Mira Furlan
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Mira Furlan

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Mira Furlan (7 September 1955 – 20 January 2021) was best known for her work as Ambassador Delenn in the cult science fiction TV show “Babylon 5” (Sci-Fi Universe award for best supporting role in science fiction) and as Danielle Rousseau on the hit TV show “Lost”. Mira also appeared in multiple award-winning films such as “When Father Was Away on Business” and “The Abandoned”. Her autobiography “Love me more than anything in the world: stories about belonging" is her third book, published posthumously by her husband. Previous books are Devolution, an audio book; a book of essays (“The Closing Sale”) “Totalna rasprodaja” and the Serbian edition of her autobiography. REVIEWS of “Love me more than anything in the world” --- “The life of the greatest film and theater diva of [the Croatian area], Mira Furlan, was more than life, full of excitement, great successes, failures, love and betrayal. In an autobiographical book completed before her untimely death, Mira Furlan narrates, literary powerfully, her life and the lives of her loved ones – from the fate of mother Branka and father Ivan and grandmother Ljubo to husband Goran and son Marko, to whom the book is dedicated.” “I didn’t want the book to ever end. I cried for all the feelings that are too many, which are so painfully experienced, without lying, without hiding, for a world that no longer exists, for all the cruelty, envy and superficiality. It is a wonderful book, equipment, graphics and that beautiful photo that speaks from the cover As Mira would say, “in a world without books it would not be worth living” This is the book I feel. This is a book I understand. This is a book I love more than anything in the world.” --- Born in the former Yugoslavia, Mira Furlan was a leading actress of film, theater and TV --- often referred to as the Yugoslavian Meryl Streep. She immigrated to the US at the outbreak of the war of the nineties for political reasons. In the United States, Mira had a recurring role in the Amazon TV series “Just Add Magic” and played opposite Judd Hirsch in the film “Burn at Both Ends”. She also performed on stage (Yerma in Lorca's “Yerma”, the title role in “Antigone” - Dramalogue award for best performance, Tanya in Lipkin's “Cranes”, directed by Scott Eliott in New York). In her native country, she starred in over 40 movies, including the Cannes Golden Palm winner “When Father Was Away On Business”, directed by E. Kusturica. She received all the highest honors for her work in film (two Golden Arenas - Yugoslav Oscars - for “Cyclops” and “Beauty of Sin”), as well as for her work in theatre. As an outstanding vocalist, she sang on 3 albums; “Mira Furlan & D. Slamnig's Orchestra”, “Songs From Movies That Haven't Been Made” and “Be Five”. Her play “Till Death Do Us Part” was produced in Belgrade, directed by the acclaimed European actor Miki Manojlovic. For her final performance, she was a part of “Exercising Life”, a new production at the CNT in Rijeka. To learn more of Mira Furlan, you are welcome to visit her website at MiraFurlan.net. There you will find samples of her acting and singing career, as well as her engaging blog.
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