In 2003, Novakovic played Randa in the
ABC mini-series
Marking Time, a role which won her an
AFI Award for "Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy". As an actress, Novakovic's film credits in Australia include
Blackrock (1996),
Strange Fits of Passion (1998), ''
The Monkey's Mask (1999), Thunderstruck (2004), Solo (2005) and the Serbian films The Optimists (2005) and Skinning'' (2010). From 2007 to 2009, she played Tippi in TV series
Satisfaction for
Showtime Australia. She also appeared in
Drag Me to Hell (2009),
Edge of Darkness (2009),
Devil (2010),
Burning Man (2011), and
Generation Um... (2012). Her theatre credits in Australia include
These People,
Away and
Strange Fruit at the
Sydney Theatre Company;
The Female of the Species at the
Melbourne Theatre Company;
Woyzeck (
Helpmann award nomination for best supporting actress in 2009),
Criminology (
Green Room award nomination for best actress 2007),
Eldorado (Helpmann nomination for best supporting actress, 2006) and
Necessary Targets at the
Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne,
Death Variations and Loveplay (Ride On) for B Sharp,
Romeo and Juliet with
Bell Shakespeare company and
Debris for Ride on Theatre (which received a Green Room nomination for best Independent production and best actress in 2006). Novakovic runs her own independent theatre company, Ride On Theatre (Sydney and Melbourne) with co-director Tanya Goldberg. She was a producer and performer for the 2004 Ride on Theatre sell out season of
LOVEPLAY at the Downstairs
Belvoir Street Theatre, and the 2006 Green Room nominated production of
Debris (in which she was also nominated for best actress). In 2008, she translated, adapted and directed
Fake Porno in Melbourne, which was invited to be part of the
Powerhouse season in
Brisbane in 2009, and also received three Green Room nominations including best production. Outside of Ride On, she wrote and directed with Melbourne's Black Lung Theatre for the critically acclaimed production of
Sugar at the 2007
Adelaide Fringe festival. In 2010, Novakovic received an AFI nomination for International Award for Best Actress for her role in
Edge of Darkness. She is currently starring in an improvised theatrical production called
The Blind Date project for the Sydney Festival. From 2013 to 2014, Novakovic starred on the American remake of comedy-drama television series
Rake, which was cancelled after one season. In 2015, she portrayed Clare Hitchens in
The Hallow, a horror film set in Ireland and directed by Corin Hardy. She had a recurring role on the fifth season of
Shameless. ==Filmography==