Leona Paraminski

Leona Paraminski is a European movie, theatre and TV actress born in Croatia. She has appeared in over 30 films and TV shows mostly as a leading actress. She is best known for "Winter in Rio", "The Society of Jesus", "The Party" and "Budva na pjenu od mora". She enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb. While she was still at university she won an award for best actress in the film Vinko na krovu. She graduated in 2001. A year later she was honored with the most significant film award in Croatia - the 'Golden Arena' - for best actress in the film Prezimiti u Riu. Her movies have been shown on more than 200 international film festivals and were awarded more than 30 times. For her appearances Leona has been awarded the best female actress award five times. She was awarded Golden Arena for best actress, the most significant film award in Croatia, for her appearance in the film "Winter in Rio". She has also been awarded for her performances in "Vinko na krovu" at FRKA film festival, and has won three international awards for her performance in "The Party" at Capalbio Cinema ISF 2010, La Normande et le monde and Nice Short Film Festival C'est trop court 2010. She performs frequently in the theater in leading roles that portray strong and powerful women where she collaborated, among others, with Oscar winner Jiri Menzel. She has appeared in number of TV commercials, has worked as a TV host, did voiceovers both for commercials and films and has been very active in charity. She was also a member of jury in number of occasions including the Sarajevo Film Festival 2013. Leona is a member of the Croatian National Theater. Recently she moved to California, USA.