Leona Paraminski

Instructor

Acting for the Camera

Leona Paraminski is a movie, theatre and TV actress originally from Croatia. She has appeared in over 30 films and TV shows, mostly as a leading actress and is best known for “Winter in Rio”, “The Society of Jesus”, “The Party” and “Budva na pjenu od mora”.

Her movies have been shown on more than 200 international film festivals and were awarded more than 30 times. For her appearances Leona has been awarded the best female actress award five times. She was awarded Golden Arena for best actress, the most significant film award in Croatia, for her appearance in the film “Winter in Rio”. She has also been awarded for her performances in “Vinkonakrovu” at FRKA film festival, and has won three international awards for her performance in “The Party” at Capalbio Cinema ISF 2010, La Normandeet le monde and Nice Short Film Festival C’est trop court 2010.

Leona frequently performed in theater, most often in leading roles that portray strong and powerful women. She collaborated, among others, with Oscar winner Jiri Menzel. She has appeared in a number of TV commercials, has worked as a TV host, did voiceovers both for commercials and films and has been very active in charity. She was also a member of jury in number of occasions including the Sarajevo Film Festival 2013.

Leona Paraminski moved to the States in 2015 where she continues to pursue her acting career, already appearing in two feature films in leading roles. She lives between Los Angeles, where she acts, and Santa Barbara, where she teaches “Acting for the camera” at Santa Barbara City College which is consistently ranked as one of the top community colleges in the nation.