Oja Kodar (/ˈɔɪ.ə ˈkoʊdɑːr/ OY-ə KOH-dar; born Olga Palinkaš; 1941) is a Croatian actress, screenwriter and director known as Orson Welles's partner during the later years of his life. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oja Kodar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1941 (85)
- Dubrava kraj Zagreba, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]
- Actor, writer, director and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Oja Kodar's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4
Roles they play
- Allyas Rae Ingram in The Deep (1970)
- Tricksteras The Actress in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Oja Kodar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Oja Kodar's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
24 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Eyes of Orson Welles(2018)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Deep(1970)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Filming 'The Trial' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
One Man Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Big Brass Ring(1999)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Big Brass Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Time for... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Don Quixote(1992)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Jaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Someone to Love(1987)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Dreamers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
F for Fake(1973)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Merchant of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
La donna a una dimensione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Jerk à Istanbul(1967)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Heroine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
X-Ray of a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Circle of Love(1964)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all filmsCollision at the Paralels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
A Piece of Blue Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1961 to 2018; peak year 2018.
Biggest box office
F for Fake (1973)
Highest rated
F for Fake (1973)
Most popular right now
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Film career
Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1973Screen debut· F for Fake
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Oja Kodar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Oja Kodar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Oja Kodar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Orson Welles shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Orson WellesShared titles: The Other Side of the Wind (2018), The Big Brass Ring (1999), Working with Orson Welles (1993), Don Quixote (1992), Someone to Love (1987), The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla (1980), F for Fake (1973), The Deep (1970)See all 8 shared titles with Orson Welles
- Gary GraverShared titles: The Other Side of the Wind (2018), Working with Orson Welles (1993), F for Fake (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Gary Graver
Actors
- Peter BogdanovichShared titles: The Other Side of the Wind (2018), Working with Orson Welles (1993), F for Fake (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Bogdanovich
- Cameron MitchellShared titles: The Other Side of the Wind (2018), Working with Orson Welles (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Cameron Mitchell
- Susan StrasbergShared titles: The Other Side of the Wind (2018), Working with Orson Welles (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Strasberg
- Jeanne MoreauShared titles: Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995), The Deep (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Jeanne Moreau
Composers and cinematographers
- Michel LegrandShared titles: The Other Side of the Wind (2018), F for Fake (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Legrand
- Ivica RajkovicShared titles: The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla (1980), The Deep (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Ivica Rajkovic
Producers
- Dominique AntoineShared titles: The Other Side of the Wind (2018), Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995), F for Fake (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Dominique Antoine
Mixed roles
- Beatrice WellesShared titles: The Other Side of the Wind (2018), Don Quixote (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Beatrice Welles
