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Ivona Baković (b. 1999, Split) grew up in Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she began her acting career before enrolling at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo in 2017. She graduated in 2021, performing in Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage.

Currently based in Munich, Ivona works as an acting educator for children at Lilalu Bildungs- und Ferienprogrammen and Impro Macht Schule, where she is completing an Ausbildung as an Impro Trainerin.

In theater, Ivona has performed at the Sarajevo National Theatre, Sarajevo Youth Theatre, and Sarajevo War Theatre. The Hunger Artist received the Best Play award in Serbia (2022), and the ensemble received recognition from the Sarajevo National Theatre in the 2022/23 season.

In film, Ivona starred in Tell Me Something Nice (2021), Spectrum (2021), and Zumbul and the Hammer (2023). She also appeared in documentaries such as Children of Peace (2016) and In Pursuit of Resemblance (2017), and in music videos like Zabranjeno pušenje (Ispod radara, 2023) and Helem Nejse (Guramo tu priču, 2022).

In November 2024, Ivona premiered the play Xploit:s in Munich, directed by Christiane Mudra. In April 2025, she premiered the film Kde končí láska, directed by Milan Cieslar, where she played the female lead.

Ivona also worked as a TV presenter for Sarajevo Mon Amour - The Chronicles of the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2021 and 2023, and briefly hosted the lifestyle TV show Nova IN on Nova BH until 2023.

In addition to her acting career, Ivona writes poetry and has been awarded three times for her work in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She also enjoys hobbies such as swimming, crafts, drawing, and yoga. She is fluent in BHS (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian), English, and German.

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Ivona Baković
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Actor•21-36 years•Bosnian-herzegovinian, Croatian •
Place of residence Munich (DE)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1999 (26 years)
Place of birthSplit
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsZagreb (HR), Sarajevo (BA)
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorgreen
Hair colorblond(e)
Height (cm)184
Weight (in kg)63
Ethnicity and heritageWhite or Caucasian
Statureathletic / training, slim, very slim
DialectsAmerican-CaliforniaEnglish-StandardStandard German
AccentsAmericanEnglishPolishRussianSlavicYugoslavianother
SportSwimmingYogaClimbing
Shooting (handgun)ArcheryBackpackingKarateMountain hikingSword fighting
DanceChoreographyMimeBalletHistorical danceLatin American dances
PitchAlto
SingingA cappellaChoirMusical
Special skillsClownImprovisationMasqueModelPantomime
Training
Primary professional training
2021
Academy of Performing Arts, University of Sarajevo
Film
2024 – 2025
Kde končí láska picture © Bonton Film
Kde končí láska (Cinema film)
Kateřina Tesařová (MR)
Milan Cieslar Kamil Kožíšek, Flamesite (CZ) Bonton Film Milan Cieslar Milan Cieslar
2022 – 2023
Zumbul i čekić (Short film)
Alma (SR)
Redžinald Šimek Alma Bakšić Čamo PROBA Redžinald Šimek
2021
Tell Me Something Nice picture
Tell Me Something Nice (Short film)
Nina (MR)
Mirela Salihović Fondacija Konrad Adenauer Sarajevo Mirela Salihović
2019
Spectrum picture
Spectrum (Short film)
Mom (SR)
Albert Rami Tarik Bičo Sarajevo Film Festival Albert Rami
2017
In Pursuit of Resemblance picture
In Pursuit of Resemblance (Documentary movie)
as myself (MR)
Emir Kapetanović Magacin Kabare, US embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Kapetanović
2015
Children of Peace picture
Children of Peace (Documentary movie)
as myself (MR)
Emir Kapetanović Magacin Kabare
Television
2023
Sarajevo Mon Amour picture
Sarajevo Mon Amour (TV event)
Host
Craig Mason HRT 3 HRT 3 HRT 3
2021 – 2023
Nova IN picture
Nova IN (TV show)
TV presenter (Ot)
NOVA BH
2021
Sarajevo Mon Amour picture
Sarajevo Mon Amour (TV event)
Host
Jasmin Jatić HRT HRT 3 Craig Mason and Elmedina Tirić
Theater
2024
Xploit:s picture © Verena Kathrein
Xploit:s (Other)
Christiane Mudra Investigative Theater Investigative Theater Christiane Mudra
2023
Idiot picture
Idiot
Aleksandra Ivanovna Jepančin (SR)
Selma Spahić Sarajevo National Theater F. M. Dostojevski
2022
The Hunger Artist picture
The Hunger Artist (Other)
Ivona (MR)
Alen Šimić Sarajevo National Theater Ensamble, based on Franz Kafka's letters and diary entries
2020 – 2022
Ništa nas ne smije iznenaditi (Nothing Can Surprise Us) picture © Dragomir Križić
Ništa nas ne smije iznenaditi (Nothing Can Surprise Us)
Lamp (Ot)
Aleš Kurt Pozorište mladih Sarajevo, MESS Pozorište mladih Sarajevo Aleš Kurt and Nejra Babić
2020 – 2021
The Lonesome West picture © Ismar Žalica
The Lonesome West (Drama)
Girleen Kelleher (SR)
Admir Glamočak Mia Avdagić Akademy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo Martin McDonagh
2021
Sarajevo Feeling picture
Sarajevo Feeling
Matea (SR)
Thomas Stayeart Sarajevo War Theater Almir Bašović
2021
God of Carnage picture
God of Carnage (Other)
Véronique (MR)
Admir Glamočak Academy of Performing Arts and myself Sarajevo Youth Theatre
2021
APA: The Lake by Mikhail Durnenkov (Drama)
Nina (MR)
Admir Glamočak Otvorena scena Obala
2016
Tartuffe by Moliere (Drama)
Elmire (MR)
Zdenka Zrno Kulturno informativni centar Tomislavgrad Kulturno informativni centar Tomislavgrad
2015
Klupko (The Hank) by Pere Budak (Drama)
Jeka (SR)
none Kulturno informativni centar Tomislavgrad
Internet
2023
Ispod radara (Zabranjeno pušenje band) picture
Ispod radara (Zabranjeno pušenje band)
The Girl (MR)
Jasmin Jatić Toni Lovrić, Sejo Sexon Jasmin Jatić
2023
Sarajevo Mon Amour picture
Sarajevo Mon Amour (Event documentary)
Craig Mason
2021
Guramo tu priču (Helem Nejse band) picture
Guramo tu priču (Helem Nejse band) (Music video)
La Sombra (SR)
Admir Švrakić Fitilj Produkcija Helem Nejse band
2021
Sarajevo Mon Amour picture
Sarajevo Mon Amour (Event documentary)
Craig Mason
2020
Prirodna kozmetika Gloria (Web magazine)
2020
Selma Starfinger (Fashion movie)
2020
POSTFEST reading
2019
Spinning Shades Magazine (Web magazine)
2019
Interpretation of a children's poem (Educational production)
Commercial
2024 – 2025
Lufthansa picture © Oscar Bravo GmbH
Lufthansa (Commercial)
Main role
Jennifer Schmidt-Rüdt Oscar Bravo GmbH Jennifer Schmidt-Rüdt
2022
Vienna Osiguranje picture
Vienna Osiguranje
Elmir Jukić COMMUNIS
2021
Sarajevski Kiseljak (Commercial)
2019
Prirodna kozmetika Gloria picture
Prirodna kozmetika Gloria (Commercial)
Irfan Avdić VIA MEDIA