).
• Valli, Alida.
• Vaniglio, Italia, real name Itala Vaniglio (Pula, Jan. 18, 1926 - Desenzano del Garda, IT, Dec. 20, 2012).
• Ventin, Zoran (Rijeka, Sept. 19, 1973 - ); director.
• Vidusin, Dijana (Pula, Feb. 12, 1982 - ).
• Vilenica, Ana (Rijeka, July 16, 1978 - ).
• Violic, Nina (Rijeka, March 15, 1972 - ).
• Vitasovic, Alen (Pula, July 5, 1968 - ).
• Vitasovic, Romina (Pula, Dec. 31, 1978 - ).
• Vuckovic, Aljosa (Buzet, Dec. 17, 1946 - ).
• Vuica, Alka (Umag, June 8, 1961 - ).
• Zeichen, Valentino (Rijeka, March 24, 1938 - Rome, July 5, 2016).
• Zivolic, Vedran (Pula, Aug. 27, 1986 - ).
• Zuber, Robert (Pula, 1976 - ), director..

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