Urša Raukar-Gamulin (Zagreb, 18 May 1960) is a Croatian theater, television and film actress, as well as a political activist and parliamentarian. She is a permanent member of the Zagreb Youth Theater ensemble.

2017 photo from the campaign of Zagreb is OURS!
2017 photo from the campaign of Zagreb is OURS!

Apart from her acting work in Croatia and in international co-productions,[1] she is known to the public as an activist for co-organizing protests and demonstrations against US President George W. Bush, Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandić,[2] nationalism, gentrification, cultural policies and other issues.[3][4][5][6][7]

Since 2017, she has been active for the local green-left political platform as a coordinator for Zagreb is OURS!. In 2020 she ran in the national elections for the Croatian Parliament on the list of the wider national coalition platform We Can![8][9]

She is a grand granddaughter of Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski first parliamentarian who gave a speech in Croatian language and one of the most prominent people in Illyrian movement.[10] In January 2022 she gave a speech in Croatian parliament about Ankica Lepej as first prominent whistle-blower of modern Croatia.

Filmography

Television roles

  • "Stipe u gostima" as Irena/Mirjana (2012–2013)
  • "Tajni dnevnik patke Matilde" as sheep Lujza (2010–2014)
  • "Baza Djeda Mraza" as nanny Wilhelmina (2009)
  • "Bumerang" as financial officier (2005)
  • "Žutokljunac" as nanny (2005)
  • "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" as Rosie (1991)

Film roles

Voice actor for cartoons

Published works

References

  1. ↑ "Culturenet.hr – Actress Ursa Raukar at the international theatre scene". www.culturenet.hr. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Croatia: NGO activists uncorking Zagreb". Human Rights House Foundation. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Urša Raukar: Pozivam Karamarka da me zaštiti od medijskog linča". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gamulin-Raukar: Sve smo radili legalno, ovo je linč aktivista!". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Fisher, Sharon, PhD (2006). Political change in post-Communist Slovakia and Croatia : from nationalist to Europeanist. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 117. ISBN 1-4039-7286-9. OCLC 133162986.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Croatia: Police Arrest Activists in Zagreb". Balkan Insight. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "INTERVIEW: URŠA RAUKAR 'Milanović i Karamarko su kao dva jarca na brvnu, ne miču se od vlastita ega'". NACIONAL.HR (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ↑ platforma, Možemo! politička (24 June 2020). "Predstavljamo naše kandidatkinje i kandidate: Urša Raukar – Možemo! – politička platforma". Možemo! – politička platforma (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Jutarnji list – Tomašević: 'Očekujemo najmanje tri mandata, a nakon izbora možemo surađivati s Restartom'". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Urša Raukar Gamulin: U politici samo gostujem. Ozbiljno i predano, ali - privremeno". Novi list. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "HAVC • Croatian film catalogue". www.havc.hr. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "HAVC • Croatian film catalogue". www.havc.hr. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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