Milena Petrovic was born in Jalovic, Serbia and grown up in Vienna, Austria. She is an Austrian citizen. Since 1989 Milena Petrovic lives in Switzerland were she studied acting at the Vera Foster School in Zurich. She has worked on diverse projects for film and theater, among others in Schauspielhaus Zurich and Maxim Theater Zurich. She collaborated with film director Reto Gmür, Peter Palitsch and the stage director of Maxim Theater Jasmine Hoch. From 2010 till 2014 she was an active member of the Maxim Theater Company. With their sociocritical pieces the theater was touring on the Swiss German stages. Milena Petrovic was playing in the well received pieces Kreis Fear, Schweizerpass Superstar, KissKill KillKiss and Spielt Gott Fussball? She is a founding member of Roma Jam Session art Kollektiv and a Romani activist. She speaks German, Romanes, Serbian and English.