Sonja Savić | |
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Born |
Sonja Savić 15 September 1961 Čačak, Yugoslavia |
Died | 23 September 2008 Belgrade, Serbia |
(aged 47)
Years active | 1977–2008 |
Awards |
Venice Film Festival Best Actress 1985 Život je lep |
Sonja Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Соња Савић; 15 September 1961 – 23 September 2008) was a cult Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice and series of impressive roles in some of the more memorable 1980s films made in former Yugoslavia. Sonja appeared in Miroslav Ilić video Voleo sam devojku iz grada. In later years she became an outspoken critic of the direction the country was taking, in terms of cultural and political values.
She was born in Čačak, Yugoslavia. She died in Belgrade, Serbia; the cause of death was initially reported to be a drug overdose.