Marijana Jankovic

Biography

Marijana Jankovic is a Danish actress and director, born in Montenegro. She moved to Denmark with her parents when she was only 6 years old. Later she graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre in 2006. Since then she has established herself as one of Denmark’s most interesting actresses. She has starred in numerous award winning films and has been honored with several awards and accolades. In 2018, she appears in award winning director Lars von Triers highly awaited, « The House That Jack Built » opposite of Matt Dillon. Most recently, Jankovic stepped behind the camera to write and direct her very first short film « Maja ». It’s a biographical short film, a story from her own childhood, that’s starring Selena Marsenic, Jesper Christensen, Dejan Cucik and Jankovic, as her own mother.