Luminiţa Gheorghiu

Luminiţa Gheorghiu (Romanian pronunciation: [lumiˈnit͡sa ɡe̯orˈɡi.u]; born September 1, 1949) is an actress at Teatrul Bulandra in Bucharest, Romania one of the most respected theater actresses in East Central Europe. She has also appeared in a number of films, mostly in Romanian, but also in French.

Gheorghiu is a 1972 graduate of the Institute of Theatrical and Cinematographic Arts, where she studied under professor Ion Cojar.

Theatrical roles

• Mărioara - Sânziana şi Pepelea (Sanziana and Pepelea, a fairy story) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, 1971, Studioul Casandra (Bucharest)
• Mama Angheluşa -Cânticele comice (Comic Songs) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Ion Cojar, Studioul Casandra, 1971
• Trandafira - Trei crai de la răsărit (The Three Magi) by B.P. Haşdeu, directed by Ion Cojar, Studioul Casandra, 1971
• Victoriţa - O fată imposibilă (An Impossible Girl) by Virgil Stoenescu, directed by Marietta Sadova, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1972
• Vivian - Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Marietta Sadova, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1972
• Mama - The Misunderstanding by Albert Camus, directed by Adrian Lupu, Stuidioul Casandra, 1972
• Cristina - Ultima cursă (Last Race) by Horia Lovinescu, directed by Emil Mandric, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani 1974
• Lizzie Curry - The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash, directed by Emil Mandric, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1974
• Ciocârlia - Tinereţe fără bătrâneţe şi viaţă fără de moarte (Youth Without Age and Life Without Death) by Eduard Covali, directed by Cătălina Buzoianu, Teatrul Tineretului Piatra Neamţ, 1975
• Gerda - The Pelican by August Strindberg, directed by Ioan Taub, Teatrul Bulandra, 1976
• Nimi - Miles Gloriosus by Plautus, directed by Anton Taub, Teatrul Bulandra, 1976
• Safta - Răceala (The Cold) by Marin Sorescu, directed by Dan Micu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1977
• Doctoriţa - Undeva, o lumină (Somewhere, a Light) by Doru Moţoc, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1977
• Lucietta - The New House by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1978
• La lilieci (By the Lilacs) by Marin Sorescu, directed by Virgil Ogăşanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1978
• Şura - A Day of Rest by Valentin Katayev, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1981
• Dorina - Tartuffe by Molière, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1982
• O actriţă - A Cabal of Hypocrites by Mihail Bulgakov, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1982
• Linişte, ne privim în ochi (Quietly, They Won't See Us) by Marin Sorescu, directed by Virgil Ogăşanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1983
• O lume pe scenă (A World on Stage), directed by Miriam Răducanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1984
• Ea - The Bench by Alexander Gelman, directed by Mircea Cornişteanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1984
• Sonia - Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion, Teatrul Bulandra, 1985
• Piticul Quaqueo - The Giants of the Mountain by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Cătălina Buzoianu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1987
• Fira - Omul cu mârţoaga (The Man With the Jade) by Gheorghe Ciprian, directed by Petre Popescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1989
• Madame Bergman - The Awakening of Spring by Frank Wedekind, directed by Liviu Ciulei, Teatrul Bulandra, 1991
• Vittoria - Comic Theater by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Silviu Purcărete, Teatrul Bulandra, 1992
• Whore, Angel - The Seventh Commandment by Dario Fo, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra, 1993
• A woman, wife of Ill - The Visit of the Old Lady by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Felix Alexa, Teatrul Bulandra, 1993
• Paulina - The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1994
• Olga - Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1995
• Prezicătoare - Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1995
• Nevasta lui Simon - 1794, after Camil Petrescu, Georg Buchner, Peter Weiss; director and scenarist Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1997
• Exercises in Style, after Raymond Queneau, directed by Ileana Cârstea-Simion, Teatrul Bulandra, 1997
• Bătrâna - Chickenhead by George Spiro, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra 1998
• Eugenia - Tango by Slawomir Mrozek, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra, 2001
• Portăreasa - De Pretore Vincenzo by Eduardo de Filippo, directed by Horaţiu Mălăele, Teatrul Bulandra, 2003

Feature films

• Labirintul (The Labyrinth, 1980), directed by Şerban Creangă
• Secveţe, directed by Alexandru Tatos
• Moromeţii (The Moromete Family, 1987), directed by Stere Gulea
• Drumul câinilor (lit. Road of the Dogs, 1991), directed by Laurenţiu Damian
• Rămânerea, directed by Laurenţiu Damian
• Priveşte înainte cu mânie (Look Ahead with Anger, 1993), directed by Nicolae Mărgineanu
• Prea târziu (Too Late, 1996), directed by Lucian Pintilie
• Trenul Vieţii (Train of Life, 1998)
• Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages (Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys, 2000), directed by Michael Haneke
• Marfa şi banii (Stuff and Dough, 2001).
• Moartea Domnului Lazarescu (Death of Mr. Lazarescu, 2005).
• 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile (2007)
• Aurora (2010)

References

• Luminiţa Gheorghiu on Teatrul Bulandra site

External links

• Luminiţa Gheorghiu at the Internet Movie Database