Milena Zupančič: key obituary facts
Is Milena Zupančič dead? Yes. Milena Zupančič died on August 15, 2026, at age 79.
Cause of death: Milena Zupančič's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Milena Zupančič known for?
She was a Slovenian actress.
More about Milena Zupančič
Born: 18 December 1946.
Place of birth: Jesenice.
Gender: female.
Occupation: actor, stage actor, film actor.
Nationality: Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Awards: Prešeren Award, Decoration of Merit, Borštnik Ring Award, Prešeren Fund Awards, Sever award.
Spouse: Dušan Jovanović, Radko Polič.
Career began: 1970.
Years active: 1970–2026.
Milena Zupančič, the Slovenian actress, died on August 15, 2026, aged 79.
Born in Jesenice in 1946, she began her career in 1970 and became one of Slovenia’s best-known stage and screen performers. Her early film work included roles in Matjaž Klopčič’s Blossoms in Autumn in 1973 and The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler in 1976, and she went on to appear in film and television productions over the following decades.
Zupančič was also closely associated with the Ljubljana National Drama Theatre and received major honors during her career, including the Prešeren Award, the Borštnik Ring Award, the Decoration of Merit, the Prešeren Fund Awards and the Sever Award.