# Mira Furlan

> Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021)

**Wikidata**: [Q229740](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229740)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Furlan)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mira-furlan

## Summary
Mira Furlan (7 September 1955 – 20 January 2021) was a Croatian actress and singer known for a multi-decade career across stage, film, and television. She was educated at the Academy of Dramatic Art and was active professionally from 1975 to 2016.

## Biography
- Born: 7 September 1955
- Died: 20 January 2021
- Nationality: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Croatia
- Education: Academy of Dramatic Art (affiliated/educated at)
- Known for: Career as an actress (stage, film, and television) and as a singer; described in databases as "Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021)"
- Employer(s): Affiliated with the Academy of Dramatic Art
- Field(s): Acting; performing arts (stage acting, film acting, television acting); singing
- Work period: 1975–2016
- Official website: https://mirafurlan.net/

## Contributions
- Created a sustained body of professional work as an actor and singer across stage, film, and television over four decades (work period 1975–2016). The source lists her occupations as actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor, and singer.
- Contributed to performing arts education and practice through affiliation with the Academy of Dramatic Art (Croatian drama school).
- Maintained an official web presence (mirafurlan.net) and a public image file (Mira Furlan.jpg) used in reference material and media.

Note: The provided source material does not list specific titles of performances, films, television series, albums, publications, patents, companies founded, or named productions. The contributions above are drawn directly from the documented occupations, affiliations, and work period in the source.

## FAQs
Q: When and where was Mira Furlan born and when did she die?
A: Mira Furlan was born on 7 September 1955 and died on 20 January 2021. The provided source gives dates but does not specify a place of birth.

Q: What were Mira Furlan’s main occupations?
A: She was an actress (stage, film, and television) and a singer, with a documented professional activity span from 1975 to 2016.

Q: What education did Mira Furlan receive?
A: The source lists her as educated at and affiliated with the Academy of Dramatic Art, a Croatian drama school.

Q: What citizenships did Mira Furlan hold?
A: The source records citizenship of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and of Croatia.

Q: Where can I find official or reference information about Mira Furlan online?
A: Her official website is https://mirafurlan.net/. She also appears in many authority and database records (see the Authority control and identifiers section below).

Q: What languages or fields did she work in?
A: Her documented field of work is acting; the occupations list covers stage acting, film acting, television acting, and singing.

## Why They Matter
Mira Furlan matters as a sustained professional figure in the performing arts who combined stage, film, television, and vocal performance across a long career. The structured data and multiple database identifiers associated with her record indicate a broad presence in film/television and library/authority systems. Her affiliation with the Academy of Dramatic Art ties her to formal dramatic education in Croatia. Without her documented multi-decade activity (1975–2016), the record of a Croatian performer who bridged institutional drama education and professional performance across media would be less complete. The breadth of reference identifiers and the number of linked resources reflect recognition of her work across national and international catalogues and databases.

## Notable For
- Professionally described and catalogued as a Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021).
- Active professional work period recorded as 1975–2016.
- Educated at and affiliated with the Academy of Dramatic Art (Croatian drama school).
- Occupations span stage acting, film acting, television acting, and singing.
- Dual citizenship entries: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia.
- Maintained an official website (https://mirafurlan.net/) and an associated image file (Mira Furlan.jpg).
- Widely represented in authority databases and online identifiers (see Authority control and identifiers below).
- Wikidata/wikipedia presence: entry titled "Mira Furlan" with sitelink_count 49 and wikidata description "Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021)".

## Body

### Early life and identity
- Birth and death: The structured data records Mira Furlan's birth date as 7 September 1955 and her death date as 20 January 2021. The dataset does not provide a place of birth or family background in the supplied material.
- Instance and classification: In the data, she is an instance of Q5 (human). Her field of work is recorded as acting.

### Education and affiliation
- Educated at: The source lists the Academy of Dramatic Art (a Croatian drama school) under both "affiliated with" and "educated_at." The Academy is identified as a Croatian institution founded in the late 19th century (inception +1896 in the related entity block).
- Employer/affiliation: The Academy of Dramatic Art is explicitly listed among her affiliations.

### Career overview
- Work period: Her documented professional activity spans from 1975 (work_period_start) to 2016 (work_period_end).
- Occupations: The structured properties and related items list occupations including actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor, and singer. These describe the media in which she worked: live theatre, film, and television, plus vocal performance.
- Field: Acting and the broader performing arts are recorded as her primary fields of work.
- No titles or specific performances: The supplied material does not enumerate specific productions, film titles, television series, albums, awards, or named roles. Therefore this account limits itself to the verified fact that she performed across stage, film, and television and sang professionally.

### Citizenship and national context
- Citizenship: The structured data records citizenship entries for the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and for Croatia. The related entities include summaries for both the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (a state that existed 1945–1992) and Croatia (Republic of Croatia, independent from 1991).

### Public presence and media
- Official website: Her website is given as https://mirafurlan.net/.
- Image/media file: The structured property P18 lists Mira Furlan.jpg as the associated image file.
- Wikipedia/Wikidata presence: Her wikidata_description is "Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021)" and the wikipedia_title is "Mira Furlan." The sitelink_count is recorded as 49 for the Wikidata entry and 49 appears as the page-level sitelink_count in the structured summary.

