Žiža Stojanović
Žiža Stojanović | |
|---|---|
Жижа Стојановић | |
| Born | 19 November 1930 |
| Died | 27 June 2025 (aged 94) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–2018 |
| Notable work | Zaga — Comrade Minister Ljubina Bojić — More than a game Malčika — The Voter Cana Fontana — Happy People |
| Spouse | Vladislav Matić |
Žiža Stojanović (19 November 1930 – 27 June 2025) was a Serbian film, theatre and television actress.
Life and career
Stojanović was born in Belgrade on 19 November 1930. After the Second World War, she enrolled in the Third Women's Gymnasium and joined the Belgrade Cultural Society "Abrašević". She passed the audition and was given the role of Koštana. Although she was better known as a theater actress, she played in many films and series. She was a member of theaters in Niš, Novi Sad and Belgrade.[1] In her career, she played over 120 theater roles, and for more than thirty years she was the first lady of the Belgrade Drama Theatre.[2][3]
The audience remembers her as the waitress Cana Fontana from the series Happy People.[4] She also appeared in the series Diplomci, Salaš u Mali Ritu, Otpisan, Bolji život, Porodićno blago, Ljubav, nakiva, panic, Vratiće se stork and many others. She starred in the films Povratak otpisanih, Balkan Express 2 and Tesna koža 3.[5]
She was a participant in the first season of the reality show Zadruga.[6] She lived and worked in Belgrade.
Stojanović spent the last years of her life in a nursing home, and died in Belgrade, on 27 June 2025, at the age of 94.[7][2] At the time of her death, she was the third oldest actress in Serbia.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Barba Zhvane | |
| 1961 | The Voter | The Little One |
| 1963 | The Banquet in Šarengrad | |
| Kir Janja | ||
| 1965 | The Midnight Guest | |
| 1967 | The Dragonfly and the Tin Stove | |
| 1969 | The Deceased (TV) | Maid Anna |
| Souffle | ||
| 1971 | Leftists | Moca's Daughter Dushica |
| Graduates | Zavala's Wife | |
| 1972 | Laughter from the Stage: Contemporary Theater | |
| Women's Conversations | ||
| 1973 | Our Performances (TV Series) | |
| 1975 | At the Orpheum at the Dam (TV) | |
| Wintering in Jakobsfeld | ||
| Salaš u Mali Rit (TV series) | ||
| Theatre in the house 3 | Clerk | |
| Dismissed | Uvcet's wife | |
| Devil's ladder | ||
| Life is beautiful | Class teacher | |
| 1976 | Return of the Dismissed | Anđelka |
| Kitchen | ||
| 1977 | Sequences and consequences | |
| More than a game | Ljubina Bojić | |
| 1978 | Return of the Dismissed (TV series) | Anđelka |
| 1979 | Happy Family | |
| Happy Family (TV series) | ||
| Comrades | Prostitute | |
| Glow | ||
| 1980 | Tobacco Road | |
| It Was, It Was | ||
| Hot Wind | Bank Clerk | |
| 1981 | Kir Janja | Juca's Wife |
| Soldiers | Citizen with Supplies | |
| 1982 | Lukićijada (TV series) | |
| Pop Ćira and Pop Spira | Soka | |
| 1983 | Man with Four Legs | Typist |
| Marija, Where Are You...? | Danilov's Sister | |
| 1984 | Moth | Stanka, Uncle's Neighbor |
| Soldiers | Citizen with Supplies | |
| Jaguar's Leap | Agency Owner | |
| 1985 | The Case of Laza Kostić | Secretary |
| 1986 | Master and Champita | Saleswoman |
| 1987–1988 | Better Life | Iva's Landlady |
| 1988 | Tight Skin 3 | Cashier |
| 1989 | Comrade Minister | Zaga |
| Balkan Express 2 | Abbess | |
| Weekdays from Nine to Five | Neighbor | |
| 1990–1991 | Better Life 2 | Ivy's Landlady |
| 1991 | House to Demolish | Aunt Vida |
| Little Joke | Mother-in-law | |
| In the Name of the Law | God's Woman | |
| 1993 | Paradise | Wife Pište |
| Happy People | Cana Fontana | |
| 1995–1996 | Happy People 2 | Cana Fontana |
| 1998–1999 | Family Treasure | Slavka |
| 2001 | Harold and Maud | |
| 2002 | Family Treasure 2 | Slavka |
| 2006 | Love, Habit, Panic | Mrs. Marković |
| 2007 | Village People (TV Series) | Dragica |
| The Stork Will Return | Aunt Smile | |
| 2013 | Mamaroš | Neighbor |
| 2015 | Hangover (TV Series) | Neighbor on the Window |
| 2018 | The Love and Hate | Stamena |
References
- ^ "WALJALA SE SA PRLETOM PO GRAVI, TITO JE OBOŽAVAO: A sad je samo zvezda REJALITIJA in which she also got HOTEL". Kurir. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Zbog mene su u pozorište dolazili Tito i Ranković: Kako je Žiža Stojanović govorila za Kurir o životu, zašto je volela ljude i ušla u "Zadrugu"". www.kurir.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Žiža Stojanović, interview: "I WILL GO ON A HUNGER STRIKE IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNMENT; Author: Saša Milivojev, PRAVDA, Belgrade". 22 March 2009.
- ^ "Žiža Stojanović". biografija.org. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "24 years ago she played Cana Fontana in "Srećni ljudima", and this is what the famous Žiža Stojanović looks like today!". telegraf.rs. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "ŠTA SE SE SILO SA ŽIŽA NAKON ZADRUGA?". pulsonline.rs. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "ACTRESS ŽIŽA STOJANOVIĆ DIED Famous Cana Fontana from Happy People passed away at the age of 95: Host confirmed the saddest news". Блиц. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Rada Đuričin was one of our oldest actresses: Her colleague was declared the 5th in the world, and still tirelessly radi".
External links
- Žiža Stojanović at IMDb
- Žiža Stojanović discography at Discogs