Zelda Tinska

Milica Zelda Tinska (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица Зелда Тинска, born 1978) is a Serbian actress who lives and works in London, UK.

Zelda Tinska
Born
Milica Zelda Tinska

(1978-02-21) 21 February 1978
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
NationalityDual - British and Serbian
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Parent(s)Jelena Tinska
Dragoslav Lutovac

Career

Zelda trained as a ballerina in the renowned École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, France, and later at the London Studio Centre, a college for performing arts in London, UK.[1]

She was a professional jazz, ballet and neoclassical dancer prior to becoming an actress, after being cast as Sonja in The Beach opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. As an actress, she appeared in the Waking The Dead, The Bill, The Beach, The Mother, Mathilde and many other productions, and has performed in English, French, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Russian and Albanian.[2]

In 2009, Tinska signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 sexual abuse case.[3]

Tinska was part of the visual effects team of the film Ex Machina who received an Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects.[4] When not acting, Zelda works as a VFX Producer.

Early life

Tinska is the daughter of famous Serbian actress, talk show host and writer Jelena Tinska[1] and Dragoslav Lutovac, a film and television director.

Filmography
Title Year Role Notes
The Bill 1999 Mia (TV Series) Episode "Under Duress"
The Beach 2000 Sonja
Holby City 2000 Talia Dachovia (TV Series) Episode "Dispossessed"
Balti Kings Video 2001 Mariam (Short Film)
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet 2002 Irina (TV Series) 3 episodes
Hard Labour 2003 Elena (Short Film)
The Break In 2003 Joe (Short Film)
The Mother 2003 Barmaid Uncredited
Midnight Feast 2003 Mariam (Short Film)
First Time Magic 2004 Joe (Short Film)
Mathilde 2004 Dr Simić
Beneath the Skin 2005 Lena (TV Film)
The Bill 2005 Rumali (TV Series) Episode "342"
EastEnders 2007 Hostess (TV Series) 1 episode
Taximan 2008 Voice (Short Film)
Waking the Dead 2009 Olena Kuzmich (TV Series) 2 episodes
Capture Anthologies: Love, Lust and Tragedy 2010 Yelena
Coronation Street 2010 Anka / Cleaner (TV Series) 3 episodes
Sirens 2011 Ana (TV Series) 2 episodes

References
  1. "Srpkinja koja je dobila Oskara: Leonardo Dikaprio me je zezao zbog imena". Blic.rs. 27 August 2016.
  2. "Zelda Tinska – Languages". www.zeldatinska.com. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  3. "Signez la pétition pour Roman Polanski !". La Règle du jeu (in French). 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. "Poznata Srpkinja među nagrađenima na Oskaru!". Blic.rs. 1 March 2016.
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