A leading actress of theatre, film and TV in the former Yugoslavia, Mira Furlan emigrated to the U.S. with her husband, Goran Gajic, in November 1991, due to the intolerable political circumstances in her homeland. Ms. Furlan starred in the Warner Brothers TV-series Babylon 5 (1994) as "Ambassador Delenn" (Sci-Fi Universe Award for Best Supporting...
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In those moments when I entered the stage, trembling with stage fright and excitement, under those spotlights, I felt that I'd found the one thing that I wanted to do in my life. Nothing could match that flow of adrenaline.
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Ambassador Delenn is an extraordinary character. She combines so many different traits. She's tough, but vulnerable... She's strong, but feminine... She's a pacifist, but can be militaristic... She has depth and spirituality, but can be funny and light at times... So yes, I think she's a great role model - not only for women - but for everyone.
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Babylon 5 is definitely not a fantasy. It is a show that constantly refers to sociological, political, and psychological facts of our present life, and it is that which makes it so valuable, I think.
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While filming the Babylon 5 episode Atonement, had such a severe reaction to the dry ice being used that her stand-in had to be employed for several shots in which Delenn was then shot from behind.
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Ranked #1 in Croatian Internet T portal Magazine's "Top 15 Most Beautiful Croatian Female Actresses of All time" list. (March, 2011).
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Because of the prosthetic makeup she wore on her upper brow while playing "Delenn" on Babylon 5 (1994), she cannot have her picture taken using flash photography, because her eyes tear up.
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Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb.
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1985 - President of the Jury, Valencia Film Festival.
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Ranked #9 in Croatian-based monthly film magazine "Hollywood" in «Best Croatian Female Movie Stars of All Time» list. (November 2005)
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She occasionally writes a column for Croatian magazine Feral Tribune.
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1986 - Zlatna Arena (Golden Arena), Pula - Best Actress for the role of "Jaglika" in "Lepota poroka" ("The Beauty of Vice")
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1982 - Zlatna Arena (Golden Arena), Pula - Best Supporting Actress for the role of "Enka" in "Kiklop" ("Cyclops")
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1979 - Theatre Critics Award - Best Actress for the role of "Petruniella" in the Croatian National Theatre's production of Drzic's "Dundo Maroje
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1978 - Theatre Critics Award - Best Actress for the role of "Mrs Elliot" in the ITD Theatre's (Zagreb) production of Whitehead's "Alpha-Beta".
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After an exile of some eleven years, she returned to the stage in Croatia to perform the title role in Euripides "Medea" during the summers of 2002 and 2003 with Rade Sebedzija's Ulysses Theatre Company on the island of Mali Brijuni
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1997 - Sci-Fi Universe Readers Choice Awards, for best supporting actress in a genre television series, telefilm or miniseries - for the role of "Delenn" on Babylon 5.
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1996 - Sci-Fi Universe Readers Choice Awards, for best supporting actress in a genre television series, telefilm or miniseries - for the role of "Delenn" on Babylon 5.
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1995 Dramalogue Theater Award, Los Angeles - Best Actress - "Antigone"
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1990 - "Dubravko Dujsin" Theater Award - for the role of "Natalya Petrovna" in the Croatian National Theatre production of Turgenev's "A Month in the Country".
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Son born 15 December 1998, in Los Angeles, named Marko Lav Gajic
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