Mia Oremović (Slavonska Požega, Austro-Hungary, July 31, 1918 - Križevci, Croatia, July 24, 2010)
Mia Oremović was an excellent character actress with a fifty-year long career in film, television, radio and the theatre. She graduated from the School of Applied Arts and the School of Drama Arts (under Branko Gavella’s patronage) in Zagreb. Her love of film took precedence over painting, and in 1942 she began to act in the theatre. She was a member of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb from 1945 (her most important roles include Tanja in Mihail Bulgakov’s New Home, Bianca in Othello and Olivia in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare) Zagreb Drama Theatre (today Gavella Theatre) from 1953 (her most important roles include Fiancée in Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding, Diana in The Dog in the Manger by Lope de Vega, Blanche in Tenneesee Williams’ The Streetcar Named Desire) in the theatre in Zadar as well. In 1967 she resigned from the theatre and became a freelancer. She was Pero Kvrgić’s first partner in the legendary play Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau, from the premiere in January 1968 in &TD Theatre until sixty performances later, when she was replaced by Lela Margitić. Besides working in the theatre, she also starred in more than forty TV and feature films. She made her debut on the big screen in Vatroslav Mimica’s U oluji (1952). She worked with Nikola Tanhofer in his films It Was Not Useless (Nije bilo uzalud, 1957) and H-8 (1958) for which she was awarded the Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress. Her most famous film roles were in Krešo Golik’s legendary films I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers (1968) and One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (Tko pjeva zlo ne misli, 1970), in which she displayed her talent for comedy. At the Pula Film Festival in 1968, she won a second Golden Arena (Best Actress) for her role in I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers (1968). She also starred in To Live on Love (Živjeti od ljubavi, 1973) and Violet (Ljubica, 1978) by Krešimir Golik, Slow Motion (Usporeno kretanje, 1979) by Vanča Kljaković, Anticasanova (1985) by Vladimir Tadej, Treća žena (1997) by Zoran Tadić, and appeared in some more recent films, such as Here (Tu, 2003) by Zrinko Ogresta and Snivaj, zlato moje (2005) by Neven Hitrec. Her last film role was in Ajde, dan... prođi (2006) by Matija Kluković. She starred in many TV series such as Dnevnik Očenašeka (1968), Naše malo misto (1970), Kapelski kresovi (1974), Velo misto (1980) and Smogovci (1982-1983). Among her most recent TV appearances are her work in the TV series Obični ljudi (2006) and Ljubav u zaleđu (2006). She received several life-time achievement awards: the “Vladimir Nazor” award from the State in 1996, the “Fabijan Šovagović” award in 2002 and a “50 Years” award for her achievements in the film industry (awarded exactly fifty years after she won her first Golden Arena in H8) at the Motovun Film Festival in 2008. She died at the age of 91.
Filmography:
Obični ljudi (2006) (TV series, 2 episodes)
Ajde, dan... prođi... (2006)
Ljubav u zaleđu (2006) (TV series 2 episodes)
Bitange i princeze (2005) (TV series, 1 episode)
Luda kuća (2005) (TV series, 1 episode)
Snivaj, zlato moje (2005)
Kad zvoni? (2005) (TV series, 1 episode)
Here (Tu, 2003)
Remembrance of Georgia (Sjećanje na Georgiju, 2002)
Queen of the Night (Kraljica noći, 2001)
Living with Cockroaches (Život sa žoharima, 2000) (TV film)
Četverored (1999)
Treća žena (1997)
Ne zaboravi me (1996)( TV film)
Mrtva točka (1995) (TV film)
Each Time We Part Away (Svaki put kad se rastajemo, 1994) (TV film)
Memories of Midnight (1991) (TV film)
Doktorova noć (1990) (TV film)
Leo i Brigita (1989) (TV film)
Večernja zvona (1988) (TV series)
Večernja zvona (1986)
Anticasanova (1985)
Stahlkammer Zürich (1985) (TV series, 1 episode)
Tajna starog tavana (1984)
U pozadini (1984) (TV film)
Smogovci (1982-1983) (TV series, 4 episodes)
Nemir (1982)
Visoki napon (1981)
Poglavlje iz života Augusta Šenoe (1981) (TV film)
Velo misto (1980) (TV series, 1 episode)
Ljubica (1979) (TV film)
Slow Motion (Usporeno kretanje, 1979)
Violet (Ljubica, 1978)
Tomo Bakran (1978) (TV film)
Nikola Tesla (1977) (TV series, 1 episode)
Operation Stadium (Akcija stadion, 1977)
Marija (1977) (TV series, 1 episode)
Izdaja (1976) (TV film)
Ima nade za nomade (1976) (TV series)
Pozorište u kući 2 (1974) (TV series, 2 episodes)
Kapelski kresovi (1974) (TV series)
Čovik i po (1974) (TV series, 1 episode)
Pollen Dust (Polenov prah, 1974)
Ča smo na ovon svitu... (1973) (TV series, 1 episode)
To Live on Love (Živjeti od ljubavi, 1973)
Luda kuća (1972) (TV film)
One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (Tko pjeva zlo ne misli, 1970)
Overnjonski senatori (1970) (TV film)
Naše malo misto (1970) (TV series, 2 episodes)
Fiškal (1970) (TV series, 2 episodes)
Pod novim krovovima (1969) (TV series, 1 episode)
Nedjelja (1969)
Sumorna jesen (1969) (TV series, 1 episode)
I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers (Imam dvije mame i dva tate, 1968)
Dnevnik Očenašeka (1968) (mini TV series)
Ljubav (1968) (TV film)
Ladanjska sekta (1967) (TV film)
Škorpion u znaku vage (1967) (TV film)
Paradoks (1965) (TV film)
Čuvaj se senjske ruke (1964) (TV film)
Slijepi kolosijek (TV film) (1964)
Le goût de la violence (1961)
Sreća dolazi u 9 (1961)
Vrtlarev pas (1961) (TV film)
Na taraci (1960) (TV film)
H-8 (1958)
I'll Be Back (Vrnil se bom, 1957)
It Was Not Useless (Nije bilo uzalud, 1957)
Ljubov Jarovaja (1957) (TV film)
U oluji (1952)