Who Is Ana Maljević

Ana Maljević (born in Belgrade on 16 February 1978) is a Serbian actress, ballet dancer and icon painter. She is best known for her roles in the television series “Dug moru”, “Klan” and “Kalup”, as well as for the film “Sestre”. She trained in Cannes and Belgrade, and she studied acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts. She is the daughter of producer Bojan Maljević and the sister of actress and producer Bojana Maljević.

Her career combines three fields: dance, acting and sacred art. This training has allowed her to work in film and television, perform in a musical and, in time, devote herself to painting icons.

Early Life and Family

Ana Malek Maljević was born on 16 February 1978 in Belgrade, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. She grew up in a family tied to film and television. Her father, Bojan Maljević, is a well-known Serbian producer, and her older sister, Bojana Maljević, is an actress, producer and co-founder of the production company Monte Royal Pictures.

According to the sources, Bojana was born in 1974, which makes her four years older than Ana. Given this family background, Ana later worked with her sister and father on the same projects on several occasions.

Education

At the age of fourteen, Ana Maljević enrolled in a ballet school in Cannes, France. In that city she completed high school at Sainte Marie and, from 1993 to 1997, attended the intermediate and advanced ballet school “Rossella Hightower”. She studied modern, classical and jazz ballet.

After returning to Belgrade in 1997, she enrolled in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts and completed her studies there. In 2002 she continued her education with specialist studies in musical theatre at the University of Arts in Belgrade.

She later trained in sacred art as well. According to the Serbian Wikipedia, she earned a master’s degree in easel painting and icon painting at the Academy of the Serbian Orthodox Church for Arts and Conservation. In 2020 she said she was attending master’s studies in icon restoration and conservation and was writing her master’s thesis.

Early Career

Ana Maljević began appearing in film and television in the early 2000s. The Serbian Wikipedia lists the role of Nodi in a 2002 film as one of her notable parts. In the same year she also appeared in the film “Frozen Stiff”, playing Limen’s ex-girlfriend.

She then played Zona in the 2005 screen adaptation of “Ivkova slava” (“Ivko’s Feast”), directed by Zdravko Šotra. The cast included Zoran Cvijanović, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Nikola Đuričko and Anica Dobra. In 2008 she appeared in the film “Na lepom plavom Dunavu” (“On the Beautiful Blue Danube”) as a foreign woman; the sources differ on the character’s name, listing both Marijana from Slovenia and Jana from the Czech Republic. According to IMDb, she also performed three songs in that film.

Rise to Popularity

Ana gained greater visibility during the 2010s. In 2011 she played Katarina in Vladimir Paskaljević’s film “Sestre” (“Sisters”), which deals with human trafficking. In the same year she took part in the film “Kako su me ukrali Nemci” (“How I Was Stolen by the Germans”). The following year, 2012, she played Vera in the television film “Kaput mrtvog čoveka”.

In the series “Otvorena vrata 2” (2013) she played Anđela Anđelo alongside Zoran Cvijanović, Bogdan Diklić, Nikola Đuričko, Anica Dobra, Milan Lane Gutović, Vesna Trivalić and her sister Bojana Maljević. She then played Sana in the miniseries “Evropa, bre!” (2014), a journalist in the series “Andrija i Anđelka”, and the host and narrator in the series “Moje pravo” (2016).

She then took the role of a typist in the series “Ubice mog oca”, in which she appeared from 2017 to 2020.

Greatest Successes

Ana Maljević’s best-known television roles came from 2019 onward. In the series “Dug moru” she plays Jelena, and the series ran from 2019 to 2024. Appearing alongside her in the same series are Dragan Mićanović, Stefan Kapičić and Ana Lečić. In 2020 she expressed hope that Jelena’s character would develop further in a continuation.

