Ivana Miličević
Ivana Miličević | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Actress and model |
Years active | 1995–present |
Partner | Adrian Hunter (2007-2009) |
Relatives | Tomo Miličević (brother) |
Ivana Miličević (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋana milǐːt͡ʃevit͡ɕ]; born April 26, 1974) is an American actress and model.[2] She is best known for playing Anastasia Rabitov/Carrie Hopewell on the Cinemax original series Banshee.
Early life
Miličević was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina), to Croatian parents, Tonka, a homemaker, and Damir Miličević. She was raised as a Roman Catholic.[3][4] She immigrated to the United States at the age of five and was raised in Detroit, Michigan.[5] She has two younger brothers, Tomo (guitarist for rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars) and Fillip.[6] Miličević worked as a model while attending Athens High School in Troy, Michigan. She was also a dancer for the Troy Kids on the Block, a New Kids on the Block tribute group, before leaving Michigan. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1992, Miličević graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of an acting career. She was a struggling stand-up comedian, trying to win over crowds with her stories of the modeling business.
Career
Miličević began acting after graduation, appearing in the hit thriller Enemy of the State, then doing guest appearances in television series including Charmed, Seinfeld, Felicity, Nash Bridges, The Nanny (with former Bond girl Lois Chiles), Buzzkill, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Yes, Dear, Chuck, House M.D., Friends, and Hawaii Five-0. Her acting career included a regular role on the HBO series The Mind of the Married Man.
In 2006, she starred in the CBS series Love Monkey and played the role of Valenka in the James Bond film Casino Royale. In 2007, she played Lena on Ugly Betty. In 2008, she starred in Witless Protection and featured in a guest appearance in the House M.D. season 4 episode "House's Head" and in the Pushing Daisies season 2 episode "The Norwegians". Miličević plays the Soviet intelligence officer Dasha Fedorovich in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and in Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising. From January 8 to 29, 2011, she starred alongside Maggie Lawson, Kurt Fuller and Peter Mackenzie in the Red Dog Squadron production of Greedy by Karl Gajdusek at the El Centro Theatre in Hollywood.
Personal life
Ivana's younger brother Tomo is the lead guitarist of rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. She has also a younger brother, Filip, who passed away in August 2016.[7] She was on the cover of Paper in 2002.[8] Miličević was in a relationship with Adrian Hunter from 2007 to 2009.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest | Acolyte / Eli's Follower | Uncredited |
1996 | Jerry Maguire | Former Girlfriend | |
1997 | The Big Brass Ring | Cela Brandini | Short film |
Hollywood Confidential | Waitress | TV film | |
The Devil's Child | Unknown role | TV film | |
Crazy Six | Anna | ||
1998 | Postmortem | Gwen Turner | |
Kiss the Sky | Ilsa | ||
October 22 | Debra | ||
Enemy of the State | Ruby's Sales Clerk | ||
1999 | Love Stinks | Amber | |
House on Haunted Hill | Period Film Actress | Scenes deleted | |
2001 | Head over Heels | Roxana | |
Impostor | Gang girl | ||
Vanilla Sky | Emma | ||
2002 | Four Reasons | Model | |
2003 | Chasing Alice | Unknown role | TV film |
Down with Love | Yvette | ||
Love Actually | Stacey - American Dreamgirl | ||
Mail Order Bride | Nina | ||
Paycheck | Maya-Rachel | ||
2004 | Frankenstein | Erika Helios | |
2005 | Slipstream | Sarah Tanner | |
Her Minor Thing | Zsa Zsa | ||
In Her Shoes | Caroline | ||
Just like Heaven | Katrina | ||
2006 | Running Scared | Mila Yugorsky | |
The Return of the Muskrats | Agent | Short film | |
The Plague | Jean Raynor | ||
The Elder Son | Tanya | ||
Casino Royale | Valenka | ||
2007 | Battle in Seattle | Carla | |
2008 | Witless Protection | Madeleine | |
Columbus Day | Cheryl | ||
Your Name Here | The Blonde | ||
2009 | Reflections | Human 2 | Short film |
2010 | Red Rooster | Tiree | Short film |
All American Tooles | Ivana Jackovich | Short film | |
