Urša Raukar-Gamulin (Zagreb, 18 May 1960) is a Croatian theater, television and film actress, as well as a political activist and parliamentarian. She is a permanent member of the Zagreb Youth Theater ensemble.
Apart from her acting work in Croatia and in international co-productions,[1] she is known to the public as an activist for co-organizing protests and demonstrations against US President George W. Bush, Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandić,[2] nationalism, gentrification, cultural policies and other issues.[3][4][5][6][7]
Since 2017, she has been active for the local green-left political platform as a coordinator for Zagreb is OURS!. In 2020 she ran in the national elections for the Croatian Parliament on the list of the wider national coalition platform We Can![8][9]
She is a grand granddaughter of Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski first parliamentarian who gave a speech in Croatian language and one of the most prominent people in Illyrian movement.[10] In January 2022 she gave a speech in Croatian parliament about Ankica Lepej as first prominent whistle-blower of modern Croatia.
Filmography
editTelevision roles
edit- "Stipe u gostima" as Irena/Mirjana (2012–2013)
- "Tajni dnevnik patke Matilde" as sheep Lujza (2010–2014)
- "Baza Djeda Mraza" as nanny Wilhelmina (2009)
- "Bumerang" as financial officier (2005)
- "Žutokljunac" as nanny (2005)
- "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" as Rosie (1991)
Film roles
edit- "The Clean-Up" (2014)
- "Shame on You" (2013)[11]
- Once Upon a Winter's Night/Jednom davno u zimskoj noć (2012)[12]
- Lea i Darija – Dječje carstvo as lady in audience (2011)
- Pratioci (2008.)
- I Have to Sleep, My Angel/Moram spavat', anđele as Ana (2007)
- "Zagorka" as friend (2007)
- Libertas as Lucia (2006)
- Sleep Sweet, My Darling/Snivaj, zlato moje as Blanka (2005)
- Sedma kronika (1996)
- Zona sudbine (1992)
- A Summer to Remember/Ljeto za sjećanje (1990)
Voice actor for cartoons
edit- "BFG: Blagi Fantastični Gorostas" as queen Elizabeth II (2016)
- The Incredibles/Izbavitelji (2004.)
- "Pobuna na farmi" as Bara (2004)
- Finding Nemo/Potraga za Nemom as Nara (2003)
Published works
edit- Raukar, Urša. "Naša Ici." Kazalište XIX, br. 67/68 (2016): 32–33. https://hrcak.srce.hr/184722
References
edit- ^ "Culturenet.hr – Actress Ursa Raukar at the international theatre scene". www.culturenet.hr. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Croatia: NGO activists uncorking Zagreb". Human Rights House Foundation. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Urša Raukar: Pozivam Karamarka da me zaštiti od medijskog linča". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Gamulin-Raukar: Sve smo radili legalno, ovo je linč aktivista!". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Fisher, Sharon (2006). Political change in post-Communist Slovakia and Croatia : from nationalist to Europeanist. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 117. ISBN 1-4039-7286-9. OCLC 133162986.
- ^ "Croatia: Police Arrest Activists in Zagreb". Balkan Insight. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: URŠA RAUKAR 'Milanović i Karamarko su kao dva jarca na brvnu, ne miču se od vlastita ega'". NACIONAL.HR (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ platforma, Možemo! politička (24 June 2020). "Predstavljamo naše kandidatkinje i kandidate: Urša Raukar – Možemo! – politička platforma". Možemo! – politička platforma (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Jutarnji list – Tomašević: 'Očekujemo najmanje tri mandata, a nakon izbora možemo surađivati s Restartom'". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Urša Raukar Gamulin: U politici samo gostujem. Ozbiljno i predano, ali - privremeno". Novi list. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "HAVC • Croatian film catalogue". www.havc.hr. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "HAVC • Croatian film catalogue". www.havc.hr. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External links
edit- Urša Raukar-Gamulin at IMDb
- ZeKaeM theater – Urša Raukar-Gamulin's page (in Croatian)