Biljana Čekić (born 25 October 2007) is a Serbian actress. In 2024, she was awarded the Order of Karađorđe's Star by the Republic of Serbia.
Life Biljana Čekić was born on 25 October 2007, in the village of Sreflije, in Kozarska Dubica municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her great-grandmother and nine other relatives were imprisoned in the Jasenovac concentration camp. Only her great-grandmother survived.
She had no formal acting training. She became famous for her debut role as Dara Ilić in the film Dara of Jasenovac (2021), a Serbian historical drama film directed by Predrag Antonijević. The film was submitted as Serbia's entry for an Oscar, and a Golden Globe.
In 2021, she received a scholarship from the Archimandrite of the Hilandar Monastery for her role as Dara Ilić.
Filmography Dara of Jasenovac (2021)
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