# Danijela Štajnfeld

Danijela Štajnfeld (Serbian Cyrillic: Данијела Штајнфелд; born 6 May 1984) is a Serbian award-winning actress and filmmaker of Jewish and Rusyn origin. She rose to fame in Serbia with the 2005 film Ivko’s Feast. Štajnfeld is a two-time recipient of the Best Actress Award.
Štajnfeld expanded her career when she later moved to the U.S. She started working as a director with her debut film Hold Me Right, a documentary that focuses on sexual assault and its impact on survivors. Hold Me Right premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival on August 18, 2020, and gained much acclaim for its sense of empowerment.
Originally, Štajnfeld did not intend to share her story, but only to give other people a platform to speak. Her story was included in the film after the rough cut was finished. Hold Me Right is a reflection of Štajnfeld’s journey of being a victim of sexual assault and the aftermath of it. In this film, she has not only highlighted her struggle but also included first-hand testimonies of other sexual assault survivors, but also the perpetrators, and the ripple effect of the tragedy enhanced by the culture of silence and indifference to the aftermath of trauma. On 22 March 2021, it was revealed that Štajnfeld accused Branislav Lečić, an actor and former Minister of Culture of Serbia, as her rapist.
Štajnfeld has also done stand-up in various comedy clubs in NYC.

## Personal life

Štajnfeld lives and works in New York City.

## Selected filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Ivkova slava | Mariola | TV series; 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Ono naše što nekad bejaše | Ikica | TV series; 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Vratiće se rode | Emanuela | TV series; 7 episodes |
| 2008-09 | Ranjeni orao | Donka | TV series; 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Anya Karmanova: Euro Spy | Anya Karmanova | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | We Are Not Angels 2 | Zorana | Credited as Danijela Stajfeld |
| 2005 | Ivko's Feast | Mariola | |
| 2007 | The Age of Virginity | Tanja | Short film |
| 2009 | Ranjeni orao | Donka | |
| 2012 | Beds Made & Sweaters On | Jogger | Short film |
| 2013 | Joan | Joan | Short film |
| 2014 | Half & Half | Eden | Short film |
| 2015 | Cash Only | Blerta | |

## Theater

| S.No | Name | Role | Producer/Venue |
| 1 | Delusion, Masque of Mortality | Elizabeth (lead) | Neil Patrick Harris, LA |
| 2 | RickHardt | Kate (lead) | John Donnelly, HB Ensemble , NYC |
| 3 | The Possessed | Lisa (lead) | F.M. Dostoevsky, National Theatre of Serbia |
| 4 | Angels In America | Angel (supporting) | Tony Kushner, Belgrade Drama Theater |
| 5 | Amadeus | Constanze (lead) | Peter Shaffer, Belgrade Drama Theater |
| 6 | Tartuffe | Marianne (supporting) | Yugoslav Drama Theater |
| 7 | Frederik or Boulevard of crime | Berenice (lead) | E. E. Schmitt, Belgrade Drama Theater |
| 8 | Little Mermaid | Little Mermaid (lead) | Ludmila Razumovskaya, Bosko Buha Theater |
| 9 | Moon in flame | Milena Barilli (lead) | Sanja Domazet, Belgrade Drama Theater |
| 10 | Daily command | Catherine (lead) | Vladimir Djurdjevic, Belgrade Drama Theater |
| 11 | Half-Price | Sania (lead) | Stevan Koprivica, Belgrade Drama Theater |
| 12 | Milk | Natasa (supporting) | Vasilis KatsIkonouris, Belgrade Drama Theater |
| 13 | Instant Sexual Education | Dacha (lead) | Dj. Milosavljevic, Bosko Buha Theater |
| 14 | Disharmonija | Lena (lead) | Sanja Domazet, Belgrade Drama Theater |
| 15 | Love, etc. | Eli (lead) | adapted by Julian Barnes, Belgrade Drama Theater |

## Awards

* Best actress of Belgrade Drama Theater for the role of Lena in “Disharmonija”
* Best actress at Serbian National Drama Festival “Joakim Vujic”, for the role of Milena Pavlovic Barili in “Mesec u Plamenu”