1. Arta Dobroshi is a former refugee and now a UN Champion and Goodwill Ambassador.
16 Facts About Arta Dobroshi
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Arta Dobroshi was born in Pristina, to Kosovo Albanian parents.
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Arta Dobroshi has been studying the performing arts since elementary school and attended the Academy of Arts acting and drama course in Pristina for four years.
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Arta Dobroshi starred in many short films and theatre plays whilst a student there.
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Arta Dobroshi has a strong work ethic, known to rehearse for a role eight hours or more a day.
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When Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic resigned in October 2000, Arta Dobroshi quit her job at the refugee camp and became a translator for NATO.
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Two weeks after the casting, Arta Dobroshi was called up by the Dardenne brothers and was given the role, despite not speaking French.
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Arta Dobroshi came to international prominence in the Dardenne brothers' film Lorna's Silence in which she played the title role to great acclaim and received international media attention.
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Arta Dobroshi starred in the short film Baby by BAFTA winning director Daniel Mulloy.
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Arta Dobroshi was awarded Best Actress for her role in Baby at the 24fps International Short Film Festival.
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Arta Dobroshi has completed filming on Julie Gavras' Late Bloomers alongside William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini.
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Arta Dobroshi is working on Nena, with her director from Baby, Daniel Mulloy.
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Arta Dobroshi was a jury member of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Arta Dobroshi won the 2017 BAFTA Film Award for producing the refugee film Home.
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In 2016, Arta Dobroshi was the lead in the acclaimed Massive Attack video Come Near Me.
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Arta Dobroshi can speak Albanian, English, and French, and can understand Macedonian.