Diana Popovska
Diana Popovska was born in Paracin, Serbia, and spent the first weeks of her life in an orphanage in Skopje, Macedonia. Diana has an unrelenting will that has brought her from an orphanage in Macedonia to being an internationally represented actor who is booking world-class productions. Growing up in South-Western Sydney as a queer immigrant has always been Diana's armour, never her hindrance, and when carving out her name as an actor in the industry, Diana has recognized these parts of herself as a gift and an opportunity to elevate the communities she lives and works within.
Diana studied at the Atlantic Theatre School in New York City under Chekov and Shakespeare genius Anya Saffir and founding member of Siti Company, Kelly Maurer. On film, Diana has been mentored by Baz Luhrmann and Miranda Tapsell during her leading role on The Pilgrim Report, which had its premiere at the Sydney Opera House.
In 2022 Diana booked a supporting role in the upcoming ABC Production, 'Significant Others', where she will be starring alongside Jacqueline McKenzie, Rachael Blake, Alison Bell and Fayssal Bazzi.
Diana's other on-screen credits include: 'Wellmania' (Netflix), 'Bump' (STAN), 'Rake' (ABC) and feature film 'Skinford' (STAN).
In 2021 Diana was confirmed as a Griffin Theatre Company Studio Artist. During her year at Griffin, Diana wrote her inaugural full-length play, 'Moeto Srce', which will see its world premiere at Griffin Theatre in 2024.
On stage Diana is best known for her portrayal of Kendra in the Australian Premiere of 'The Gulf', which she produced through her theatre company, LUME Productions in 2017. Other theatre credits include: 'Skin Deep' (NAS, 2020), Siren Theatre Company's Sydney Premiere of 'The Moors' (Seymour Centre, 2019), 'Never Let Me Go' (Griffin BATCH Festival, 2019), 'Metamorphoses' (The Old Fitz, 2018), 'The Hero Leaves One Tooth' (Old 505 Theatre, 2017), 'Cowboy Mouth' (Hibernian House, 2015), 'Macbeth' (CTC, 2009) and 'The Hypochondriac' (NIDA, 2008). In 2013 Diana worked as an assistant director to Kate Gaul on Siren Theatre Company's award-winning production, 'Penelope'.
As a filmmaker, Diana has worked with Blunt Gorilla Production House and GoodStyle Productions. Diana has written and directed several short films and the award-winning short documentary, 'What Are We If Different?', as well as releasing, 'PLANS', a seven-episode web-series which she wrote, directed, produced and starred in.