Soja Jovanović

Soja Jovanović
Jovanović on a 2005 Serbia and Montenegro postage stamp.
Born
Sofija Jovanović

(1922-02-01)1 February 1922
Died22 April 2002(2002-04-22) (aged 80)
Years active1954–1982
AwardsGolden Arena for Best Director
1957 Priests Ćira and Spira

Sofija "Soja" Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Соја Јовановић, pronounced [sɔ̌fija sɔ̌ːja jɔv̞ǎːnɔv̞it͡ɕ]; 1 February 1922 – 22 April 2002) was the first Serbian and Yugoslav female film director, noted for her work in theater, TV and film productions.