Nea Dune | Croatian in Hollywood

Nea Dune arrives at the L.A. premiere of "Neglected" at TCL Chinese Theaters 2026

Nea Dune arrives at Oscars after-party by PopSugar at Skybar at Mondrian 2026

Nea Dune arrives The 16th Annual Hollywood Music In Media Awards at The Avalon in Los Angeles

Nea Dune arrives at Superman premiere 2025 at Warner Bros studios

Nea Dune arrives at Grammy Awards 2024 at the Moxy DTLA

Nea Dune arrives at Thor: Love and Thunder cast&crew screening in Los Angeles

Nea Dune arrives at Screamfest/Hellbilly/Hooga red carpet at SkyBar at Mondrian

Nea Dune arrives at Illuminated premier at The Venue Los Angeles

Nea Dune arrives at Blood Drive premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre

Nea Dune arrives at TUBI premiere of Stepmother 3 in Look Dine-In Cinemas Glendale

Nea Dune arrives at InfoList's Comic-Con bash red carpet at Academy LA

Nea Dune arrives at Summer Gala by Heart of Hollywood

Bio

Croatian-American modern renaissance woman - award-winning multilingual actress and model, underwater stunt-woman and mermaid, HMUA/SFX artist, creative director/producer, voice-over artist, creature performer, activist and educator. Born-and-raised in Croatia (ex-Yugoslavia), Néa Dune is splitting her time between Europe and USA, based in Los Angeles, where she moved as an extraordinary abilities alien in the fall of 2015. After arriving to Hollywood, it took less than 2 weeks to land her first feature film role and book high-end hairmodel campaigns, ultimately earning her a greencard in record time.

Néa speaks 9 languages, with a natural ear for dialect/accents for various world languages - coming from her multi-faceted neurodivergent nature, boosted by her linguist and STEM background. She nurtures a rich skillset, breaking glass ceilings and winning awards in every field she immerses herself into as a classic ADHDer. The model-turned-actress has been working with renowned directors and creators on mainstream studio/network projects (starring in e.g. Superman or Will Trent) and independent films alike; modeled for over 150+ brands and graced 45+ magazine covers worldwide. Néa first gained recognition through internationally published editorials and vixen roles, signing with her first foreign modeling agency back in 2012 when she was scouted in London, UK.

Before her move overseas, Néa studied acting at the only English-language acting school in Zagreb - International Arts Centre, and continued honing her craft through L.A. workshops with respected teachers and industry coaches. Before starting her on-camera career, she earned two Master degrees in linguistics and STEM fields, won a Rector's Award for her work and continued with a ph.D, that she traded for a full-time entertainment career. Now SAG-Core, Néa directed, wrote, cast and produced 2 film projects in festival circuit gathering over a dozen laurels, including winning a Best International Short Film award for her debut "SlavInLA" that she is developing into a full project. When not in front of the camera, she creates behind the lens - as a certified Make-Up/Hair/SFX celebrity artist and pose coach, creative director & producer, multilingual voice-over artist and QC for ex-Yu languages.

Néa has been a dedicated volunteer, humanitarian, activist and advocate for the majority of her life, both hands-on (from environmental work in Croatia/Iceland/USA, STEM/space events or training low-income dancers competitions in Croatia, to US ambassadorships and supporting events with a cause) and online to bring awareness to various causes she advocates for: conservation and marine life, invisible illnesses (neurodivergence and chronic illness), equality and opportunities for women, innovation, alt subcultures and her native culture to help remove stigmas and make a positive impact.

She served in the European Youth Parliament for almost a decade, which polished her English language mastery (having started learning it in kindergarten) and ignited the activism spark. Néa also offers her expertise to fellow foreigners to the USA as a certified life/career coach specializing in O1 and EB1 visas, with all success stories - pulling from her rich teaching and speaking experiences in both academia and the arts.

Ever since early childhood she has been exceptionally creative, always crafting and bringing her ideas to life as a quintessential neurodivergent polymath. As such, Néa achieved a lot of firsts - including recognition as the first successful Croatian alt model & covergirl in 2010's (while also being crowned Top5 US Alt Models in 2018); the first Croatian mermaid SireNea and creator of MerAdria platform (Croatia/Balkans/ex-Yu region's first and only mermaid + conservation hub benefitting the Adriatic Sea); the youngest academic researcher at the time, as well the first regional alternative aerialist/coach making champions at the time.

Néa is always on the hunt for new skills and abilities, thriving on opportunities to intertwine them in her entertainment career and in life: she enjoys creating meaningful content with a cause, specializes in underwater stunts as a professional mermaid and certified PSS freediver, with a skillful background as a former trained ballroom dancer/aerialist with 20+ years of experience (competitor and instructor); a creature performer and stilt-walker, archer, lover of extreme sports, well-traveled linguistic aficionada (native Croatian; native level in Balkan languages Serbian and Bosnian; fluent English and Master degree in Spanish; proficient in German, French, Slovenian, skilled in Latin etc.).