Olja has most recently been a picture double in the new Star Wars series The Acolyte. Other recent work includes commercials for: The Perfume Shop, Screwfix, Coral, Drake & Wolf, The BBC Euros promo, Hubbub, and corporate work for clients like The Home Office and CPNI.

Olja has recently starred as the lead in short films Century and The Monarch by Phil Rhodes. In Out on a Swing by Fable Entertainment Olja played the complex antagonist Anastasia in a heated family drama. Other short films include her role as Anna in Anna, a story of an undocumented immigrant which won Best Short at the Istanbul Film Awards. Other roles include Claire in Gone by Rishi Thaker, an intimate look at the last moments of a young couple before a sudden tragedy.

On stage, Olja most recently starred as May Hayes in Victims, a new play written and directed by Ben Kavanagh at the Drayton Arms Theatre, London. Inspired by the infamous Cromwell Street murders, Olja’s performance as the character inspired by the daughter of serial killers Fred & Rose West was hailed as “powerhouse” and “a future star in the making.”

Before that, Olja starred as Tallulah Quimby in Murder on the Menu, an immersive theatre experience on the Belmond Trains which was described as "a most thrilling murder mystery."

Other recent work includes Spectra, a two-play new-writing series as part of the Camden Fringe Festival. Olja played the lead role of Helena in Chance of Rain and the lead role of Ally in Wines from Santorini, which she also wrote. Prior work includes Therese in Body Politic at the White Bear Theatre in London, hailed as “first-rate” by the press and Bird Yokai in Puggo's Dream at Theatro Technis as apart of the 2019 Camden Fringe.

Introducing Open Wide

Open Wide tells the story of Anjuška, a Bosnian woman grappling with the pain of her childhood as a refugee in the UK. The narrative follows her as she confronts the deep scars left by her past, culminating in a harrowing act of revenge against a school bully from years before.

Open Wide was an incredible collaboration of an amazing crew, working seamlessly under the visionary direction of Atem Kuol. It is a little passion project that showcases the power of collaboration and the love of filmmaking. Since then we’ve been colour graded by the unbelievable Picture Shop sound designed by Bleat Post Production and composed by Chris Zay Williams.

Olja Mladjenović - Anjuška

Adam Trussell - Bully

Directed by Atem Kuol

Written by Olja Mladjenović

Abdi Hadi - line producer

Atem Kuol - producer

Olja Mladjenović - producer

Chris Zay Williams - composer

Jose Armengol - cinematographer

Lewis Bartram - editor

Daisy Blue Ella - Digital Intermediate Producer

Lee Twohey - digital intermediate colourist

George Elliott - sound designer

Declan Ilett - sound designer

Piers Queree - first assistant camera

Emily Eyre - script supervisor

Humble Beginnings Films (co-production) Studio Imposters (co-production)