Katarina Čas ([kataˈriːna t͡ʃás]) is a Slovene actress.

Katarina Čas
Born (1976-09-23) 23 September 1976 (age 48)
NationalitySlovenian
Alma materFaculty of Economics at University of Ljubljana
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

Early life

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Čas was born in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia. Cas is the daughter of Miran Čas (July 22, 1952, Slovenj Gradec - February 23, 2015, Ljubljana) and Aleksandra Kas. She has a younger sister, Vita Čas.

She attended Bežigrad Grammar School in Ljubljana and continued her studies at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Ljubljana, graduating with a degree in marketing communication.[1]

Career

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Her first appearance on television was a 1988 commercial for the Slovene soft drink company carbonated Cockta, directed by Jaka Judnič. Her first movie was the 1989 Slovene youth film Peklenski načrt (The Infernal Plan). She started to appear on TV more often from 1997, as a host of music program for younger generations called Atlantis which was broadcast on Kanal A. Since 2005 she has hosted a music program called Aritmija on RTV Slovenija. Her international career began with the role of Gabriella in the 2011 Irish movie The Guard by John Michael McDonagh. Her most prominent role so far was 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, in which she portrayed Chantalle. Later, she portrayed Sophie in the 2015 film Danny Collins opposite Al Pacino.[2] She worked on several TV series in the UK such as A Touch of Cloth, New Tricks, Death in Paradise, Silent Witness, Love Lies and Records and Wild Bill (TV series) as well as American TV series Berlin Station (TV series) and Jack Ryan (TV series).

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Peklenski načrt Spela
2000 V petek zvečer Katja
2008 Reality Blondie & Gipsy
2011 The Guard Gabriela McBride
2012 Kekec, tri dni pred poroko Mojca
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Chantalle
2014 Liam and Lenka Lenka Short film
2015 We Will Be the World Champions American Newswoman
2015 Danny Collins Sophie
2016 The Rift Liz Waid
2017 Perseverance Ukrainian Girl
2017 Prebujanja Ula
2018 Terminal Chloe Merryweather
2018 A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding Chef Ivana
2019 I Am Frank Ines
2019 Paradise - Una Nuova Vita Klaudia

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Cockta commercial - Slovene carbonated soft drink commercial
1997 Atlantis TV Host Slovene music TV show host (covered popular music)
2005 Aritmija TV Host Slovene music TV show host (covers alternative music)
2007 Zauvijek susjedi Urška Croatian TV series (English title: Neighbors Forever)
2008 Strasti Ana Slovene TV series (English title: Passions)
2010 Dan ljubezni Martina Slovene web series (English title: Day of Love)
2010 Prepisani Barbra Zidar Slovene web series
2011 Pod sretnom zvijezdom Ena Kolar Croatian TV series (English title: Under Lucky Star)
2012 Duhec Klara Mirodolska 3 episodes
2013 A Touch of Cloth Katya British TV series
2013 New Tricks Hana Keranovic British TV series
2013 Življenja Tomaža Kajzerja Alenka Kajzer Slovene TV series (English title: Lives of Tomaž Kajzer)
2015 Death in Paradise Imke Sandt Episode 4.3
2015 Silent Witness Kristina Bazhanov Episode Squaring the Circle: Part 1
2016 Prvaci sveta Americka novinarka 3 episodes
2017 Love, Lies and Records Dominica 5 episodes
2018 Rubirosa Doris Duke 3 episodes
2019 Wild Bill Lubica Episode 1.5
2018-2019 Berlin Station (TV series) Sofia Vesik 9 episodes
2021 Besa (TV series) Lara Pirsch 5 episodes
2021-2022 Primeri Inspekorja Vrenka Mojca 7 episodes
2021-2023 Ja, chef Pika Golob 62 episodes
2023 Jack Ryan (TV series) Katarina Celar Episode 4.4

References

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  1. ^ "Katarina Čas, igralka in TV-voditeljica". Mladina.si. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  2. ^ "Katarina Čas kot zaročenka Ala Pacina" [Katarina Čas as the Fiancee of Al Pacino]. 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 14 August 2014.
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