Jelena Laban Actress

Passionate about acting and cinema. On screen, she stars in feature films The Deluge (Potop) and Otter (Vidra). Recently, she has further honed her screen acting skills at the International Screen Acting Workshop at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and the One Minute Monologue workshop in Tirana.

Her theater career is marked by collaborations with acclaimed directors such as Jernej Lorenci, Tomi Janežič, and Andraš Urban. For her performance in Urban's Kapital, she was honored with the Best Young Actress Award at the "Teatar na raskršću" Festival. Her international recognition includes the Grand Prix at the "Soloviov Art" festival in Kiev and first place in the Actor’s Voice category in Sochi, Russia.

A musician at heart, she plays the piano and sings, and is a member of the Montenegrin punk band Pojačano prisustvo. She is a language enthusiast, fluent in English, alongside her native Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian, besides basic knowledge of Russian, is currently attending an intensive Italian course.

She seeks depth and is brave, but also keeps a touch of that childish spark alive. Loves music, dancing, food, and people, and is excited to see what the future holds.

Overview

NationalityMontenegro

LanguagesMontenegrin (mother tongue), Bosnian (fluent), Croatian (fluent), English (fluent), English – American (fluent), Serbian (fluent), Serbo-Croatian (fluent), English – British (good), Italian (basic), Russian (basic)

Born1998, Cetinje, Montenegro

Age range23 - 31

Height170 cm

Ethnic typesBalkan, Middle Europe, Slavic/Eastern European, Southern European / Mediterranean (fair)

Place of residencePodgorica (Montenegro)

Possible accommodationBelgrade - Beograd (Serbia)

Skills/Talents

Languages Montenegrin (mother tongue), Bosnian (fluent), Croatian (fluent), English (fluent), English – American (fluent), Serbian (fluent), Serbo-Croatian (fluent), English – British (good), Italian (basic), Russian (basic)

Dialects Bosnia (native dialect), Central Serbia (native dialect), Croatia (Central) (native dialect), Montenegro (fluent)

Accents American (native accent), English (very good)

Dance Choreography (good), Dance improvisation (good)

Singing. A Cappella (very good), Art Song (very good), Ballad (very good), Blues (very good), Cabaret (very good), Chanson (very good), Choral Singing (very good), Funk (very good), Musical (very good), Stage singing (very good), Classical (good), Folk (good), Gospel (good), Jazz (good), Modern (good), Pop (good), Pop song (good), Rock (good), Country (basic), Operetta (basic)

Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Mezzo soprano

Musical instruments Piano (good)

Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car

Other Skills Narration

Appearance

Training

Awards/Nominations

2021 First place in the Actor's Voice category, Beauty and Harmony of Art Festival (Russian Federation) - Award

2021 First place in the Estrade Vocals category, Art in Experience 2021 (North Macedonia) - Award

2021 Grand Prix International Art Festival 'Soloviov Art' in Kiev, Ukraine, 2021. (Ukraine) - Award

2017 Best Young Actress (Serbia) - Award

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