Ognjanka Ognjanovic funeral set for Tuesday in Belgrade
The actress died on October 29, and the National Theatre in Belgrade has announced the time of the service and burial. Her daughter Anja Mandic said goodbye on Instagram.
Ognjanka Ognjanovic died on October 29 in Belgrade. The farewell to the actress is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, at the New Cemetery. The burial is at 2:30 pm, and the funeral service begins at 2 pm.
The National Theatre in Belgrade announced the schedule on its official Instagram account. The family will receive condolences in the chapel before the service starts, meaning before 2 pm, since the service comes half an hour ahead of the burial itself. The date of the memorial gathering will be announced later. Telegraf carried the theatre’s post on October 31, two days after the actress died.
What did her daughter write about her mother?
News of the death was posted on Instagram by her daughter, actress Anastasija Anja Mandic. Beside a photograph of her mother, she wrote:
“What word holds the most love? Mother. Travel with the angels into the arms of your Misa. We love you, our brave one, darling of my soul.”
The post came from her account @anjuta_mandic. Ognjanka Ognjanovic was 77. She was born on April 12, 1949, in Sabac.
The family she came from
Theatre ran in the family. Her mother, Zagorka Ognjanovic, was an actress. Her father, Aleksandar Ognjanovic, was a theatre director and one of the founders of the Belgrade Drama Theatre.
She finished secondary school in Belgrade, then enrolled at the Academy of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television and graduated in acting in the class of Professor Milenko Maricic. Her classmates included Aljosa Vuckovic, Predrag Ejdus, Branimir Zamolo and Predrag Miki Manojlovic, and Milan Caci Mihailovic, Vesna Pecanac, Goran Plesa, Andjelka Ristic and Goran Sultanovic are named among her fellow students.
Where did she perform?
For many years she was a member of the Drama ensemble at the National Theatre in Belgrade. She guest-starred on other stages as well, where she gave notable performances:
- Contemporary Theatre
- Poetry Theatre
- “Dusko Radovic” Small Theatre
- National Theatre in Uzice
- Atelje 212
Among her roles, the title part in the 1972 television drama “Mileva Einstein” stands out. She appeared in “Kostani” and “Wounded Land” and in the series “The Village Is Burning, and Granny Combs Her Hair.”
Private life
She was married to actor Milos Zutic, with whom she has a son, Djordje. From her first marriage, to ballet dancer Predrag Radojkovic, she has a daughter, Anastasija, who is an actress too and who said goodbye to her mother on Instagram.
For now, only the time of the burial is known. The National Theatre has yet to announce the date of the memorial gathering.
