▁High ▁School . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁that ▁she ▁started ▁acting ▁in ▁domestic ▁mov ies . ▁Having ▁achieved ▁success ▁in ▁Ser bia , ▁and ▁wanting ▁to ▁continue ▁her ▁education . ▁Mand ž uka ▁graduated ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Art / TV ▁and ▁movie ▁production ▁in ▁Bel grade , ▁then ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁she ▁attended ▁The ▁Lee ▁Str as berg ▁Theatre ▁and ▁Film ▁Institute . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁she ▁completed ▁the ▁Bernard ▁H iller ▁Master class ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁where ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁an ▁international ▁career . ▁ ▁Career ▁Mand zu ka ’ s ▁first ▁public ▁appearance ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁a ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁edition ▁of ▁Greek ▁magazine ▁" S el ides ". ▁Her ▁first ▁stage ▁performance ▁came ▁one ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁Cy pr us , ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁production ▁of ▁Alice ▁in ▁Wonder land . ▁Mand zu ka ▁got ▁her ▁first ▁movie ▁role ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁in ▁a ▁movie ▁called ▁" Virtual na ▁st var nost " ▁( Virtual ▁Re ality ) ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁cast ▁for ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁Sen ka ▁taking ▁the ▁center ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁alongside ▁legend ary ▁Ser bian ▁actor ▁Drag an ▁Nikol ic ▁and ▁actress ▁Son ja ▁Sav ic . ▁She ▁received ▁numerous ▁domestic ▁nomin ations ▁and ▁awards