Ivanka Mežan (born 18 June 1926) is a Slovenian actress, known for her performance in films and theaters.[1][2]
Life and career
Ivanka was born in June 1926 in
Maribor, the daughter of Janez Mežan, a painter.[3] She performed on the stage for the first time at the
Slovenian National Theatre in the liberated territory of
Črnomelj in 1944 and then enrolled at the Academy of Acting Arts in
Ljubljana. Between 1945 and 1979 she was a regular member of the
Ljubljana Drama and after her retirement she regularly performed in other Slovenian theaters.[4]
She first established herself with the roles of young women in Slovenian and foreign classical and contemporary dramas and then. In stage she appeared in numerous shows like
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet etc.[5][6]
She was married to Miloš Marinček,[7] a builder and professor at FGG.[8] He died in 2005.[9] Mezan is the receipt of
Prešeren Award,
Sterija's Awards[10] and others for her contribution in Slovene cinematography.[11][12]