Bojana Novakovic

About

Bojana Novakovic (born 17 November 1981) is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the police procedural television series Instinct (2018–2019). In film, she has appeared in Drag Me to Hell (2009), Edge of Darkness (2010), Devil (2010), Generation Um… (2012), The Little Death (2014), I, Tonya (2017) and Birds of Prey (2020). Born in Serbia, Novakovic immigrated to Australia as a child.

Novakovic was born on 17 November 1981 to computer programmers Biljana and Radovan Novakovic in Belgrade, the capital of the SR Serbia of the SFR Yugoslavia. Her younger sister, Valentina, is also an actress.
When Novakovic was seven years old, the family immigrated to Australia, settling in Sydney, New South Wales. In Australia, Biljana became a sculptor, gaining two master’s degrees in fine arts. Novakovic was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but eventually decided to pursue performing arts. She studied at The McDonald College, where she was dux in 1998. In 2002, Novakovic graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

In 2003, Novakovic played Randa in the ABC mini-series Marking Time, a role which won her…