Biography

May-Linda Kosumovic is a Canadian-born actress who began acting after returning to Kosovo with her family, later graduating from the Academy of Arts in Prishtina in 2014. A breakthrough came with her leading role in the HBO Europe series Welcome to U...

May-Linda Kosumovic is a Canadian-born actress who began acting after returning to Kosovo with her family, later graduating from the Academy of Arts in Prishtina in 2014. A breakthrough came with her leading role in the HBO Europe series Welcome to Utmark, directed by Dagur Kári, which introduced her to a wider audience. In film, she has played leading and supporting roles in projects including Lost Exile by Fisnik Maxville (Locarno Jury Award winner) and A Performance by Dritero Mehmetaj (Best National Film, Dokufest), which she also co-wrote. Her other credits include Sirin (Montenegro’s 2024 Oscar submission), along with a lead role in an upcoming feature by Dren Zherka. Her work has screened at festivals such as Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo, San Sebastián, and Tallinn PÖFF. She has also been a resident actress at the National Theatre of Kosovo since 2015, performing leading roles such as Clytemnestra, Annette (God of Carnage), Mother (Mother & Child), Vera (Vernisáz), and Heather in Gideon’s Knot. She also starred in The Best European Show, an international theatre project that toured across Europe in 2024. May-Linda is also a recipient of multiple national and international awards in film and theatre.
- IMDb mini biography by: May-Linda Kosumovic

Born in Canada, later moved to her hometown Prishtina, Kosovo with her family.

Stated that when she turned 18, her father had thrown her out of the house for her to become independent, take an apartment alone or with friends, start on her own, and find a job.