Jelena Tinska, is a Serbian

Serbs

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 film and television actress, novelist, ballet dancer, TV presenter

Presenter

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 and journalist

Journalist

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. She is also President of Fond "Orion" and "Noeva Barka", an association for animal protection

Cruelty to animals

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 and well being.

Background

Tinska's father was Aleksandar Petrovic (V), writer ("Sladak zivot na srpski nacin") and a translator of Shakespeare.

She studied classical ballet

Classical ballet

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 from the age of 5 for 12 years, and graduated from the ballet school "Lujo Davico". Following graduation, she worked as a professional ballet, jazz and contemporary dancer in Yugoslavia in various famous ballet groups under Ivanka Lukateli, Boris Radak, Petar Slaj, and "Lokice", later studying drama at The Academy of Dramatic Arts

University of Arts in Belgrade

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 in Belgrade

Belgrade

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. From 1979, she worked in Belgrade in Theatre Dusko Radovic, as an actress. She is fluent in English

English language

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, French

French language

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 and Serbian language

Serbian language

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s.

In 2003 Tinska moved from Belgrade to Novi Sad

Novi Sad

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 to work for the private television station Pannonia

Pannonia

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.

Filmography

Television

• Sedmorica mladih (1970)
• Maksimetar (1970)
• Dva drugara (1976)
• Profesionalci (1978)
• Sedam plus sedam (1978)
• Nedeljom po podne (1978)
• Bilo, pa proslo (1980)
• Podijum (1980) (TV)
• Ne tako davno (1984)

• Formula 1 (1984)
• Smesne i druge price (1986)
• Frka (1986)
• Bolji zivot
  Bolji život
  Bolji život is Yugoslav a TV soap opera that aired from 1987 to 1991. Created by the Radio Television of Belgrade it is considered to be the most successful show ever produced in Yugoslavia. The show was written by Siniša Pavić, most filmed Serbian screenwriter...
  
  (1987)
• I to se zove sreca (2 episodes, 1987)
• Bolji zivot 2
  Bolji život
  Bolji život is Yugoslav a TV soap opera that aired from 1987 to 1991. Created by the Radio Television of Belgrade it is considered to be the most successful show ever produced in Yugoslavia. The show was written by Siniša Pavić, most filmed Serbian screenwriter...
  
  (1990)
• 7+7 (1994)
• Sesto culo (1 episode, 2010

Film

• Cipelice na asfaltu (1956)
• Ima ljubavi, nema ljubavi (1968)
• Pjevam danju, pjevam nocu (1979)
• Snovi, zivot, smrt Filipa Filipovica (1980
• Sok od sljiva (1981)

• Smrt gospodina Goluze (1982)
• Nesto izmedju
  Nesto izmedju
  Nešto između is a 1983 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Srdjan Karanovic. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Caris Corfman - Eva* Miki Manojlović - Janko...
  
  (1983)
• The Misfit Brigade (1987)
• Svedski aranzman (1989)

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