| Profile | |
| Born | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Spouse(s) | Goran Gajić |
| Official website | http://www.mirafurlan.com |
Mira Furlan (born 7 September 1955 in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian actress and singer currently residing in the United States. She is probably best known for her roles as the Minbari Ambassador Delenn on the science fiction television series Babylon 5 and Danielle Rousseau on Lost, and has been described as the Croatian equivalent of Meryl Streep[citation needed].
Read more...Furlan's husband is director Goran Gajić, who has directed her in an episode of Babylon 5 and several plays, including a production of Sophocles' Antigone.
In late 1991, she and her husband emigrated from Yugoslavia to escape the political turmoil and ethnic tensions which accompanied the breakup of the country - she was born in Zagreb of mixed ethnic origin, her husband is an ethnic Read more...
Furlan was a member of the Croatian National Theatre and frequently appeared in Yugoslav television and films, including Cannes Film Festival winner When Father Was Away on Business (1985). In the 1980s, she briefly appeared as singer for Le Cinema, a spin-off from the rock band Film.
Furlan has also appeared on the Los Angeles stage. She has released an album, Songs From Movies That Have Read more...