Polona Juh
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Polona Juh is a Slovenia
n actress. She is the daughter of the Slovenian actors Mojca Ribič and Boris Juh. After finishing her studies at High School for Ballet, she entered to study a play on Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
, where she graduated. Since 1995, she is a permanent member of Slovenian National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana.
She had more than 50 different film and theatre roles so far, among them a lot of leading ones.
She regularly takes part in various radio plays; she was also a voice actor
for several animated characters and advertisements.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n actress. She is the daughter of the Slovenian actors Mojca Ribič and Boris Juh. After finishing her studies at High School for Ballet, she entered to study a play on Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
The Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television is an academy of the University of Ljubljana in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is the only college and graduate school in Slovenia with a similar curriculum. It is composed of three colleges: the College for Theatre and Radio, the College for Film and...
, where she graduated. Since 1995, she is a permanent member of Slovenian National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana.
She had more than 50 different film and theatre roles so far, among them a lot of leading ones.
Notable theatre roles
- Hedwig in performance "The Wild Duck" by H. IbsenHenrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
- Iphigeneia in performance "Iphigeneia in Tauris" by EuripidesEuripidesEuripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him but according to the Suda it was ninety-two at most...
- Hanako in performance "Hanjo - a play for classical Japanese theater" by Y. Mishima
- Aglaya in performance "The IdiotThe Idiot (novel)The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published serially in The Russian Messenger between 1868 and 1869. The Idiot is ranked beside some of Dostoyevsky's other works as one of the most brilliant literary achievements of the "Golden Age" of...
" by F.M. Dostoyevsky - Miranda in performance "The Tempest" by W. ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
- Celimene in performance "The Misanthrope" by MolièreMolièreJean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
- Desdemona in performance "Othello" by W. Shakespeare
- Juliet in performance "Romeo and Juliet" by W. Shakespeare
- Masha in performance "The Seagull" by A.P. ChekovAnton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
- Natasha Ivanovna "Three Sisters" by A.P. Chekov
- Polly Peachum "The Threepenny opera" by B. Brecht
- Albertine "In search of Lost Time" by M. ProustMarcel ProustValentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu...
- Rosalind and the boy Ganymede in performance "As You Like It" by W. Shakespeare
- Agrafena Alexandrovna - Grushenka in performance "The Brothers Karamazov" by F.M. Dostoyevsky
- Anna Karenina in performance "Anna Karenina" by L.N. TolstoyLeo TolstoyLev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist...
- Dorine in performance "The Tartuffe" by J.B.P. Molière
- Ruth in performance "The Homecoming" by H. Pinter
- Clytemnestra in performance "The Oresteia" by AeschylusAeschylusAeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived, the others being Sophocles and Euripides, and is often described as the father of tragedy. His name derives from the Greek word aiskhos , meaning "shame"...
- Sofya Yegorovna in performance "Platonov" by A. P. Chekhov
- Elisabet Vogler in performance "Persona" by I. Bergman
Filmography
- the role of Bazilika in Fuck it! (Jebiga) by Miha Hočevar
- the role of Duša in Beneath Her WindowBeneath Her WindowBeneath Her Window is a 2003 Slovenian film directed by Metod Pevec. It was Slovenia's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee...
(Pod njenim oknom) by Metod Pevec - the role of Sonja in Couples game by M. Zupanič
She regularly takes part in various radio plays; she was also a voice actor
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
for several animated characters and advertisements.
Awards
For her work she received several awards at home and foreign countries:- "Golden stick" - Theater Festival for Children, Slovenia, 1994
- "Stane Sever Fund for best actress", Slovenia, 1997
- "Golden bay's wreath for best actress" - Festival MESS, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2000
- "Golden laugh for best actress" - Days of Satire Festival, Zagreb (Croatia), 2000
- "France Prešeren Fund" - Slovene national award for artistic achievements, Slovenia, 2002
- "Vesna for best actress" - Slovene National Film Festival, Slovenia, 2003
- "Actress of the year" - Slovene National Film Festival, Slovenia, 2003
- "Silver George for best actress" - Moscow International Film FestivalMoscow International Film FestivalMoscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....
, Russia, 2005 - "Borštnik's award for best actress" - National Theater Festival, Slovenia, 2007
- "Zupančič's award" - award for artistic achievements by City of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007
- "Borštnik's award for best actress" - National Theater Festival, Slovenia, 2009
- "Vesna for best actress" - Slovene National Film Festival, Slovenia, 2009
- "Golden Arena for best actress" - Pula Film Festival, Croatia, 2011