Bojana Novakovic

 Bojana Novakovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Bojana Novakovitsh, Serbian Latin: Bojana Novakovic) is an actress from Serbia and Australia. She is best known for her character as Det. Lizzie Needham on the drama television series Instinct (2017-2018).Novakovic's film roles include Drag Me to Hell (2009), Edge of Darkness (2010), Devil (2010), Generation Um... (2012), The Little Death (2014), I, Tonya (2017), and Birds of Prey (2020).Novakovic was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian parents. Her younger sister, Valentina Novakovic, is also an actress. When she was seven she made the move to Australia. She was originally interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but she decided to pursue acting as well as other arts of the performing arts. Novakovic was a student at The McDonald College in Sydney(where she was named dux of 1999) and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a bachelor's degree in dramatic arts in 2002.