Jelena Tinska


Jelena Tinska is a Serbian actress, ballerina, dancer, writer, columnist and television presenter. She is also the president of Fond "Orion" and "Noeva Barka", an association for animal protection and well being.

Background

Tinska's father was Aleksandar Petrović, writer and a translator of Shakespeare.
She studied classical ballet from the age of 5 for 12 years, and graduated from the ballet school "Lujo Davico". Following graduation, she worked as a professional ballet, jazz and contemporary dancer in Yugoslavia in various famous ballet groups under Ivanka Lukateli, Boris Radak, Petar Slaj, and "Lokice", later studying drama at The Academy of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. From 1979, she worked in Belgrade in Theatre Dusko Radovic, as an actress. She is fluent in English, French and Serbian languages.
In 2003 Tinska moved from Belgrade to Novi Sad to work for the private television station Pannonia.

Filmography

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