theatrical festival in Serbia, three Golden Lauren Wreath awards at MES in Sarajevo, and Ljubiša Jovanović award in Šabac in 1986. Stupica was awarded the highest theatrical awards for lifetime achievement in Serbian theatre, including Dobričin prsten in 1981, Statuette of Joakim Vujić in 1985 and lifetime achievement awards at Sterijino pozorje in 1984, and at the Dani Zorana Radmilovića festival in Zaječar in 2013. At Pula Film Festival, top film festival in former Yugoslavia, she won two best actress awards, in 1954 (Stojan Mutikaša) and Golden Arena in 1966 (Roj). At the Filmski susreti, actor’s festival in Niš, she was awarded at the inaugural festival in 1966 as the best actress (Roj). In 1969 she and Miodrag Petrović Čkalja won an award as the best acting couple of the year (Stupica for TV Bukvar). In 2006 she won an award for the best supporting female role in Seven and a half and in 2007 Pavle Vuisić award, the highest film acting award in Serbia, for her lifetime achievement in the movies. In 2001, on the celebration of her 60-years of acting. Stupica on the stage publicly called for establishing the Velika Žanka award (Great Žanka), in honor of Žanka Stokić (1887–1947), today generally considered the best theatrical Serbian actress ever, pointing out that there are no appropriate awards for actresses in their prime, when they are too old for the debutant awards and still too young for the life-time awards. In 2002 it was announced that new award will be established next year, under the name of Žanka Stokić award. Mira Stupica was the president for life of the jury and the award has been awarded yearly ever since. On 23 September 2013, an exhibition titled Mira Stupica – actress of the century was held in the Museum of the National Theatre in Belgrade. In 2000 she published her autobiography Šaka soli (A handful of salt). Book, which was written in specific, almost scenic style, became a bestseller in Serbia. Roles Theatre (selected) Filmography Television References External links MIRA STUPICA: ŠAKA SOLI (3): Kako je Tito zavoleo Platona, NIN, 10 February 2000 Nepoderiva, Glas javnosti, 25 November 2001 1923 births 2016 deaths People from Gjilan Kosovo Serbs 20th-century Serbian actresses 21st-century Serbian actresses 20th-century Serbian writers 21st-century Serbian writers Serbian dramatists and playwrights Golden Arena winners Laureates of the Ring of Dobrica Serbian film actresses Serbian stage actresses Serbian