Duša Počkaj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Duša Počkaj

Slovene actress

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1924

Place of Birth: Lendava, Slovenia

Date of Death: 24-Jun-1982

Profession: actor, stage actor, film actor

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Duša Pockaj (16 November 1924 – 24 June 1982) was a Slovenian film and theatre actress.Following World War II Pockaj studied at the Ljubljana Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, and from 1946 until her death in 1982 she was member of the Ljubljana National Drama Theatre ensemble. She started acting in films in the early 1950s and her biggest success was the starring role in the 1961 film Dancing in the Rain (Ples v dežju) directed by Boštjan Hladnik, for which she won the Golden Arena for Best Actress awards.