Alenka Kraigher

Alenka Kraigher

Slavic Artists Management (Main agency)
Bojana Rnjak
+381 69 688 040
bojana@slavicartists.com
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About me

Alenka Kraigher is a US and EU citizen, multilingual actor working across Europe and the US. She recently completed a nine-month run as a lead on the television series Nemirna Kri. She spent twelve years in New York, where she worked extensively in experimental theatre and starred opposite Willem Dafoe at The Public Theater; her performance was named one of The New Yorker’s Top 5 of the Year, alongside Isabelle Huppert and Diane Wiest.
She works in fluent English with a neutral, hard-to-place accent and speaks Spanish (Mexican), Italian, French, Slovenian (native), Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian and German. Her on-screen work spans grounded prestige drama, subtle comedic character work, and emotionally complex roles in international productions shooting throughout Europe.


Information

Place of birth
Ljubljana
Height (cm)
172
Weight (in kg)
55
Eye color
blue
Hair color
blond(e)
Hair length
Medium
Ethnicity and heritage
White or Caucasian
Stature
slim
Place of residence
Ljubljana (SI), New York (US)
Housing options
Wien (AT), Berlin (DE), Madrid (ES), Edinburgh (GB), London (GB), Riga (LV), Paris (FR)
Nationality
Slovenian, American
Languages
Slovenian(native)BosnianCroatianEnglishItalianMontenegrianSerbianSerbo-CroatianSpanishFrenchGermanRussian
Dialects
CanadianLondonMexicanMid-Atlantic(native dialect)New York EnglishScottishStandard American English(native dialect)Standard British English(native dialect)
Accents
AmericanAustrianCroatianCzechEnglishFrenchPolishRussianScandinavianSerbianSlavicSlovakYugoslavian
Instruments
Piano
Sport
YogaAlpine skiing
Main profession
Actor
Special skills
CatwalkModel
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2008 – 2012
HB Studio New York

Other professional training

AGRFT - Academy for Theater, Radio, Film and Television, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Film and TV Directing
Jessica Cummings ongoing on-camera classes
Bob Krakower ongoing on-camera acting classes

Awards

Vesna Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at The Slovenian National Film Festival (Drama)
Honorable Mention for Best Actress at The South Arts and Film Festival, Chile (Drama)
Best Actress in A supporting Role in a Comedy or Musical, Nomination (nominated)

Film

The Unfortunate Incident (Short film) In development
Moher (LR) Jan Fabris Producer: Elephant Films
The Lost Son (Feature film) In development
Borut's Mother (SUP) Darko Štante Producer: Staragara Written by: Darko Štante
Whites Wash at Ninety (Feature film)
Teacher (SUP) Marko Naberšnik Producer: Perfo Production Distribution: Perfo Productions Casting Director: Ljubimka Pavasović Written by: Bronja Žakelj, Marko Naberšnik
The Hidden People (with Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) (P.P) (Feature film)
Icelandic Interpreter (SUP) Miha Hočevar Producer: Vertigo Distribution: Vertigo Written by: Srdjan Koljević, Miha Hočevar
Elvis Starling (Feature film)
Hanna's mother (SUP) Boris Jurjaševič Producer: Fabula
Lev Berger (Short film)
Maja Vidmar (LR) Jan fabris Producer: Elephant Films Written by: Jan Fabris
Block 5 (Feature film)
Pia (SUP) Klemen Dvornik Producer: AAtalanta
Kai+ Ester Forever (Feature film)
Vanesa (SUP) Tosja Flaker Berce Producer: Temporama Written by: Tosja Flaker Berce
After (Short film)
Detective (SUP) David Champaigne Producer: AGRFT Written by: David Champaigne
Role Model (Feature film)
Suzana (SUP) Nejc Gazvoda Producer: Perfo
The Space Among Us (Feature film)
Jana (SUP) Rahela Jagric Pirc Producer: Arsmedia
Scum (Short film)
Marusa (SUP) Margareta Grm Producer: AGRFT
2030 (Short film)
TV Announcer (SUP) David Champaigne Producer: AGRFT
Apartment 33 (Short film)
Daria (SUP) David Champaigne Producer: AGRFT
Stay Safe (Short film)
Wife (LR) Miha Mazzini
Antarctica (Feature film)
French Teacher (SUP) Keith Bearden Producer: Breaker Distribution: Hewes Casting Director: Mia Cusumano, Meghan Rafferty
A Taste of Andrea (Short film)
Andrea (LR) Valerie Khoudari Producer: NYFA
No Costume No Candy
Euro Woman (SUP) Keith Bearden Producer: Greasy Films

