Melania Ursu
Born
Melania Ursu

(1940-07-16)July 16, 1940
Sibiu, Kingdom of Romania
DiedJanuary 12, 2016(2016-01-12) (aged 75)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Alma materInstitute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC)
Occupations
  • Stage actress
  • film actress
Employer(s)Cluj-Napoca National Theatre
National Theatre of Târgu Mureș
AwardsOrder of Cultural Merit
Order of the Star of Romania
UNITER award for lifetime achievement

Melania Ursu (July 16, 1940 – January 12, 2016) was a Romanian stage and film actress.

Born in Sibiu, she graduated from the Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in 1961. Ursu performed at the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre.[1][2] From 1977 to 1979 she played at the National Theatre of Târgu Mureș.[3]

In 1969, she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit, 4th class.[4] Her most prominent award was the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight class.[1][2] In 2012 she received the UNITER (Romanian Theatrical Union) award for lifetime achievement.[2]

Ursu died in 2016 in Cluj-Napoca, of a heart attack.[1][2]

Filmography

  • Gaudeamus igitur (1965)
  • Mere roșii ("Red Apples", 1975)
  • Misterul lui Herodot ("The Mystery of Herodotus", 1976)
  • Iarba verde de acasă ("Green Grass of Home", 1977)
  • Vis de ianuarie ("January Dream", 1979)
  • Intoarcerea lui Vodă Lăpușneanu ("The return of Vodă Lăpușneanu", 1980)
  • Munții în flăcări ("Mountains on Fire", 1980)
  • Dragostea mea călătoare ("My Beloved Traveler", 1980)
  • Pădureanca ("The Forest Woman", 1986)
  • Flăcări pe comori ("Flames over Treasures", 1987)
  • Meditație lacustră ("Lake Meditation", 1995)
  • Păcatele Evei ("Eva's Sins", 2005)
  • Feedback (2006)
  • Caravana cinematografică ("Kino Caravan", 2009)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Una dintre cele mai mari actrițe din România s-a stins fulgerător din viață". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 12 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Proiecții la Cinema Victoria, in memoriam Melania Ursu". Monitorul de Cluj (in Romanian). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Melania Ursu – Profile". teatrunational.ro. National Theatre of Târgu Mureș. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Decretul președintelui Consiliului de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România nr. 807 din 28 noiembrie 1969 privind conferirea de ordine și medalii unor cadre artistice și tehnic-administrative de la Teatrul Național din Cluj", Buletinul Oficial al R.S. România (in Romanian), 134, 28 November 1969, retrieved 8 January 2022
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