Early life

Furlan was born to an intellectual and academic family that included a large number of university professors in Zagreb, which was at that time part of Yugoslavia. She was born to a Croatian Jewish mother, and a father of Slovene-Croat heritage.

Career

Furlan graduated from the Academy for Dramatic Arts in Zagreb and holds a university degree, equivalent to a B.F.A., in theatre. She was a member of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and frequently appeared in Yugoslav television and films, including Cannes Film Festival winner When Father Was Away on Business (1985).

In the 1980s, she briefly appeared as singer for Le Cinema, a spin-off from the rock band Film. She appeared on the stage in New York City and Los Angeles. She released an album, Songs From Movies That Have Never Been Made. She played Minbari Ambassador Delenn for all five seasons of Babylon 5, and some of the associated TV movies. From 2004-10 she played Danielle Rousseau on Lost. In 2009, she appeared on an episode of NCIS, titled "South By Southwest".

In 2002, she returned to Croatia after some eleven years to take the lead role in Rade Šerbedžija's Ulysses Theatre Company's production of Euripides' Medea. A collection of her columns in the now-defunct Croatian magazine, Feral Tribune, was published as a book in 2010.

Personal life

Furlan's husband is director Goran Gajić, who directed her in an episode of Babylon 5 and several plays, including a production of Sophocles' Antigone.

In late 1991, she and her husband, who is an ethnic Serb, emigrated from the former Yugoslavia to escape the warfare which resulted in the breakup of the country, with the attendant political turmoil and ethnic tensions. Furlan gave birth to the couple's first child in 1998.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	With Mom	Jasna
2013	Twice Born	Velida
2010	The Abandoned	Cica
2010	Cirkus Columbia	Lucija
2008	The Tour	Sonja
1988	Braća po materi	Vranka
1986	The Beauty of Vice	Jaglika
1985	When Father Was Away on Business	Ankica Vidmar

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Just Add Magic	The Traveller	"Just Add Mamma P", Season 1, Episode 7
2009	NCIS	Dina Risi	"South by Southwest", Season 6, Episode 17
2008	Vratiće se rode	Jagoda
2004-2010	Lost	Danielle Rousseau	Recurring Role (Season 1-4) Guest (Season 6): 22 episodes
1997	Spider-Man	Silver Sable	voice
1993-1998	Babylon 5	Delenn

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Payday 2	The Butcher	Voice and likeness, also appeared in live action trailer

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