Biography
Jelena Žigon (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Жигон; 3 November 1933 – 10 April 2018), was a Serbian and Yugoslav actress. Žigon (maiden name Jovanović) was born in Belgrade to a family hailing from Bajina Bašta, while her mother was born in Cetinje and was related to Nicholas I of Montenegro.During her career, she starred in a number of films and television series. She had her first role in 1950 in the film Municipal Child. She had significant roles in the films like Zika's Dynasty, The Showdown, The Morning, The First Citizen of a Small Town and others. She gained greater popularity with the role of Jelena Todorović in Zika's dynasty .
She dramatized the poetry of Dušan Kostić, Desanka Maksimović, Dragan Kolundžija, and also wrote the script for a stage-musical poem about Simonida, which was performed at the National Theater in Belgrade.Žigon died in Belgrade after a short illness and she was buried in Belgrade New Cemetery.With her daughter Ivana Žigon, who is also an actress, she founded the ensemble Kosovo Peonies in 2004. Her husband was fellow actor Stevo Žigon.
Filmography
all 42
Movies 40
TV Shows 2
For the King and Fatherland (2015)
Flat Hill (2013)
Peregrination (1999)
Some Birds Can't Fly (1997)
Package Deal (1995)
Born to Be a Warrior (1994)
Žika's Marriage (1992)
The Dark Side of the Sun (1988)
Weird Years (1988)
Escape from Sobibor (1987)
Second Žika's Dynasty (1986)
Zika's Dynasty (1985)
What Happens When Love Comes to Town (1984)
Come to Me and Go from Me (1983)
Like Grandpa, Like Grandson (1983)
Kiss, Kiss, But Don't Lose Your Head (1981)
The Time Has Come for Love to Try (1980)
Foolish Years (1977)
The Picture Show Man (1977)
Promised Woman (1976)
More Than a Game (1976)
Doctor Mladen (1975)
More Than a Game (1974)
A Trap for the General (1971)
My Part of the World (1969)
Doctor Homer's Brother (1968)
The Morning (1967)
Wild Seed (1967)
Er ging allein (1967)
The Three Fantastic Supermen (1967)
So Darling, So Deadly (1966)
Flaming Frontier (1965)
The Camp Followers (1965)
Inspector (1965)
Two Nights in a Day (1963)
Men (1963)
Whistle at Eight (1962)
Gunfight (1962)
Collision at the Paralels (1961)
Adventure at the Door (1961)
The First Citizen of a Small Town (1961)
Love and Fashion (1960)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1933-11-03
Deathday2018-04-10 (84 years old)
ChildrenIvana Žigon
CitizenshipsSerbia
Also Known AsJelena Jovanović, Елена Иванович, Елена Жигон, Yelena Zigon
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