Biography
Nationality
Bosnian
Playing range
45 - 55
Selma Alispahić
Awards
2018
Actress of Europe Award, International Theatre Festival Actor of Europe(Honorary Life Achievement Award for Contribution to the Theatre in Europe) North Macedonia
2012
Award for Partnership on Stage with Meto Jovanovski, International Theatre Festival Vraca, Bulgaria
2002
Freedom Award for Contribution to Humanism, Fight for Human Right and freedom in BiH, Europe and the World, Sarajevo
2002
The Best Actress Award for the role of Countess, International Theatre Festival On the Crossroads, Nis, Serbia
2001
Women of the Year Award in the Field of Art, BiH
Credits
Movies
2021
"Darkroom", Role: Selma, Director: Lukas B. Meier, Production: Canada Council for the Arts, Canada
2020
"Summer Dew", Role: Amina, Director: Carlo Chiaramonte, Production: Big Enough Productions, Italy
2019
"Mamonga", Role: Marko’s Mother, Director: Stefan Malešević, Production: Cod Blue Production
2017
"Secrets from the Past", Role: Mother, Director: Rasit Gorgulu, Production: Bir Adim Medya
2013
"Selam", Role: Almir’s Mother, Director: Levent Demirkale, Production: Neyir Film
2013
"Odbrana i zaštita", Role: Doorkeeper, Director: Bobo Jelčić, Production: Spiritus Movens, Croatian Radiotelevision, Kadar
2012
"Neverending Story" (short film), Role: A Wife, Director: Elvir Muminović, Fedja Štukan, Production: Akademija scenskih umjetnosti u Sarajevu
2011
"Broken Mussels", Role: Medina, Director: Seyfettin Tokmak, Production: 90 Film Production
2000
"Milky Way", Role: Anka, Director: Faruk Sokolović, Production: Mebius Production
1996
"Elgar’s Tenth Muse", Role: Jelly D’Aragni, Director: Paul Yule, Director: Channel 4
TV Shows
2024
"The Nobelist", Role: Milica Babic, Directors: Tihomir Stanic and Borisa Simovic, Production: RTS, Tihomir Stanic Production
2022
"Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" season 3, Role: Natalia Popov, Director: Jann Turner, Production: Amazon Prime, Paramount Pictures, USA
2011
"Bez rizika", Role: Doctor/Mother, Director: E. Kapetanović, Production: Alhemija Film, Unicef, BiH
1995
"Bliss", Role: Wine Bar Waitress, Director: Mark Evans, Production: Abbey Film Production, Carlton TV, UK
1990
"Memoari porodice Milić", Role: Vesna, Director: Sulejman Kupusović, Production: Televizija Sarajevo
Theatre
"The Caucasian Chalk Circle", Role: Multiple roles, Director: Simon McBurney, Production: Royal National Theatre, London, UK
"Blood Wedding", Role: Leonardo’s Wife/Moon, Director: Tim Supple, Production: Young Vic Theatre London, UK
"Foe", Role: Daughter, Director: Annie Castledine/Marcello Magni, Production: W.Yorkshire Playhouse/Young Vic Theatre London, UK
"Ay Carmela", Role: Carmela, Director: R. Raponja, Production: Sartr theatre, Sarajevo
"Hasanaginica", Role: Hasanaginica, Director: Mustafa Nadarević, Production: National Theatre Sarajevo,
"The Longing and Death of Sylvia Plath", Role: Sylvia Plath, Director: Jernej Lorenci, Production: Sartr theatre
"Lizistrata", Role: Mirrina, Director: R. Raponja, Production: Teatro di Sardegna, Italy
"Anna Karenina", Role: Anna Karenina, Director: Nikolai Skorik, Production: Sartr theatre
"That’s Not It", Role: Woman, Director: Tomi Janežič, Production: Sartr theatre
"Rechnitz-An Angel of Extinction", Role: The Countess, Director: Sabine Mitterecker, Production: Sartr theatre/Austrian Cultural Forum, BiH/Austria
Skills
Violin, Dancing (tango), Singing, Drivers Licence
Spoken languages
Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, English, Italian, Turkish, English (fluent)
Additional info
Trained in Suzuki Method of Physical Training of Actors (New York, USA)
Trained in Viewpoints with Anne Bogart (New York, USA)
Working with VR team at DIGI.BA on virtual reality acting
Teaching Acting and Acting for Directors as well as Character Creation and Development at Game Development and Design Faculty (SSST University Sarajevo)
Teaching Acting for the Opera (Music Academy, University of Sarajevo