Bašić was born in Vranje, Serbia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, on 28 February 1976, and spent her early childhood there.
[1] When she was 6 years old, she and her family moved to Split, Croatia, which was also formerly part of Yugoslavia.
[1] After graduating high school, she moved to London and enrolled at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
[2] Bašić appeared in the BBC medical drama Casualty as Serbian paramedic Snezana Lalovic.
Bašić has made a number of appearances on British television, notably on Murphy's Law and Silent Witness.