Biography

Diana Popovska is a Macedonian-born, award-winning Australian actor, filmmaker and playwright who trained at NIDA and the Atlantic Theatre School in New York City.

Diana is best known for their role in the ABC mini-series Significant Others, which received the Equity Award for Best Ensemble in a Mini-Series. Their screen credits include Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+), Wellmania (Netflix), The F Ward (Stan), Bump (Stan), The Chaplain (SBS), Rake (ABC), and feature film Skinford (Stan). Diana was mentored by Baz Luhrmann and Miranda Tapsel on the short film The Pilgrim Report.

On stage, Diana is best known for portraying Kendra in the Australian premiere of The Gulf, which they produced through their company LUME Productions. Their theatre work includes productions with Griffin Theatre Company, Siren Theatre Company, the Seymour Centre, the Old Fitz and Old 505.

In 2021, Diana was selected as a Griffin Theatre Company Studio Artist and wrote their debut full-length play Moeto Srce with the mentorship of dramaturg Declan Greene. As a filmmaker, Diana has written and directed multiple short films, the award-winning documentary What Are We If Different?, and the web series PLANS.
- IMDb mini biography by: Diana Popovska