In the miniseries “Kalup” (2020), inspired by the affair of the missing babies, she played the inspector Džoni. In her words, the character is cold, rational and calculating, and she gradually gains importance as the plot unfolds. In the same year she appeared in the series “Klan”, in which she plays Ćuća, alongside Aleksandar Dimitrijević and Nedim Nezirović.

She later played a nursing-home nurse in the series “Beležnica profesora Miškovića” (2021). IMDb also lists her in the project “Ostrvo na dnu”, which is currently in filming.

Ballet and Icon Painting

Ana Maljević is not only an actress. Because of her ballet training, she has often been cast in roles that require dance and physical fitness. In 2020 she said she still performs ballet roles and trains intensively to stay in shape.

She explained that ballet is physically demanding and that injuries and age are limiting factors, so she believes she will be able to act for much longer. For that reason, she does not regret having traded ballet for acting.

In addition, she paints icons. She said she finds calm in it and a completely different outlook on the world. In her view, there are no parallels between icon painting and acting.

On stage she performed in the musical “Chicago” at the Terazije Theatre. In 2020 she noted that twelve years had passed since the premiere and that in the meantime she had played three more roles at her home theatre.

Private Life

Details about Ana Maljević’s marital status and any family of her own are not publicly known, so they are not given here. What is known is that she is the daughter of producer Bojan Maljević and the sister of Bojana Maljević.

In a 2020 interview, she said she enjoys working with her sister and especially with her father. She described her sister as more extroverted and a sterner critic, adding that they treat each other professionally, with honest and constructive criticism. Among the colleagues she can always rely on, she named Sonja Kolačarić and Radivoje Bukvić.

Interesting Facts

• At the age of fourteen she moved to Cannes to train as a ballet dancer.
• According to IMDb, she is 170 cm tall.
• Besides acting, she performed three songs in the film “Na lepom plavom Dunavu”.
• Her professional interests span film, television, theatre, ballet and icon painting.
• She has acted alongside her sister Bojana Maljević in several projects.

Socially Engaged Projects

Ana Maljević has taken part in projects that deal with sensitive social issues. The film “Sestre” is based on true events and addresses human trafficking. To play a psychologist who helps victims, she prepared by speaking with experts and with people who had gone through such experiences.

The film was also screened at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna on 25 November 2011, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The recognition from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the film and for the “Blue Heart” campaign went to producer Bojana Maljević.

The series “Kalup” likewise deals with the subject of missing babies. At the time, Ana said that everyone has a duty to keep the topic in the public eye as far as they can.

Biography – Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Ana Maljević?

Ana Maljević is a Serbian actress, ballet dancer and icon painter, known for her roles in the series “Dug moru”, “Klan” and “Kalup”.

When and where was Ana Maljević born?

She was born on 16 February 1978 in Belgrade.

Whose daughter is Ana Maljević?

She is the daughter of producer Bojan Maljević and the sister of actress and producer Bojana Maljević.

Where did Ana Maljević study?

She completed ballet school and high school in Cannes and studied acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. She completed specialist studies in musical theatre in 2002.

Which series does Ana Maljević appear in?

She appears in “Dug moru” (Jelena), “Klan” (Ćuća), “Kalup” (Džoni), “Ubice mog oca”, “Otvorena vrata 2” and “Beležnica profesora Miškovića”.

What role did Ana Maljević play in the film “Sestre”?

In the 2011 film “Sestre” she played Katarina.

Does Ana Maljević still do ballet?

Yes. According to what she said in 2020, she still performs ballet roles and trains regularly.

What does Ana Maljević do besides acting?

She paints icons, and she has also trained in icon restoration and conservation.

Is Ana Maljević married?

This is not publicly known.

Conclusion

Ana Maljević stands out for combining dance, acting and icon painting. Trained in Cannes and Belgrade, she is known to the public for her roles in the series “Dug moru”, “Klan” and “Kalup” and for the film “Sestre”. Within the family of producer Bojan Maljević and her sister Bojana Maljević, she continues to work on film and television projects. Details of her private life are not publicly known.