Bojana Novakovic

Bojana Novaković, (Serbian: Бојана Новаковић; born July 12, 1981) is a Serbian-American actress who recently played as Lizzie Needham on CBS series Instinct and she recently appeared as Biance in HBO Comedy-drama series Shameless.

Background
Novaković was born on 12 July 1981 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian parents. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven. She was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but she changed her mind and decided to pursue performing arts. Novaković studied at The McDonald College in Sydney (where she was dux of 1999) and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a bachelor's degree in dramatic arts in 2002. Her younger sister Valentina is also an actress, known for playing Natasha Williams in the Australian soap opera, Neighbours.

Novaković is known for her roles in films such as Devil (2010) and The Little Death (2014). She starred alongside Keanu Reeves and Adelaide Clemens in the drama Generation Um... and with Mel Gibson in the thriller Edge of Darkness. She appeared in the television series Shameless as Bianca. She starred in the science fiction film Beyond Skyline, a sequel to Skyline.