Melita Jurisic
OccupationActress

Melita Jurisic is an Australian actress.

Jurisic was born in Croatia and migrated to Australia with her family at age five.[1] She began her career as part of the Lighthouse company in Adelaide.[2]

Jurisic's screen roles include a lead in the ABC TV series Something in the Air,[3] playing the title character in the 1987 film The Tale of Ruby Rose,[4] Croatian film Transatlantik in 1998,[5] 1997's The Sound of One Hand Clapping,[6] Mad Max: Fury Road[2] Bordertown and The Petrov Affair.[1]

Stage roles include Macbeth with the Sydney Theatre Company in 2014,[7] I Am A Miracle at the Malthouse in 2015[2] Three Sisters at the Sydney Opera House in 2001.[8] Internationally she appeared in Barrie Kosky's production of Medea in Vienna.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hallett, Bryce (27 July 2009), "An outsider finds a place to call home", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ a b c Hawker, Philippa (10 July 2015), "Melita Jurisic: from Mad Max to Macbeth, this versatile actor continues to impress", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ Johnston, Tony (16 January 2000), "AIR apparent", Herald Sun
  4. ^ Byrnes, Paul (18 August 1988), "Wild and haunting tale beneath the mist", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ Blinksell, Magella (8 September 2000), "Surprises Out Of Zagreb", The Canberra Times
  6. ^ Martin, Adrian (23 April 1998), "No hands clapping here", The Age
  7. ^ Blake, Jason (27 July 2014), "Hugo Weaving and Melita Jurisic make Macbeth sing, but final scene needs fine-tuning", The Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ^ Bodey, Michael (4 May 2001), "Sister acting", The Daily Telegraph

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