Arta Dobroshi was born in 1980 in Pristina, Kosovo* by Albanian parents. She graduated from Academy of Art in Prishtina in 2002.  She starred in many short films and theatre plays, as well as in the feature films Magic Eye and The Sadness of Mrs. Snajdrova. Arta came into the international spotlight for her portrayal of Lorna in Luc and Jean-Piere Dardenne"s Lorna"s Silence which premiered at Cannes in 2008 and earned her a Best Actress nomination at the European Film Awards.