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Duša Počkaj is a Actor born on 16 november 1924
Duša Počkaj (16 November 1924 – 24 June 1982) was a Slovenian film and theatre actress.
Following World War II Počkaj studied at the Ljubljana Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, and from 1946 until her death in 1982 she was member of the Ljubljana National Drama Theatre ensemble.
She started acting in films in the early 1950s and her biggest success was the starring role in the 1961 film Dancing in the Rain (Ples v dežju) directed by Boštjan Hladnik, for which she won the Golden Arena for Best Actress awards.
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Birth 16 november 1924
Death 24 june 1982 (at 57 years) at Ljubljana (Slovenie)
Awards Golden Arena for Best Actress
Death 24 june 1982 (at 57 years) at Ljubljana (Slovenie)
Awards Golden Arena for Best Actress
Following World War II Počkaj studied at the Ljubljana Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, and from 1946 until her death in 1982 she was member of the Ljubljana National Drama Theatre ensemble.
She started acting in films in the early 1950s and her biggest success was the starring role in the 1961 film Dancing in the Rain (Ples v dežju) directed by Boštjan Hladnik, for which she won the Golden Arena for Best Actress awards.
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Wild Angels (1969)
Directed by Fadil Hadžić
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Božidar Orešković, Semka Sokolović-Bertok, Igor Galo, Karlo Bulić, Ilija Ivezić, Relja Bašić
Roles Fredova majka
Rating73%
Stronghold of Toughs (1967)
, 1h28Directed by Jože Pogačnik
Genres Drama
Actors Kole Angelovski, Polde Bibič, Demeter Bitenc, Olivera Marković, Duša Počkaj, Stane Sever
Roles Francijeva mama
Rating68%
A somber social drama in which war orphans rebel against teachers and authority figures in their reform school. Danny is a teen punk who organizes a breakout, only to become a victim of the code of toughness by which he lives. Sex and violence is included in the sometimes confusing story that appeared at the Mannheim Film Festival in 1967.
Amandus (1966)
, 1h28Directed by France Štiglic
Genres Drama
Actors Duša Počkaj
Roles First beggar
Rating61%
The Climber (1966)
, 1h40Directed by Henry King, Vladan Slijepčević
Genres Drama
Actors Ljubiša Samardžić, Henry King, Špela Rozin, Ljubinka Bobić, Duša Počkaj, Dragomir Bojanić
Roles Kaća Radak
Rating72%
Dancing in the Rain (1961)
, 1h40Genres Drama
Actors Duša Počkaj, Demeter Bitenc
Roles Maruša
Rating73%
A love drama of Maruša, an actress and Peter, a painter. He lives in a dark tiny rented room and she lives in a small flat. They both spend most of their time in a pub where they meet. Their relationship is full of uncertainties and contrasts. Peter dreams of perfect beauty and Maruša yearns for lost youth. A bright window to the future shown throughout the film seems to be