Education
University of Belgrade.
University of Belgrade.
She made her screen debut in 1980 film Petrijin venac ("Petrija"s Wreath"), earning accolades for her portrayal of an illiterate Serbian woman. She is best known to international audience by her portrayal of the mother in the 1985 film When Father Was Away on Business. In 1995 she appeared in an award-winning movie, Underground, directed by a famous Serbian director Emir Kusturica.
In 2003 Mirjana Karanović again made history by appearing in Croatian film Svjedoci (Witnesses).
She was the first actor from Serbia to appear in a Croatian film since the break-up of Yugoslavia. In the film she played a Croatian war widow.
In this film she portrays a rape victim abused by Serbs during the Bosnian War.