Žigon (maiden name Jovanović, Serbian Cyrillic: Јовановић) was born in Belgrade to a family hailing from Bajina Bašta, while her mother was born in Cetinje and was related to Nicholas I of Montenegro.
She had significant roles in the films like Zika's Dynasty, The Showdown, The Morning, The First Citizen of a Small Town and others.
She gained greater popularity with the role of Jelena Todorović in Zika's dynasty .
She dramatized the poetry of Dušan Kostić, Desanka Maksimović, Dragan Kolundžija, and also wrote the script for a stage-musical poem about Simonida, which was performed at the National Theater in Belgrade.
[3][4] With her daughter Ivana Žigon, who is also an actress, she founded the ensemble Kosovo Peonies in 2004.