Television

Troubled Blood (50 episodes) (TV series)
Lead (Helena) Nikolaj Vodošek, Juš Premrov, Rahela Jagrič Pirc, David Belina Producer: Idejalisti Station: POP TV, VOYO Distribution: POP TV, VOYO Casting Director: Maja Rožman
The Iron Curtain Monster (P.P.) (TV series)
Marjanca (SUP) Tomaž Gorkič Producer: 666 Productions Station: RTV Slovenia
Guts (TV series)
Receptionist (GR) Akseli Tuomivaara Producer: Canal+, Johanna Tarvainen Written by: Jemina Jokisalo
That's Life (TV series)
Teacher (SUP) Dominik Mencej Producer: RTV Slovenia Station: RTV Slovenia
House of Love (TV series)
Therapist (SUP) Luka Stigl Producer: Squareme Station: POP TV, VOYO
Yes, Chef (6 seasons) (TV series)
Marina (LR) Marko Naberšnik, Igor Gajič Producer: Bastard 9 Station: POP TV, VOYO
Gospod Profesor (Drama)
Doctor (EFR) TIjana Zinajić Producer: Paprika Station: POP TV, VOYO
Vse Punce Mojga Brata (seasons 1 and 2) (TV series)
Katarina (SUP) Žiga Virc Producer: Virc Productions Station: POP TV, VOYO
Primeri Inšpektorja Vrenka ( Cases of Inspector Vrenko) (TV series)
Ana Korenika (SUP) Boris Jurjaševič Producer: TV Slovenia Station: TV Slovenia
Sekirca v Med (43 episodes) (TV series)
Kristina Jug (LR) Nikolaj Vodosek Producer: Perfo Station: POP TV, VOYO
Mysteries of Laura (TV series)
Prostitute (GR) Michael Schultz Station: NBC

Theater

Three Versions of Life (Drama)
Ines (LR) Nina Šorak Producer: Theater Koper Written by: Yasmine Reza
Chang in a Void Moon, #67.5 (New York)
Lolita (LR) John Jesurun Theater: Baker Falls, New York, NY Written by: Joohn Jesurun
The Witch From Zgornja Davca (Drama)
The Mother Barbara Zemljič
Look out, sh!thead!
Performer Kara Feely Producer: Object Collection Theater: LaMaMa Written by: Travis Just
The Blood Wedding
The Wife Yulia Rochina Producer: APT Theater Theater: APT Novo Mesto Written by: Federico Garcia Lorca
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy or Musical, USA
Celestron (SUP) Steven Tenney Theater: Clemente Soto Velez Theater, New York
d4rkly your retrorockets fl4re (Drama)
Celestron (SUP) Steven Tenney Producer: Celestial Productions NY Written by: Steven Tenney
Idiot Savant (with Willem Dafoe) (Drama)
Marie (LR) Richard Foreman Producer: The Public Theater, New York Theater: The Public Theater, New York Casting Director: Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths Written by: Richard Foreman

Audio

British narrator for The Slovenian National Musem (Narrator)
Narrator

Other

Gabby's Dollhouse (Slovenian dub) (Feature film)
The Refridgerator (SUP)
2024 Reacting As A Star participant at Krafft
Despicable Me 4 (Slovenian dub) (Feature film)
Valentina (SUP)