### Authority control and identifiers
The source provides numerous structured identifiers and authority-control entries associated with Mira Furlan. These are recorded below exactly as supplied in the source material:
- P18: Mira Furlan.jpg
- P213: 0000000114671698
- P214: 7598036
- P227: 139331816
- P244: no99009571
- P268: 141794160
- P269: 170035603
- P345: nm0001245
- P373: Mira Furlan
- P396: TSAV338500
- P409: 40008899
- P434: 32b16298-413b-46ec-88d9-8e4303874b9f
- P569: +1955-09-07T00:00:00Z
- P570: +2021-01-20T00:00:00Z
- P646: /m/0prs1
- P691: xx0168711
- P950: XX5208035
- P1015: 6085027
- P1207: n2021203795
- P1263: 645/000136237
- P1266: 2465
- P1280: 67790435
- P1315: 808081
- P1559: Mira Furlan
- P1695: a0000002969938
- P1953: 847239
- P1971: 1.0
- P2002: FurlanMira
- P2019: p25371
- P2168: 106736
- P2387: 241501
- P2435: 19990
- P2604: 154170
- P2605: 2157
- P2626: 40940
- P2638: people/mira-furlan
- P2639: f7711e4292924e358e4cc1fbbc508437
- P2949: Furlan-32
- P2963: 4819725
- P3142: n0010315
- P3144: 3452430
- P3368: 2080485
- P3790: 6140
- P3857: mira-furlan
- P4438: 4ce2ba4d73715
- P4985: 36217
- P5033: 45847
- P5421: 42497
- P5617: mira-furlan-34179
- P7184: 0prs1
- P7293: 9810574008205606
- P7578: mira-furlan
- P7803: 21470
- P7902: 139331816
- P7982: 20873
- P8189: 987007432808805171
- P8349: 22346
- P8687: 14501.0, 13779.0
- P8851: 2728551
- P9662: 70235
- P9995: 31965
- P10302: mayra-ferlen
- P10832: E39PBJyhbHtF6rGxRvmH9xRHYP
- P11386: mira-furlan
- P11683: mira_furlan
- P12098: 92693
- P12854: 5d77682e7e9a3c0020c6ba80
- P13591: person/ba30a960-7fde-4f25-8c29-61556e4d2a7f
- P14178: xx0168711
- website: https://mirafurlan.net/
- occupation: Q33999, Q2259451, Q10800557, Q10798782, Q177220
- citizenship: Q83286, Q224
- educated_at: Q2618673
- instance_of: Q5
- field_of_work: Q222749
- sitelink_count: 49
- wikipedia_title: Mira Furlan
- work_period_end: +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z
- work_period_start: +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z
- wikidata_description: Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021)

### Works, output, and public record
- The supplied source does not enumerate specific creative works (for example, titles of films, television series, theatrical productions, recordings, or publications). Her verified outputs in the dataset are therefore represented as a corpus of professional activity across acting and singing between 1975 and 2016 and by the public records and authority identifiers listed above.

### Legacy and recognition
- Presence in reference systems: The long list of authority-control identifiers and catalog entries shows that Mira Furlan has broad representation across international bibliographic, film, and authority databases. The sitelink_count (49) and multiple database entries suggest sustained documentation and reference in multiple language Wikipedias and external databases.
- Educational linkage: Her affiliation with the Academy of Dramatic Art positions her within Croatian dramatic education and its institutional record.

### Timeline and milestones (as recorded)
- 1955-09-07: Birth (date provided).
- 1975: Work period begins (documented start).
- 2016: Work period ends (documented end).
- 2021-01-20: Death (date provided).

### Sources and data provenance
- All facts above derive solely from the provided structured source material, including the related-entity descriptions, the list of occupations, citizenship records, education affiliation, work period data, website, image file, and the comprehensive list of database and authority identifiers.

(End of entry.)

## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. [Source](https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mira-furlan-dead-babylon-5-lost-1234890117/)
3. [Source](https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/01/22/mira-furlan-dead-lost-babylon-5-actress-dies-65/6668837002/)
4. [Source](https://www.jstor.org/stable/3245841)
5. datos.bne.es
6. Czech National Authority Database
7. International Standard Name Identifier
8. MusicBrainz
9. Virtual International Authority File
10. [Source](https://opac.sbn.it/nome/TSAV338500)
11. [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/arts/television/mira-furlan-dead.html)
12. [OVDJE JE NEKOĆ ŽIVJELA MIRA FURLAN: Stan u Zagrebu oduzeli su joj zbog 'izdaje', a prizor ispred zgrade ganuo je mnoge. 2023](https://scena.story.hr/Estrada/a7427/Ovako-izgleda-zgrada-u-kojoj-je-zivjela-Mira-Furlan.html)
13. filmportal.de
14. Proleksis Encyclopedia
15. [Source](https://www.superherohype.com/tv/492010-babylon-5-star-mira-furlan-passes-away)
16. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
17. [Mira Furlan je 35 godina voljela poznatog Srbina, pa umrla na njegovim rukama: Jednu stvar nikad nije preboljela. 2025](https://scena.story.hr/Estrada/a17608/mira-furlan-je-35-godina-voljela-poznatog-srbina.html)
18. CONOR.SI
19. The Movie Database