Beneath the Blue | Gwen | ||
2011 | Coming & Going | Ivana | |
What's Your Number? | Jacinda | ||
The Howling: Reborn | Kathryn Kidman/Kay | ||
2015 | Aloha | Carson Biographer | |
Guns for Hire | Friday Green | ||
2016 | Alone | Elly | |
Catfight | Rachel |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Seinfeld | Patty | Episode: "The Comeback" |
Unhappily Ever After | Oksana | Episode: "From Russia with Love" | |
The Nanny | Tasha | Episode: "No Muse Is Good Muse" | |
1998 | House Rules | Cinnamon | Episode: "Dude Act Like a Lady" |
The Army Show | Private Lana Povac | Recurring character | |
1998–1999 | Felicity | Sensa | Episode: "Hot Objects" Episode: "Friends" |
2000 | Nash Bridges | Chase | Episode: "Liar's Poker" Episode: "Heist" |
Secret Agent Man | Lara | Episode: "Sleepers" | |
2001 | The Mind of the Married Man[2] | Missy | Main character |
2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Samantha Finn | Episode: "As You Were" |
Just Shoot Me! | Katinka | Episode: "Mr. Jealousy" | |
2003 | Yes, Dear | Kirsten | Episode: "Flirtin' with Disaster" |
Friends | Kori Weston | Episode: "The One with the Memorial Service" | |
Charmed | Mist | Episode: "Valhalley of the Dolls (Part 1)" Episode: "Valhalley of the Dolls (Part 2)" | |
2004 | CSI: Miami | Jen Kemp | Episode: "Wannabe" |
Las Vegas | Angie Logan | Episode: "My Beautiful Launderette" | |
Dark Shadows | Angelique Bouchard | Main character | |
2004–2005 | One on One | Ranya Rochenko | Recurring character |
2006 | Love Monkey | Julia | Main character |
The Unit | Ilona | Episode: "Natural Selection | |
2007 | Ugly Betty | Lena | Episode: "Punch Out" Episode: "Petra-Gate" |
Fallen | Ariel | Main character | |
2006–2008 | American Dad! | Svetlana/Russian Spy | Episode: "Of Ice and Men" Episode: "Tearjerker" Episode: "Oedipal Panties" |
2008 | Chuck | Ilsa Trinchina | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover" |
12 Miles of Bad Road | Montserrat | Main character | |
House | Woman in Black | Episode: "House's Head" | |
Pushing Daisies | Hedda Lillihammer | Episode: "The Norwegians" | |
2009 | Eleventh Hour | Isabelle Van Dyke | Episode: "Eternal" |
Without a Trace | Lana | Episode: "Heartbeats" | |
Royal Pains | Kylie | Episode: "Nobody's Perfect" | |
Eastwick | Ivanka | Episode: "Madams and Madames" Episode: "Fleas and Casserole" | |
2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Nadia Lukovic/Natalie Reed | Episode: "ʻOhana" |
2011 | Charlie's Angels | Nadia Ivanov | Episode: "Angel with a Broken Wing" |
2012 | Psych | Miss Ivana | Episode: "Autopsy Turvy" |
Vegas | Diane Desmond | Episode: "Exposure" Episode: "Estinto" | |
2013–2016 | Banshee | Anastasia/Carrie Hopewell | Main character |
2016 | Power | Karen Bassett | Episode: "I Got This on Lock" Episode: "Don't Worry, Baby" |
2016 | Gotham | Maria Kyle | Episode: "Beware the Green-Eyed Monster" |
Year | Title | Voice role |
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2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Dasha Fedorovich |
2009 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising |
References
- ^ "Ivana Miličević net worth". February 23, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Salamon, Julie (September 11, 2001). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Three Guys With One Thought". The New York Times.
- ^ Ivana Milicevic on Metacritic.com
- ^ Ivana Milicevic IMBD Biography
- ^ Ivana Miličević Biography - www.tribute.ca
- ^ Ivana Miličević Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/ivana.milicevic/posts/10153835902318786?pnref=story
- ^ "Ivana Miličević Paper Magazine Cover".
- ^ "Banshee actress Ivana Milicevic having an affair with a co-star while recovering from split with ex-boyfriend Adrian Hunter".
External links
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Michigan
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American video game actresses
- American people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- American people of Croatian descent
- American Roman Catholics
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the United States
- Croatian emigrants to the United States
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- People from Sarajevo
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses