Ana Karic

Ana Karić (pronounced [âna kaːritɕ, ǎː-]; 13 May 1941 – 9 October 2014) was a Croatian actress. She started acting in the early 1960s even before graduating from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963. Although primarily a television actress, she also appeared in numerous film and theatre productions. Karić starred in a number of notable films produced in Croatia and directed by Croatian directors such as Ante Babaja, Nikola Tanhofer, Zvonimir Berković and Krsto Papić. She won a Golden Arena for Best Actress in 2012 for a starring role in Night Boats, a romantic drama film directed by Igor Mirković. Karić died on 9 October 2014 in Zagreb, aged 73.